ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
VAFS has 477 staff, including 6 Associate Professors, 1 Doctor of Science, 31 PhDs, 40 PhD. candidates, 100 Masters of Science and Master of Science candidates, and 230 Engineers and University graduates.
VAFS comprises 3 administrative departments, 4 research institutes, 3 research centres, 2 regional institutes and 4 regional centres.
No |
Name | Office | Tel / Fax |
A |
Administration Department (3) | ||
1 |
Personnel Organization and Administration Department | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.389031
+842438.389722 |
2 |
Science, Post-graduate and International Cooperation Department | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.389721
+842438.363610 +842438.362232 |
3 |
Finance and Accountant Department | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.362233 |
B |
Research Institutes and Centres (7): | ||
1 |
Silvicultural Research Institute (SRI) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.362229 |
2 |
Forest Industry Research Institute (FIRI) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842437.520027
+842438.387179 |
3 |
Forest Tree Improvement and Biotechnology Research Institute (FTIBRI) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.389813
+842438.362280 |
4 |
Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Environment (RIFEE) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.389434
+842438.389434 |
5 |
Forestry Economics Research Centre (FERC) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.362230
|
6 |
Forest Protection Research Centre (FPRC) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +842438.362376 |
7 |
Non-Timber Forest Products Research Centre (NTFPRC) | 8- Chuong Duong – Hoan Kiem – Ha Noi | +842438.269771 |
8 |
Vietnam Forest Certification Office (VFCO) | Đuc Thang, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi | +84 2466857688 |
C |
Regional Institutes and Centres (6): | ||
1 |
Forest Science Institute of South Vietnam (FSISV) | 1 Pham Van Hai Street – Tan Binh District – Ho Chi Minh City | +84838.441496
+84838.448690 |
2 |
Forest Science Institute of Central Highlands and South of Central Vietnam (FSICHSCV) | 9 – 11, Hung Vuong Street, Da Lat City – Lam Dong Province | +84638.29852 |
3 |
Forest Science Centre of North Western Vietnam (FSCNWV) | 614 Le Duan – Son La City – Son La Province | +842238.51264
+842238.51264 +842238.53283 |
4 |
Forest Science Centre of Central of North Vietnam (FSCCNV) | Chan Mong Commune – Doan Hung District – Phu Tho Province |
+8421038.35031
+8421038.35031 |
5 |
Forest Science Centre of North-Eastern Vietnam (FSCNEV) | Ngoc Thanh – Phuc Yen – Vinh Phuc Province |
+8421138.56022
+8421138.56061 |
6 |
Forest Science Centre of North of Central Vietnam (FSCNCV) | 273 Le Duan Street – Dong Ha City – Quang Tri Province |
+84533.582.657
+84533.852.998 |
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNICAL FACILITIES
* Laboratories
– Forest tree improvement and tissue culture laboratory
– Forest tree diseases and insect pest laboratory
– Forest soil, plant analysis and forest environment laboratory
– Wood and forest products preservation laboratory
– Wood anatomy and wood mechanical and physical properties laboratory.
– Wood processing and forest engineering laboratory.
* Information resources
– Specialized library with about 20,000 copies of books and journals covering scientific and technical fields of forestry: Silviculture, forest industry, forest economics in various languages: Russian, English, French, German, Chinese, Spanish.
– Internet, Website, LAN.
– Database on books in the VAFS library and forest research results and forest projects in Vietnam
* Research sites
– Research sites under VAFS management are located at the Centres with the total area of over 11,000 ha of which 1,500 ha is natural broad-leaved evergeen forest.
– In addition there are other sites for joint research with various production units and National Parks.
INTERNATIONAL RELATION
– The Vietnamese Academy of Forest Science is a member of IUFRO and APAFRI.
– Relationships have also been established with many international organizations, including forest organizations of the Asia-Pacific region, and forest research institutes in many countries such as FAO, ICRAF, WB, IPGRI, JICA, JOFCA, KOICA, IUCN, DANIDA, CSIRO, ACIAR, AVI, PI, Oxfarm, Tropenbos, SIDA, GIZ, INBAR, FRIM, SIDA, CIFOR, China, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Australia, etc.