International cooperation in forest genetics research in Southeast Asia: is it working and how can it be improved ?

Abstract

Forestry research in Southeast Asia started early in 1920 when Malaysia created the Forest Research Institute at Kepong (Razak et al. 1998), followed by the creation of the Silvicultural Research Section under the Silviculture Division of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand in 1942 (Kaosa-ard 1998). Similarly, the Philippines created the Forestry Research Institute (FRI) within the campus of the University of the Philippines at Los Banos to conduct research and development in forestry. In Indonesia, the Forestry Research Agency was established under the Ministry of Forestry with responsibility for forestry research and development to support the private and public sectors. Brunei Darussalam started forestry research in the 1970s with the creation of the Sungai Liang Forest Research Centre. Vietnam also became very active in forestry research after the internal war in the late 1960s, while other Southeast Asian countries such as Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar are in an early stage of forestry research and development. Myanmar began active forestry research in the late 1970s after the development of the Forestry Research Institute in Yezin and received technical and financial support from overseas, from FAO/UNDP, JICA, and other organizations.KeywordsForestry ResearchForest Research InstituteJapan International Cooperation AgencyAcacia MangiumForest GeneticThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.