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 Central Ministry of Environment and Forests (India), to direct and manage research and education in forestry sector in India.Template:Citation needed ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun.Template:Citation needed 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
- 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.Template: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) |
File:Arcbr aizwal.jpg | ARCBR | 2004 | Aizawl | Northeast India | Template:URL |
| Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) | File:Cfrhrd chindwara.jpg | CFRHRD | 1995 | Chhindwara | M.P., Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Orissa | Template:URL |
| Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (a centre of ICFRE) |
File:Csfer allahabad.jpg | CSFER | 1992 | Allahabad | Eastern U.P., North Bihar, Vindhya Range | Template:URL |
| Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[2][14] | 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
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 2014-08-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Items of Work Handled | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- ↑ Research and Training (Forestry) (RT). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ Autonomous Bodies | Union Government | Government of India Web Directory. Goidirectory.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ About ICFRE. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ↑ S&T Institutes |Central Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ 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." Template:Webarchive Accessed: 25 August 2014.
- ↑ FAO Country Profiles:India. Fao.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ UNDP in India. In.undp.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources. Nbfgr.res.in(2013-12-01). Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ State of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in India. Fao.org. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA. Tripurainfo(2013-09-14). Retrieved 2014-08-12.
External links
- Template:Official website
- Ministry of Environment and Forests
- India.gov.in/moef
- National Portal of India
- dehradun.nic.in
- Indian Institute of Forest Management
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