The major research and development of our department focuses on the unique forest and natural resources in Ilan.The goals of the research and development are as follows, 

• To gather information concerned with forest resources and ecosystems, as at a basis for ecosystem management, ecological environment structures and resources use.

• To improve life-style and life-space arrangement combined with forest ecology, join regional ecosystem protection and rebuilding, and to bridge the gap between individual lives and ecosystems to create a good life environment – on a basis of research development and advertising.

• To bridge the gap among ecosystems, individual lives, cultures and economy and create the most efficient forest resource usage in order to achieve the goal of sustainable development.

• To culture experts who have the concept of integration of forest industry development and specific expertise for national expert resources.