The Forest Investment Account (FIA) is a provincial government mechanism for promoting sustainable forest management in British Columbia. It is founded upon a Vote of the Legislature, authorizing the Ministry of Forests and Range to provide funding for certain forest management activities. The FIA is comprised of seven programs which are the Land-Base Investment Program, the Crown Land-Use Planning Program, the Tree Improvement Program, the Small Tenures Program, the International Marketing Program, the Product Development Program and the Forest Research Program. Beginning in fiscal 2004/05, the Forest Research Program has changed to the Forest Science Program.

The purpose of this website is to provide administration of the FIA Forest Science Program (FSP) which is administered by the Ministry of Forests and Range. The FSP will support a range of science-related activities supporting sustainable forest and range management, including research, knowledge synthesis and extension. To see a general overview of the FIA, click on this link to go to the Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Investment Account website.