TheIndian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)[2][3][4] is an autonomous organisation[5][6] orgovernmental agency under theMoEFCC,Government of India. Headquartered inDehradun, its functions are to conductforestry 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 atDehradun, Shimla, Ranchi, Jorhat, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Prayagraj, Chhindwara, Aizawl, Hyderabad and Agartala.[7] It's also the administrator and implementor of India's Green Credits Program.[8]
ICFRE is the largest organisation responsible for forestry research in India.[3][9] ICFRE was created in 1986, under theCentral 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 atDehradun.[citation needed] ICFRE became an autonomous council under the Ministry in 1991.[10]
The mandate of the ICFRE is to organise, direct and manage research andeducation in theforestry sector,[11] including in cooperation with FORTIP (UNDP[12]/FAO Regional Forest Tree Improvement Project),UNDP andWorld Bank on economically important species. ICFRE established a National Bureau of Forest Genetic Resources (NBFGR).[13][14]
P.O. New Forest,Dehradun
