Keywords
forest science
regulatory documents
publications лісова галузь
лісова наука
нормативні документи
публікації
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Abstract
Introduction
The Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration (URIFFM) established in late 1929, has undergone multiple changes in name and administrative subordination over its 95-year history. Despite these transformations, the Institute has consistently played a leading role in Ukrainian forestry science by addressing both fundamental and applied problems and by training scientific personnel for the forest sector. URIFFM has been the cradle of several scientific schools, including those in forest typology, silviculture, protective afforestation and soil erosion control, forest hydrology, forest mechanization, forest entomology, phytopathology, forest ecology and radioecology, and forestry economics While the Institute’s history and accomplishments up to 2020 have been documented in various publications, this study aims to highlight the major achievements of URIFFM scientists during the challenging years from 2020 to 2025 – a period marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and military aggression against Ukraine.
Materials and Methods
This analysis is based on archival materials from URIFFM, official scientific reports, and publications authored by Institute researchers during the reporting period.
Results and Conclusions
This paper presents an overview of the current structure of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Melioration named after G.M. Vysotsky (URIFFM) and its affiliated research network. It summarizes key scientific achievements from 2020 to 2024 in areas such as forestry, silviculture, forest restoration and afforestation, forest protection from pests and fires, forest breeding, information technologies, forest economics, and forest monitoring and inventory. Despite the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war, all scheduled fundamental and applied research was completed across 12 state-funded research topics and several dozen commercial contracts. Over the five-year period, more than 40 regulatory documents were developed, most of which were endorsed by the Scientific and Technical Council of the State Forest Resources Agency of Ukraine. Scientific capacity building continued, with three doctoral and four candidate (PhD) theses successfully defended. Approximately 800 scientific works were published, including monographs, manuals, journal articles (many indexed in Scopus and Web of Science), and conference proceedings from national and international events. URIFFM serves as the base institution for the Scientific Council on Problems of Forestry and Silviculture at the Department of General Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Additionally, 25 URIFFM researchers are members of the Eastern Department of the Forestry Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Plans for future research covering the period 2025–2029 have been outlined and will focus on both ongoing and emerging challenges in forestry science and management.
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