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Name
Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Native name
Forest Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Address
132 Sv. Kliment Ohridski Blvd.
Zipcode
1756
City
Sofia
Country
Bulgaria
Phone
+359 2 962 04 42
Fax
+359 2 962 04 47
Email
forestin@bulnet.bg
Centre Website
http://www.fribas.org

organisation profile

Forest Research Institute was established in 1928. The Institute carries out fundamental and practical investigations in the field of forestry, ecology, forest flora and fauna protection, forest ecosystems functioning, their conservation, restoration and sustainable development. The development strategy of the Institute is related to the national characteristics and traditions in forest management, the regional character of Balkan forests and the criteria accepted by International Organisations as FAO, IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organisations), EFI (European Forest Institute) as well as the active European Programmes EUFORGEN, COST, INCO-Copernicus, etc.
The main fields of investigation of the activities in the Institute are:
- Biological diversity in forest flora and fauna, population genetics of tree species;
- Structure, functioning, development and adaptation of forest ecosystems in Bulgaria to climatic changes and anthropogenic influence;
- Monitoring, protection and rehabilitation of forest richness. Biological pests and abiotic damages in forest possibility for biological control and limitation via safe methods and means;
- Social, economical and silvicultural bases for sustain-able, natural and multifunctional management of forest re-sources.

results in other services

  • Marine environmental research project (EDMERP)

edmo metadata

EDMO record id
1742
Collating centre
Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre , Institute of Oceanology (BGODC)
Latest update
27 November 2008 3:06:07 PM