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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]

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.Шаблон:Citation needed ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun.Шаблон: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

  • 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.Шаблон:Citation needed

Research institutes

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
Name Photo Acronym Established City Jurisdiction Website
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) AFRI 1988 Jodhpur Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli Шаблон:URL
Forest Research Institute (FRI) Файл:Forest Research Institute campus, Dehradun, India.jpg FRI 1906 Dehradun Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab Шаблон:URL
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) Файл:Hfri shimla.jpg HFRI 1977 Shimla Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir Шаблон:URL
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) IFB 2012 Hyderabad Telangana, Maharashtra Шаблон:URL
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) IFGTB 1988 Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry Шаблон:URL
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP) Файл:Ifp ranchi.jpg IFP 1993 Ranchi Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim Шаблон:URL
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) IWST 1938 Bengaluru Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa Шаблон:URL
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) Файл:Rfri johrat.jpg RFRI 1988 Jorhat Northeast India Шаблон:URL
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) Файл:Tropical fri jabalpur.JPG TFRI 1988 Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha Шаблон:URL

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)
Файл:Arcbr aizwal.jpg ARCBR 2004 Aizawl Northeast India Шаблон:URL
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) Файл:Cfrhrd chindwara.jpg CFRHRD 1995 Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha Шаблон:URL
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation
(a centre of ICFRE)
Файл:Csfer allahabad.jpg CSFER 1992 Prayagraj Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range Шаблон:URL
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[2][13] CFLE 2013 Agartala Tripura

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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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External links

Шаблон:Forestry by countryШаблон:Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (India)Шаблон:Government of India

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