Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Latest News

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will prepare a district-wise report on which hills meet the criteria to be considered part of the Aravalli Range, but strictly for the purposes of mining, the Union Environment Minister said recently.

About Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)

• It is the apex body in the national research system in the area of forestry.
• It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF & CC), Government of India.
• Mission: To generate, advance, and disseminate scientific knowledge and technologies for ecological security, improved productivity, livelihood enhancement, and sustainable use of forest resources through forestry research and education.
• Headquarters: Dehradun 
• History:
  • The journey of ICFRE was initiated way back towards the end of the nineteenth century with the advent of scientific forestry in India and the establishment of the Forest School in Dehradun in 1878. 
  • It was on 5th June 1906, subsequently, that the Imperial Forest Research Institute was founded by the Government of India for taking forward forestry research in the country.  
  • In 1986 the ICFRE was formed as an umbrella organisation for taking care of the forestry research, education, and extension needs of the country. 
  • Finally, on 1st June 1991, the ICFRE was declared an autonomous Council under the then Ministry of Environment and Forests.
• Presently, ICFRE, with its headquarters at Dehradun, has a pan-India presence with its 9 Regional Research Institutes and 5 Centers in different biogeographical regions of the country. 
• The regional research institutes are located at Jodhpur, Dehradun, Shimla, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Jorhat, and Jabalpur, and the centres are at Agartala, Aizawl, Allahabad, Chhindwara, and Visakhapatnam.

Source: TH

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