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The BFW is an Austrian, multidisciplinary training and research centre of the federal government in the legal form of a “public law institution”. We consist of six departments and two forest training centres, Traunkirchen and Ossiach.

The headquarters of the BFW is located in Schönbrunn/Vienna, in addition there is a site in Innsbruck, an experimental nursery near Tulln and a teaching and experimental forest in Carinthia.

BFW currently has about 320 employees. The organs of the BFW are the director and the economic council, in which the

Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, the Ministry of Finance and employees are represented.

Use the staff search to access the V-Cards of the staff members, where you will find contact details and further information on the respective work and department.

Reports& Downloads

BFW-Strategic concept 2026-30

Summary

Rooted in change Research. Facts. Future.

Equality plan

of the Austrian Research Centre for Forests (BFW)

The equality plan is a process that the BFW continuously reviews, develops and shapes together. The initial situation, goals and concrete measures are outlined in this equality plan.

Organization Chart

Austrian Research Centre for Forests

The organisation chart shows the organisation of BFW at a glance.