RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Forest Management Branch
· Tree improvement for sustained productivity.
· Establishment of clonal and seedling seed orchard and seed stand.
· Development of micro-and macro-propagation techniques.
· Development of nursery, plantation and silvicultural system of hill, plain and mangrove forests.
· Socioeconomic studies of plantation and village forestry and wood based industries.
· Social forestry, agroforestry and village forests.
· Development of integrated pest management system for forest and nursery.
· Land management for sustained productivity.
· Ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation.
· Bamboo and other non-timber forest products.
· Wildlife management.

Forest Products Branch
· Optimization of wood use for industrial and other purposes.
· Wood seasoning for improving timber quality.
· Increasing durability of forest products using preservatives.
· Industrial use of waste wood.
· Development of improved method for pulp production and production of import substitute pulp from indigenous raw materials