WFI alumni Pei-jung Wang (Taiwan) and Jasjit Singh Walia (India) met up in Taiwan at the invitation of the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute (TFRI) in December 2007. Coordinated by Pei-jung, Jasjit enjoyed a whirlwind tour of Taiwan’s forest recreation and eco-services projects, and came away inspired by Taiwan’s achievement in community involvement, development of tourist infrastructure, and the protection of traditional aboriginal knowledge.
Jasjit’s tour began with a presentation he gave on “Enhancing livelihood opportunities through Himachal's eco-tourism initiative” at the TFRI office in Taipei. The following day they took the bullet train to Chiayi’s Luman Community, an old timber harvesting site now converted to an ecotourism development, featuring a 19th century rail-road built by the Japanese to transport logs.
Other activities that followed included a presentation to students at National Chiayi University, and visits to Alishan Forest Recreation Area, Yushan National Park, Tataka recreational area, Chugpu research station, Luodong Forest District Office and Fushan Botanical Garden.
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