Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

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Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद्
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Logo.png
Mottoवनस्पतय: शान्ति:
TypeAutonomous Organisation
Established1986;38 years ago (1986)
Parent institution
 Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
Location
Flag of India.svg P.O. New Forest, Dehradun
,
Uttarakhand
,
India 248006

30°20′43″N78°00′08″E / 30.345192°N 78.002193°E / 30.345192; 78.002193
Campus Urban
AcroonymICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.)
Website www.icfre.org

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) [1] [2] [3] is an autonomous organisation [4] [5] or governmental agency under the MoEFCC, 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, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Prayagraj, Chhindwara, Aizawl, Hyderabad and Agartala. [6]

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History

ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India. [2] [7] ICFRE was created in 1986, under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), to direct and manage research and education in forestry sector in India.[ citation needed ] ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun.[ citation needed ] ICFRE became an autonomous council under the Ministry in 1991. [8]

Mandate

The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research and education in the forestry sector, [9] including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP [10] /FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project), UNDP and World Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR) [11] [12]

Research perspective

Research institutes

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
NamePhotoAcronymEstablishedCityJurisdictionWebsite
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) AFRI1988 Jodhpur Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli afri.res.in
Forest Research Institute (FRI) Forest Research Institute campus, Dehradun, India.jpg FRI1906 Dehradun Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab fri.icfre.gov.in
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) Hfri shimla.jpg HFRI1977 Shimla Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir hfri.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) IFB2012 Hyderabad Telangana, Maharashtra ifb.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) IFGTB1988 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry ifgtb.icfre.gov.in#/
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP) Ifp ranchi.jpg IFP1993 Ranchi Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim web.archive.org
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) IWST1938 Bengaluru Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa iwst.icfre.gov.in#/
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) Rfri johrat.jpg RFRI1988 Jorhat Northeast India rfri.icfre.gov.in
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) Tropical fri jabalpur.JPG TFRI1988 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha tfri.icfre.gov.in

Advanced research centres

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
NamePhotoAcronymEstablishedCityJurisdictionWebsite
Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan
(a unit of RFRI)		 Arcbr aizwal.jpg ARCBR2004 Aizawl Northeast India www.icfre.org
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) Cfrhrd chindwara.jpg CFRHRD1995 Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha www.icfre.org
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation
(a centre of ICFRE)		 Csfer allahabad.jpg CSFER1992 Prayagraj Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range www.icfre.org
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension [2] [13] CFLE2013 Agartala Tripura

www.tripurainfo.com

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

See also

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References

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  10. ↑ "National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources". Nbfgr.res.in. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
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