Location
Forest Research Centre is situated along Sepilok Road at 1km from the Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, or 1.5km from the round-about at km 23, Labuk Road, Sandakan.

        

Background

Forestry Research in Sabah dates back to 1842 when botanical collection was undertaken on Banggi Island near Kudat. The systematic research on the forests of Sabah, however, was consolidated much later in 1915 with the establishment of the Forestry Herbarium in Sandakan. Initially research was undertaken on tree flora & plant identification, timber testing and silviculture. The present Forest Research Centre (FRC) was opened in 1974. At present, there are 11 different research programs in FRC in support of sustainable forest management in Sabah.

Vision
To be a centre of excellence in forestry research
&
providing the best service to its clients
 
Mission
To generate knowledge and technology
to support the conservation, management, development
& sustainable utilization of the forest resources of Sabah through scientific research

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