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International Institute of Tropical Forestry in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

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

Template:Expand-section 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

References

  1. ↑ "Fallece Frank H. Wadsworth, pilar en el manejo de El Yunque" (in es). January 6, 2022. https://www.eladoquintimes.com/2022/01/06/fallece-frank-h-wadsworth-pilar-en-el-manejo-de-el-yunque/. 
  2. ↑ Muñoz-Erickson, Tischa. "International Institute of Tropical Forestry". https://theconversation.com/institutions/international-institute-of-tropical-forestry-3283. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About the Institute". Fs.fed.us. http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/iitf/about. Retrieved 2014-05-18. 
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ "In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria - Part 2: Island-wide efforts | US Forest Service". 8 May 2018. https://www.fs.fed.us/inside-fs/aftermath-hurricane-maria-part-2-island-wide-efforts. 
  6. ↑ "US Forest Service Annual Letter 2002-2003, General Technical Report IITF-GTR-31". December 2006. http://www.fs.fed.us/global/iitf/pubs/IITF_gtr31.pdf. 

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