Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
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) |
Location | ![]() 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Advanced research Centres
[edit]Name | Photo | Acronym | Established | City | Jurisdiction | Website |
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Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (a unit of RFRI) |
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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) |
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CSFER | 1992 | Prayagraj | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range | www |
Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[2][13] | CFLE | 2013 | Agartala | Tripura | ||
Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management (a centre of AFRI) |
UF&LM | (Planned) | Gandhinagar | Gujarat |
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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: 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
[edit]- Official website
- Ministry of Environment and Forests
- India.gov.in/moef
- National Portal of India
- dehradun.nic.in
- Indian Institute of Forest Management
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation
- Animal Welfare Board of India
- Botanical Survey of India
- Central Pollution Control Board
- Environmental Information System
- Odisha State Pollution Control Board
- Delhi Pollution Control Committee
- Directorate of Forest Education
- Forest Survey of India
- Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
- National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board
- National Board of Wildlife
- National Institute of Animal Welfare
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Zoological Park
- Zoological Survey of India
- Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
- Centre for Environment Education
- C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre, Chennai
- Centre for Animals and Environment, Bangalore
- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics, Chennai
- Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions
- Centre for Ecological Sciences, Bangalore
- Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem, Delhi
- Centre for Mining Environment, Dhanbad
- Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
- Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute
- National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management
- G. B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora
- Indian Institute of Forest Management
- Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute, Bengaluru
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
- Wildlife Institute of India
- CK Mishra (incumbent)
- Rajiv Gandhi
- Bhajan Lal
- Ziaur Rahman Ansari(As MoS, IC till 25 June 1988)
- V. P. Singh
- Nilamani Routray
- Maneka Gandhi(MoS, IC)
- Kamal Nath (MoS, IC)
- Rajesh Pilot (MoS, IC)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Jai Narain Prasad Nishad
- Saifuddin Soz
- H. D. Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral
- Suresh Prabhu
- T. R. Baalu
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Ramesh Bais
- A. Raja
- Manmohan Singh
- Jairam Ramesh(MoS, IC)
- Jayanthi Natarajan(MoS, IC)
- M. Veerappa Moily
- Prakash Javdekar(MoS, IC)
- Anil Madhav Dave(MoS, IC)
- Dr. Harsh Vardhan
- Prakash Javdekar (incumbent)
- Mahesh Sharma
- Babul Supriyo (incumbent)