Established 1986 Acroonym ICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.) Founded 1986 | Campus Urban Website www.icfre.org Type of business Autonomous Organisation | |
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Location P.O. New Forest, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 248006 Address Forest Research Institute, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001 Parent institution Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | ||
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is an autonomous organisation or governmental agency under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, 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.
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History
ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India. 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.
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)