Institute carries out research in the following subject areas:

• Forest ecology and silviculture
• Forest entomology
• Forest operations and energy
• Forest phytopathology and mycology
• Forest products processing
• Forest regeneration and establishment
• Forest tree breeding and climate change
• Genetic Resource Centre
• National Forest Inventory
• Other areas
• Wildlife management

Scientific laboratories:

• Forest Environment laboratory
• Forest Mycology laboratory
• Laboratory of Forest Products Processing
• Molekulārās pasportizācijas laboratorija
• Plant Physiology laboratory