The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Instituto Internacional de Dasonomía Tropical)[1] is a program of the United States Forest Service that was founded in 1939.[2] It is headquartered in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experimental Station.[3] May 20, 2014 marked the Institute's 75th anniversary.
Background
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Dr. Ariel E. Lugo was the director after 1979. Dr. Lugo was succeeded in the position in 2022 by Dr. Grizelle Gonzalez[3][4]
Hurricane Irma and Maria severely disrupted the Institute's work.[5]
Its headquarters building was designed by architect W. Ellis Groben.[6]
Gallery
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The International Institute of Tropical Forestry c. 1960
See also
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edit- ^ "Fallece Frank H. Wadsworth, pilar en el manejo de El Yunque". El Adoquín Times (in Spanish). January 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Muñoz-Erickson, Tischa. "International Institute of Tropical Forestry". The Conversation. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "About the Institute". Fs.fed.us. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
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- ^ "In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - Part 2: Island-wide efforts | US Forest Service". www.fs.fed.us. May 8, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "US Forest Service Annual Letter 2002-2003, General Technical Report IITF-GTR-31" (PDF). December 2006.
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