Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Encyclopedia
The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education is an autonomous organization, or governmental agency
, under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
. 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 8 research institutes and 3 advanced centres to cater to the research needs of different bio-geographical regions. These are located at Dehradun
, Shimla, Ranchi, Jorhat, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Bangalore and Coimbatore. Allahabad, Chhindwara and Hyderabad.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
, under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. Its functions are to conduct forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
research; transfer the technologies developed to the states of India and other user agencies; and to impart forestry education. The council has 8 research institutes and 3 advanced centres to cater to the research needs of different bio-geographical regions. These are located at Dehradun
Forest Research Institute
The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. It was established in 1906 and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind...
, Shimla, Ranchi, Jorhat, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Bangalore and Coimbatore. Allahabad, Chhindwara and Hyderabad.
See also
- Indian Forest ServiceIndian Forest ServiceThe Indian Forest Service is the Forestry service of India. It is one of the three All India Services of the Indian government, along with the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service; its employees are recruited by the national government but serve under the state governments or...
- Forest Research Institute, DehradunForest Research InstituteThe Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. It was established in 1906 and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind...
- Indian Institute of Forest ManagementIndian Institute of Forest ManagementThe Indian Institute of Forest Management is an autonomous institution at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, India, established by the , Government of India with financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and course assistance from the Indian Institute of...
(IIFM) - Wildlife Institute of IndiaWildlife Institute of IndiaThe Wildlife Institute of India is a autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.WII carries out wildlife research in areas of study like Biodiversity, Endangered Species, Wildlife Policy, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Forensics, Spatial Modeling,...
(WII) - Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore (IFGTB)