| Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education | |
| Native Name: | भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद् |
| Motto: | वनस्पतय: शान्ति: |
| Type: | Autonomous Organisation |
| Free Label: | Acroonym |
| Free: | ICFRE (भा.वा.अ.शि.प.) |
| City: |  P.O. New Forest, Dehradun |
| State: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India 248006 |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Parent: | Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) |
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]
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. ICFRE is headed by a Director General with headquarters at Dehradun. ICFRE became an autonomous council under the Ministry in 1991.[8]
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]
| Name | Photo | Acronym | Established | City | Jurisdiction | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) | ICFRE-AFRI | 1988 | Jodhpur | ||||
| Forest Research Institute (FRI) | ICFRE-FRI | 1906 | Dehradun | Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab | |||
| ICFRE-HFRI | 1977 | Shimla | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
| 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 | |||
| ICFRE-IFP | 1993 | Ranchi | Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim | ||||
| ICFRE-IWST | 1938 | Bengaluru | Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa | ||||
| Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) | ICFRE-RFRI | 1988 | Jorhat | Northeast India | |||
| Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) | ICFRE-TFRI | 1988 | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha |
| Name | Photo | Acronym | Established | City | Jurisdiction | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (a unit of RFRI) | ARCBR | 2004 | Aizawl | Northeast India | ||
| Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (satellite centre of TFRI) | CFRHRD | 1995 | Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha | ||
| Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (a centre of ICFRE) | CSFER | 1992 | Prayagraj | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar, Vindhya Range | ||
| Centre for Forest Based Livelihood and Extension[13] | CFLE | 2013 | Agartala | Tripura | ||
| Centre for Urban Forestry and Landscape Management (a centre of AFRI) | UF&LM | (Planned) | Gandhinagar | |||