During a recent visit to Taiwan, Stuart Davies, CTFS Director; Dr. I-Fang Sun,
Tunghai University (left, seated); Dr. Yue-hsing Huang, Director of the
Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (center, seated); Mr. Jen-teh Yen, Director of the
Taiwan Forestry Bureau (seated second from right); and Dr. Hen-Biau King (TFRI [far right, seated]) agreed to extend the successful partnership for forest research and training in Taiwan. CTFS signed an MOU with the Forestry Research Institute and Forestry Bureau on September 29 to formalize the three groups’ cooperative commitment to recensusing and managing the 25-ha
Fushan and Lienhuachih plots.
A new MOU between Tunghai University and CTFS was signed on October 2 by President Hyden Chen and CTFS, reaffirming the long-standing partnership to advance tropical forest ecology, forestry science, and natural resource management in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. The four Taiwanese plots managed by Tunghai, CTFS, and partners are located in Fushan, Lienhuachih, Kenting, and Nanjenshan Nature Reserves.
