Soil and Water Conservation Bureau

The Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, formerly the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau, is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture of Taiwan (ROC) in charge of soil and water conservation, watershed management and erosion control.

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.

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

 * Lee Chen-yang (15 January 2015 - )
 * Huang Ming-Yao (30 May 2010 - 15 January 2015)
 * Wu Huei-Long (2 May 2001 - 30 May 2010)
 * Chen Chih-ching (16 July 1996 - 2 May 2001)