Soil and Water Conservation Bureau
The Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, formerly the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau, is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC) in charge of soil and water conservation, watershed management and erosion control.
History
SWCB was originally established as the China Rural Reviving United Committee in 1952. In 1961, it became the Mountain Agricultural Resources Development Bureau and in 1989 it was restructured to become the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau.Organizational structure
Operation units
- Planning Division
- Watershed Conservation and Management Division
- Rural Development Division
- Monitoring and Management Division
- Debris Flow Disaster Prevention Center
Administrative units
- Secretariat Office
- Personnel Office
- Accounting Office
- Civil Service Ethics Office
Branch offices
List of Director-Generals
- Lee Chen-yang
- Huang Ming-Yao
- Wu Huei-Long
- Chen Chih-ching