The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is an autonomous organisation 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. It's also the administrator and implementor of India's Green Credits Program.
History ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India. ICFRE was created in 1986, under the Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (Indians), 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.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." Accessed: 25 August 2014.
Mandate The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research and education in the forestry sector, including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP/FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project), UNDP and World Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR).
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 Name Photo Acronym Established City Jurisdiction Website Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) ICFRE-AFRI 1988JodhpurRajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Forest Research Institute (FRI) ICFRE-FRI 1906DehradunUttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) ICFRE-HFRI 1977 Shimla Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) ICFRE-IFB 2012HyderabadTelangana, Maharashtra Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) ICFRE-IFGTB 1988CoimbatoreTamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP) ICFRE-IFP 1993RanchiJharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) ICFRE-IWST 1938BengaluruKarnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) ICFRE-RFRI 1988JorhatAssam Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) ICFRE-TFRI 1988JabalpurMadhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha
Advanced research Centres
+ Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically Name Photo Acronym Established City Jurisdiction Website Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan(a unit of RFRI) ARCBR 2004AizawlNortheast India Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) CFRHRD 1995ChhindwaraMadhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation(a centre of ICFRE) CSFER 1992PrayagrajEastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension CFLE2013AgartalaTripura Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management (a centre of AFRI) UF&LM (Planned)GandhinagarGujarat
See also
Afforestation Air pollution in India Central Pollution Control Board Communal forests of India Conservation reserves and community reserves of India Director General of Forests Environmental issues in India Forest management Forest produce (India) Forest range officer Forest Survey of India Indian Forest Act, 1927 Indian Forest Service Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards Joint Forest Management List of forest research institutes List of forest research institutes in India Reserved forests and protected forests of India Social forestry in India Tropical rainforests of India Urban forestry Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Wildlife of India Rain Forest Research Institute
References
External links
Ministry of Environment and Forests India.gov.in/moef National Portal of India dehradun.nic.in Indian Institute of Forest Management