Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद्
Motto	वनस्पतय: शान्ति:
Type	Autonomous Organisation
Established	1986; 38 years ago
Parent institution	Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
Location	P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 248006; 30°20′43″N 78°00′08″E / 30.345192°N 78.002193°E
Campus	Urban
Acroonym	ICFRE (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]

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 (Indians), 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

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.^{[citation needed]}

Research institutes

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
Name	Acronym	Established	City	Jurisdiction	Website
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI)	ICFRE-AFRI	1988	Jodhpur	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli	afri.res.in
Forest Research Institute (FRI)	ICFRE-FRI	1906	Dehradun	Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab	fri.icfre.gov.in
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI)	ICFRE-HFRI	1977	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir	hfri.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB)	ICFRE-IFB	2012	Hyderabad	Telangana, Maharashtra	ifb.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)	ICFRE-IFGTB	1988	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry	ifgtb.icfre.gov.in#/
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP)	ICFRE-IFP	1993	Ranchi	Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim	web.archive.org
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST)	ICFRE-IWST	1938	Bengaluru	Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa	iwst.icfre.gov.in#/
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI)	ICFRE-RFRI	1988	Jorhat	Northeast India	rfri.icfre.gov.in
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)	ICFRE-TFRI	1988	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha	tfri.icfre.gov.in

Advanced research Centres

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
Name	Acronym	Established	City	Jurisdiction	Website
Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (a unit of RFRI)	ARCBR	2004	Aizawl	Northeast India	www.icfre.org
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI)	CFRHRD	1995	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha	www.icfre.org
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (a centre of ICFRE)	CSFER	1992	Prayagraj	Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range	www.icfre.org
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension^[2]^[13]	CFLE	2013	Agartala	Tripura	www.tripurainfo.com
Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management (a centre of AFRI)	UF&LM	(Planned)	Gandhinagar	Gujarat

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Research and Training (Forestry) (RT)". Ministry of Environment & Forests. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
^ "Autonomous Bodies | Union Government | Government of India Web Directory". Goidirectory.nic.in. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "About ICFRE". Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "FAO Country Profiles:India". Fao.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "UNDP in India". In.undp.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources". Nbfgr.res.in. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "State of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in India". Fao.org. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". Tripurainfo. 14 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

External links

[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.

[envfor.nic.in-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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[moeflink-4] "Research and Training (Forestry) (RT)". Ministry of Environment & Forests. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.

[5] "Autonomous Bodies | Union Government | Government of India Web Directory". Goidirectory.nic.in. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

[icfreabt-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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