The Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) conducts research on a variety of themes related to forestry inventory and management. Some examples of research themes under this area include:

• Forest mapping and remote sensing
• Forest inventory and monitoring
• Forest resources assessment
• Forest management planning
• Forest regeneration and reforestation
• Forest fire management
• Forest resource management and conservation
• Forest landscape management
• Forest certification and sustainable management
• Forest biometrics and growth and yield