Dr. Wan-Yu Liu (柳婉郁) received her B.B.A. degree in Finance from National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan, in 2002; M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics and Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She then joined the faculty of the Applied Natural Resources Department at the Aletheia University (AU), Taiwan. In Feb. 2016, she moved to the Forestry Department, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), where she is currently a Professor. She has also been a distinguished professor since August 2018. Her research interests include forest policy and economics, forest/farm tourism, environmental economics and modelling, evaluation of GHG reduction policies, as well as forest management.
Dr. Liu received three best Ph.D. Dissertation awards from Chinese Land Economics Research Institute, the Rural Economics Society of Taiwan, and the Taiwan Society of Rural Development Planning respectively. In 2014-2015, she got outstanding Research Award of National Science Council (now Ministry of Science and Technology). In 2016-2018, she got best paper award from 10th Cross-Strait Forest Management Symposium, Chinese Tourism Management Association Academic Forum, and Taichung City Government Municipal Development Research respectively. Also, in 2019, she got the Outstanding Young Scholar Award in National Chung Hsing University and Outstanding Author Contribution award from Emerald Publishing.
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Taiwan faces compounding agricultural challenges: a subtropical climate prone to typhoons and drought, an aging farm workforce, shrinking arable land, and a food import dependency exceeding 60% of caloric supply. Against this backdrop, the government has progressively assembled a...
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In line with the global 30x30 target, Taiwan launched its marine and terrestrial OECM (Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures) identification schemes in 2025 to expand conservation beyond protected areas. The dual approach reflects differing jurisdictional needs: the...
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Amid the global pursuit of net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the agricultural sector is evolving from a traditional food supplier into a key driver for climate resilience and ecological sustainability. Drawing on the comparative experiences from Japan, the Netherlands, Australia...
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From January to May 2025, the Trump administration reaffirmed protectionist trade measures aimed at reducing trade deficits and encouraging domestic manufacturing. President Donald Trump's second term began with a renewed focus on "America First" economic strategies, with tariffs at the...
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This paper explains that Taiwan's agricultural management policies have long used cadastral maps as the foundational geographic data for farmland statistics. However, cadastral maps lack the flexibility to reflect changes in crop cultivation boundaries. The Department of Information...
Wan-Yu Liu
Dr. Wan-Yu Liu (柳婉郁) received her B.B.A. degree in Finance from National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan, in 2002; M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics and Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. She then joined the faculty of the Applied Natural Resources Department at the Aletheia University (AU), Taiwan. In Feb. 2016, she moved to the Forestry Department, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), where she is currently a Professor. She has also been a distinguished professor since August 2018. Her research interests include forest policy and economics, forest/farm tourism, environmental economics and modelling, evaluation of GHG reduction policies, as well as forest management.
Dr. Liu received three best Ph.D. Dissertation awards from Chinese Land Economics Research Institute, the Rural Economics Society of Taiwan, and the Taiwan Society of Rural Development Planning respectively. In 2014-2015, she got outstanding Research Award of National Science Council (now Ministry of Science and Technology). In 2016-2018, she got best paper award from 10th Cross-Strait Forest Management Symposium, Chinese Tourism Management Association Academic Forum, and Taichung City Government Municipal Development Research respectively. Also, in 2019, she got the Outstanding Young Scholar Award in National Chung Hsing University and Outstanding Author Contribution award from Emerald Publishing.
Affiliation
Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, TaiwanJob Title
Distinguished ProfessorE-mail
wyliu@nchu.edu.twLatest Submission from Taiwan
Taiwan's Policy on Climate-Smart Agriculture with Smart Technologies
Advancing the 30x30 Target: A Preliminary Study of Taiwan's Localized Framework for Land and Marine OECMs
The Pathway to Net-Zero in Taiwan’s Agriculture: From International Experience to Localized Action
Analysis on U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Policy Impacts on Asian States’ Agriculture Trade and Responsive Measures: Lesson from Taiwan and China
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools to Develop Agricultural Parcel Maps for Assisting Crop Surveys
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