The College of Forestry traced its humble beginning as a small department of the then Visayas State College of Agriculture in 1975, offering both Forest Ranger Certificate and Bachelor of Science in Forestry.  From a small department with only 16 students, this academic unit had grown up to maturity and became a College in 2001 under the Leyte State University with about 160 students.  The College now offers the Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Master of Science in Forestry degree programs.  In view of its graduates’ consistent quality performance in the Licensure Examination for Foresters for the last 5 years, the College was given a recognition as CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN FORESTRY EDUCATION by the Commission on Higher Education in 2001, with a corresponding grant of Php3 million per year for a period of 3 years.

The college as a center of excellence in forestry and allied fields in the Visayas

Sustain effective and efficient management of the Visayan forests and the environment through responsive human resource development; generation, dissemination and application of relevant knowledge and technologies for the enhancement of the general well being of the people particularly in upland rural poor communities

1. Promote relevant and responsive education in forestry, agroforestry, biodiversity conservation and related fields

2. Generate appropriate knowledge and technologies for forest resources and environmental management and conservation through relevant research undertakings

3. Sustain partnership with local communities, government and non-government organizations, private groups and funding agencies in the management and conservation of the Visayan forests and the environment

4. Establish functional awareness and public advocacy on important socio-economic and ecological problems and issues affecting forests and environment

1. To strive for excellence in forestry education for sustainable forest management and conservation

2. To enhance focus on high impact programs in instruction, research and extension for the well-being of small Visayan farmers particularly the upland rural poor

3. To establish and sustain meaningful linkages with local, national and international institutions and agencies for the promotion of relevant instruction, responsive research and effective extension in forestry and allied fields

CFNR HERBARIUM:  Houses a collection of specimens of locally identified timber and lesser-known tree species (thru the ViSCA-Darwin Project)

CFNR WOOD LIBRARY:  Houses a collection of wood samples of indigenous and exotic tree species for instruction

CFNR ARBORETUM:  Contains a collection of identified native timber and lesser-known tree species

FOREST NURSERY:  producing selected indigenous and exotic tree species to support agencies involved in reforestation and restoration of the environment

• Bachelor of Science in Forestry

• Master of Science in Forestry

• Master of Science in Tropical Ecology

• Institute of Tropical Ecology
• Department of Agroforestry
• Department of Forest and Wildlife Management and Conservation
   
   
   
   

For more Information inquire from:

Office of the Dean
College of Forestry and Natural Resources
Visayas State University
Visca, Baybay City 6521-A
Philippines

Or call Tel. Nos. (+63) (053) 335-2675 ; or Click Here to Email VSU-CFNR