Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Autonomous governmental agency
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The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)[2][3][4] is an autonomous organisation[5][6] 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.[7] It's also the administrator and implementor of India's Green Credits Program.[8]
भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद् | |
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| Motto | वनस्पतय: शान्ति: |
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| Type | Autonomous Organisation |
| Established | 1986 |
Parent institution | Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) |
| Budget | ₹354.00 crore (US$42 million) (2025–26)[1] |
| Location |  P.O. New Forest, DehradunIndia 248006 30.345192°N 78.002193°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Acroonym | ICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.) |
| Website | www.icfre.org |
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History
ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India.[3][9] 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.[10]
Mandate
The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research and education in the forestry sector,[11] including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP[12]/FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project), UNDP and World Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR).[13][14]
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
Advanced research Centres
| Name | Photo | Acronym | Established | City | Jurisdiction | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (a unit of RFRI) |  | ARCBR | 2004 | Aizawl | Northeast India | www |
| Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) |  | CFRHRD | 1995 | Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha | www |
| Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (a centre of ICFRE) |  | CSFER | 1992 | Prayagraj | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range | www |
| Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[3][15] | CFLE | 2013 | Agartala | Tripura | ||
| Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management (a centre of AFRI) | UF&LM | (Planned) | Gandhinagar | Gujarat | ||
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