Research institute for forest ecology and forestry
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The Research Institute for Forest Ecology and Forestry (FAWF) of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate was founded in 1984 as a forestry research institute and has been based in Trippstadt Castle in Trippstadt since 1987 . In 2002 the research institute was renamed FAWF. It has 58 employees (as of February 2018), the head is Hans-Peter Erhardt. The superior authority is the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Food and Forests .
The general tasks are already determined by the name. In particular, these are research on the sustainable fulfillment of the forest function, safeguarding the environment, increasing economic benefits and improving the quality of life. For this purpose, the institute is divided into five work areas:
- Forest growth
- Genetic resources and forest plant production
- Forest protection
- Labor economy and forest use
- Forest and wildlife ecology
In order to fulfill the tasks, she uses intensive cooperation at national and international level. In the national, for example, in the German Association of Forest Research Institutes , DVFFA and internationally in the International Association of Forest Research Institutes , IUFRO . The institute's research areas are widely distributed across the state.
The state's forest status report is published annually by the research institute.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '14.4 " N , 7 ° 46' 4.6" E