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Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Autonomous governmental agency

Summary

Autonomous governmental agency

Field	Value
name	Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
native_name	भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद्
image_name	Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education Logo.png
motto	वनस्पतय: शान्ति:
established
type	Autonomous Organisation
free_label	Acroonym
free	ICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.)
budget	(202526)
city	India P.O. New Forest, Dehradun
state	Uttarakhand
country	India 248006
coor
campus	Urban
parent	Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)
website

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is an autonomous organisation 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. It's also the administrator and implementor of India's Green Credits Program.

History

ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India. 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. ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun. ICFRE became an autonomous council under the Ministry in 1991.

Mandate

The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research and education in the forestry sector, including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP/FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project), UNDP and World Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR).

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.

Research institutes

Name	Photo	Acronym	Established	City	Jurisdiction	Website
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI)		ICFRE-AFRI	1988	Jodhpur	Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Forest Research Institute (FRI)	[[File:Forest Research Institute campus, Dehradun, India.jpg	100x100px]]	ICFRE-FRI	1906	Dehradun	Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab
Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI)	[[File:Hfri shimla.jpg	100x100px]]	ICFRE-HFRI	1977	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB)		ICFRE-IFB	2012	Hyderabad	Telangana, Maharashtra
Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)		ICFRE-IFGTB	1988	Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP)	[[File:Ifp ranchi.jpg	100x100px]]	ICFRE-IFP	1993	Ranchi	Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim
Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST)		ICFRE-IWST	1938	Bengaluru	Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa
Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI)	[[File:Rfri johrat.jpg	100x100px]]	ICFRE-RFRI	1988	Jorhat	Assam
Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)	[[File:Tropical fri jabalpur.JPG	100x100px]]	ICFRE-TFRI	1988	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha

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	100x100px]]	ARCBR	2004	Aizawl	Northeast India
Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI)	[[File:Cfrhrd chindwara.jpg	100x100px]]	CFRHRD	1995	Chhindwara	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha
Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation
(a centre of ICFRE)	[[File:Csfer allahabad.jpg	100x100px]]	CSFER	1992	Prayagraj	Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range
url=http://www.tripurainfo.com/Info/ArchiveD.aspx?WhatId=295	title=The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA	publisher=Tripurainfo	date=2013-09-14	access-date=2014-08-12	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811214721/http://www.tripurainfo.com/Info/ArchiveD.aspx?WhatId=295	archive-date=2014-08-11 }}	CFLE	2013	Agartala	Tripura
Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management
(a centre of AFRI)		UF&LM	(Planned)	Gandhinagar	Gujarat

References

(1 Feb 2025). "DEMAND NO. 28, Demands for Grants, 2025-2026, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE".
"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.
"Items of Work Handled | Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in.
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"Research and Training (Forestry) (RT)". [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India).
"Autonomous Bodies | Union Government | Government of India Web Directory". Goidirectory.nic.in.
"About ICFRE". Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education.
"Notification issued for Green Credit Program (GCP) and Ecomark scheme Under LiFE Initiative to Promote Sustainable Lifestyle and Environmental Conservation".
"S&T Institutes |Central Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India". Envfor.nic.in.
[http://saiindia.gov.in/english/home/about_us/OW/AB/RC&LB.pdf 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."] {{webarchive. link. (9 August 2014 Accessed: 25 August 2014.)
"FAO Country Profiles:India". Fao.org.
"UNDP in India". In.undp.org.
(2013-12-01). "National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources". Nbfgr.res.in.
"State of Forest Genetic Resources Conservation and Management in India". Fao.org.
(2013-09-14). "The first news, views & information website of TRIPURA". Tripurainfo.

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