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KBG, Taman Warisan FRIM to open on 1 July 2020
11 June 2020 (Thursday) - Kepong Botanic Gardens (KBG) under Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) will reopen to the public starting 1 July 2020 with [...]
KeTSA Minister visits FRIM
4 June 2020 (Thursday) - The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA), Dato' Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah made his first visit to Forest Research [...]
Scan before entering FRIM, starting 1 June
27 May 2020 (Wednesday) - To record the entry of official visitors, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) will implement an online check-in and visitor registration [...]
FRIM DG: Malaysia’s Reading Icon
15 May 2020 (Friday) – Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Director General (DG) Datuk Dr Abd Latif Mohmod has been chosen as Malaysia’s Reading Icon [...]
RESEARCH FOCUS
We pledge to develop and enhance the utilisation of forest resources and produces on a sustainable basis through research, development and application.
Forestry and Environment – To develop technologies and provide solutions to support and ensure the sustainable management of resources and ecosystem services of the natural, urban and recreational forests.
Forestry Biotechnology – To develop technologies and products based on biodiversity resources for forests and herbal plantations for related industries through biotechnological approaches.
Forest Biodiversity – To provide and develop key scientific knowledge to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services in Malaysia for their wise management and sustainable utilisation.
Forest Products – To focus on the development of R, D and C towards improvement on durability, service life and utilisation of wood resources and ligno-cellulosic materials available for producing various high quality/value-added products.
Natural Products – To support the national bio-economy agenda via the empowerment of natural product-based industries through bioactive feedstock security.
FRIM is one of the few institutions in the world that has expertise and facilities covering all aspects of tropical forestry research and development in the above fields.
