Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)[1][2][3] is an autonomous organisation[4][5] or governmental agency under the Ministry of Environment and Forests,[6] Government of India. Headquartered in Dehradun, its functions are to conduct forestry research; transfer the technologies developed to the states of India and other user agencies; and to impart forestry education. The council has 9 research institutes and 4 advanced centres to cater to the research needs of different bio-geographical regions. These are located at Dehradun, Shimla, Ranchi, Jorhat, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Allahabad, Chhindwara, Aizawl, Hyderabad and Agartala.[7]

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद्
TypeAutonomous Organisation
Established1986
Parent institution
Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
Location
P.O. New Forest, Dehradun
,
Uttarakhand
,
India 248006

30.345192°N 78.002193°E / 30.345192; 78.002193
CampusUrban
AcroonymICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.)
Websitewww.icfre.org

History

ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India.[2][8] ICFRE was created in 1987, under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), to direct and manage research and education in forestry sector in India. ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun. ICFRE became an autonomous council under the Ministry in 1991.[9]

Mandate

The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research and education in the forestry sector,[10] including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP[11]/FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project), UNDP and World Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR)[12][13]

Research perspective
  • Conservation, protection, regeneration, rehabilitation and sustainable development of natural forest ecosystems.
  • Revegetation of barren, waste, marginal and mined lands.
  • Research on tree improvement.
  • Enhancing productivity of wood and non-wood forest produce per unit of area per unit time by application of scientific and technological methods.
  • Research on improved utilisation, recovery and processing of forest produce for value addition and employment generation.
  • Ecological rehabilitation of all fragile ecosystems, such as mountains, mangroves, deserts etc.
  • Socio-economic and policy research for developing strategies towards attracting people's participation in forest management.

Research institutes
Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
NamePhotoAcronymEstablishedCityJurisdictionWebsite
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI)AFRI1988JodhpurRajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveliafri.res.in
Forest Research Institute (FRI)FRI1906DehradunPunjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, U.P., Uttarakhandfri.icfre.gov.in
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI)HFRI1977ShimlaHimachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmirhfri.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB)IFB2012HyderabadTelangana, Maharashtraifb.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)IFGTB1988CoimbatoreT.N., Kerala, A & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Pondicherryifgtb.icfre.gov.in#/
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP)IFP1993RanchiBihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, West Bengalweb.archive.org
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST)IWST1938BangaloreKarnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goaiwst.icfre.gov.in#/
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI)RFRI1988JorhatNortheast Indiarfri.icfre.gov.in
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)TFRI1988JabalpurM.P., Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissatfri.icfre.gov.in

Advanced research centres
Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
NamePhotoAcronymEstablishedCityJurisdictionWebsite
Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan
(a unit of RFRI)		ARCBR2004AizawlNortheast Indiawww.icfre.org
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI)CFRHRD1995ChhindwaraM.P., Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissawww.icfre.org
Centre for Social Forestry≥ and Eco-Rehabilitation
(a centre of ICFRE)		CSFER1992AllahabadEastern U.P., North Bihar, Vindhya Rangewww.icfre.org
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[2][14]CFLE2013AgartalaTripura

www.tripurainfo.com

Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management
(a centre of AFRI)		UF&LM(Planned)GandhinagarGujarat

See also

References
  1. "Welcome to Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India - An Autonomous Body of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". ICFRE. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Items of Work Handled | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  5. "Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. "About ICFRE". Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  7. "S&T Institutes |Central Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  8. Government of India. (n.d.). "Ministry wise List of Central Autonomous Bodies under the audit jurisdiction of DAI (RC&LB) audited under section 19(2) and 20(1) of DPC Act 1971." Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: 25 August 2014.
  9. "FAO Country Profiles:India". Fao.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  10. "UNDP in India". In.undp.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  11. "National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources". Nbfgr.res.in. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. "State of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in India". Fao.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  13. "The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". Tripurainfo. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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