Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद्
Type Autonomous Organisation
Established 1986
Parent institution
 Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
President Maanas
Director Maanas
Location India P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 248006
30°20′43″N 78°00′08″E / 30.345192°N 78.002193°E / 30.345192; 78.002193Coordinates: 30°20′43″N 78°00′08″E / 30.345192°N 78.002193°E / 30.345192; 78.002193
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 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]

History

ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India.[2][8] ICFRE was created in 1986, under the 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

Research institutes

Institute and their locations, sorted alphabetically
Name Photo Acronym Established City Jurisdiction Website
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) AFRI 1988JodhpurRajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli afri.res.in
Forest Research Institute (FRI) FRI 1906DehradunPunjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, U.P., Uttarakhand fri.icfre.gov.in
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI) HFRI 1977 Shimla Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir hfri.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) IFB 2012HyderabadTelangana, Maharashtra frc.icfre.gov.in
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) IFGTB 1988CoimbatoreT.N., Kerala, A & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry ifgtb.icfre.gov.in#/
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP) IFP 1993RanchiBihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, West Bengal ifpranchi.co.in
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST) IWST 1938BangaloreKarnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa iwst.icfre.gov.in#/
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) RFRI 1988JorhatNortheast India rfri.icfre.gov.in
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) TFRI 1988JabalpurM.P., Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissa tfri.icfre.gov.in

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 www.icfre.org
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) CFRHRD 1995ChhindwaraM.P., Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissa www.icfre.org
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation
(a centre of ICFRE)		 CSFER 1992AllahabadEastern U.P., North Bihar, Vindhya Range www.icfre.org
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[2][14] CFLE2013AgartalaTripura

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Centre for Urban Forestry Research
(a centre of AFRI)		 CUFR (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 2014-08-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Items of Work Handled | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. ↑ http://www.tripurainfo.com/Info/Advertisements/Forestad.pdf
  4. ↑ "Autonomous Bodies | Union Government | Government of India Web Directory". Goidirectory.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  6. ↑ "About ICFRE". Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "S&T Institutes | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  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." Accessed: August 25, 2014.
  9. ↑ "FAO Country Profiles:India". Fao.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  10. ↑ "UNDP in India". In.undp.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  11. ↑ "National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources". Nbfgr.res.in. 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  12. ↑ "State of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in India". Fao.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  13. ↑ "The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". Tripurainfo. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2014-08-12.

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