Soil and Water Conservation Bureau

Coordinates: 23°57′20″N 120°41′14″E / 23.955610°N 120.687327°E

Soil and Water Conservation Bureau

行政院農業委員會水土保持局
Agency overview
Formed	1952 (as China Rural Reviving United Committee) 1989 (as SWCB)[1]
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Nantou City, Nantou County
Employees	480
Agency executive	Huang Ming-yao[2], Director-General
Parent agency	Council of Agriculture
Website	www.swcb.gov.tw

SWCB Nantou Branch

The Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB; Chinese: 行政院農業委員會水土保持局; pinyin: Xíngzhèngyuàn Nóngyè Wěiyuánhuì Shuǐtǔ Bǎochíjú) is the agency of the Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China with the main tasks of soil and water conservation, watershed management and erosion control in Taiwan.

History

SWCB was originally established as the China Rural Reviving United Committee in 1952. In 1961, it became the Mountain Agricultural Resources Development Bureau and in 1989 it was restructured to become the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau.

Organizational structure

Operation units

• Planning Division
• Watershed Conservation and Management Division
• Rural Development Division
• Monitoring and Management Division
• Debris Flow Disaster Prevention Center

Administrative units

• Secretariat Office
• Personnel Office
• Accounting Office
• Civil Service Ethics Office

Branch offices

• Taipei City
• Taichung City
• Nantou County
• Tainan City
• Taitung County
• Hualien County

List of Director-Generals

• Huang Ming-yao (30 May 2010 -)

See also

• Council of Agriculture (Republic of China)

References

1. "Soil and Water Conservation Bureau-About the Bureau-History". En.swcb.gov.tw. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
2. "Soil and Water Conservation Bureau-About the Bureau-Director General". En.swcb.gov.tw. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2014-04-22.