International Institute of Tropical Forestry
The International Institute of Tropical Forestry is a program of the United States Forest Service that was founded in 1939. It is headquartered in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico's Agricultural Experimental Station. May 20, 2014 marked the Institute's 75th anniversary.
Background
Dr. Ariel E. Lugo was the director after 1979. Dr. Lugo was succeeded in the position in 2022 by Dr. Grizelle GonzalezHurricane Irma and Maria severely disrupted the Institute's work.
Its headquarters building was designed by architect W. Ellis Groben.