Administrative Code of 1987
Section 18. Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau. - The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, to be headed by a Director and assisted by an Assistant Director, shall absorb the powers and functions of the Forest Research Institute and the National Mangrove Committee, which are hereby abolished.
It shall:
(1) Formulate and recommend an integrated research program relating to Philippine ecosystems and natural resources such as minerals, lands, forests, as holistic and interdisciplinary fields of inquiry;
(2) Assist the Secretary in determining a system of priorities for the allocation of resources to various technological research programs of the department;
(3) Provide technical assistance in the implementation and monitoring of the aforementioned research programs;
(4) Generate technologies and provide scientific assistance in the research and development of technologies relevant to the sustainable uses of Philippine ecosystems and natural resources; and
(5) Assist the Secretary in the evaluation of the effectiveness of the implementation of the integrated research programs.
The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau shall directly manage and administer the Forest Research Institute Research Offices, laboratories, and forest experiment stations located at UP Los Baños and such other field laboratories as the Secretary may assign to its direct supervision. The Bureau shall coordinate all technological researches undertaken by the field offices, assess and translate all recommendable findings and disseminate such findings for all possible users and clientele.