Wan-Yu Liu

Wan-Yu Liu

Dr. Wan-Yu Liu is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Forestry at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Economics from the Chinese Land Economics Research Institute, the Rural Economics Society of Taiwan, and the Taiwan Society of Rural Development Planning. Over the course of her career, Dr. Liu has delivered more than 100 invited lectures and keynote speeches across 10 countries, establishing her as a leading voice in her field. She has published over 100 scholarly works, including more than 40 papers in SCI-ranked journals, as well as contributions to academic books and conference proceedings.

Dr. Liu's research interests span forest policy and economics, forest and farm tourism, environmental economics and modeling, greenhouse gas reduction policy evaluation, and sustainable forest management. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates rigorous economic analysis with practical forest management applications to address pressing environmental challenges.

Dr. Liu's work bridges the gap between theoretical research and practical application, contributing significantly to forest conservation and sustainable development. Her dedication to advancing forest policy, environmental modeling, and tourism economics has made her a key contributor to Taiwan's environmental initiatives and an internationally respected scholar.

Join FFTC-AP since 2018
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Affiliation
Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
Job Title
Distinguished Professor
E-mail
wyliu@nchu.edu.tw

Latest Submission from Taiwan

2023.10.17
ABSTRACT Taiwan’s government has prioritized rural revitalization in an attempt to combat the challenges associated with an aging population, and in that process rural agritourism has been embraced as part of this strategy. The aging population problem in Taiwan has led to increased levels of...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Rural development
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2023.10.11
The paper was initially submitted for the VASS & FFTC-AP Policy Forum titled 'Circular Agriculture for Sustainable Healthy Diets: Perspectives and Policy Implications in the Asian and Pacific Region,' which took place on July 19, 2022. It was subsequently completed after the workshop and was...
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2023.08.14
ABSTRACT Layer chicken is an important part of the poultry industry in the country. Previously, Taiwan's domestic egg production was utterly self-sufficient. Recently, however, the country has produced fewer eggs due to culling of the island's hen flocks owing to seasonal avian influenza virus...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Agriculture
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2023.07.11
ABSTRACT Taiwan is an island nation located in East Asia that has undergone rapid industrialization and urbanization in the past few decades, resulting in a growing rural-urban divide. To bridge this gap, Taiwan’s government has implemented various rural development policies that aim to...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Rural development
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2023.06.08
ABSTRACT In response to increasing climate risks and adhering to international trends to achieve carbon emission reduction targets by 2030 and a net-zero emission goal by 2050, Taiwan adopted the new “Climate Responsive Act” on January 10, 2023. The “Climate Responsive Act” is a comprehensive...
Country: Taiwan Topic: Climate change
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