Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) is a research institute situated in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
in the state of
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
, India. It works under the
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
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 fore ...
(ICFRE)
of the
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change,
Government of India
The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...
.
Divisions
* Forest Ecology and Climate Change
* Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement
* Extension and Publicity (ICTS)
* Mangroves and Coastal Ecology
See also
*
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
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 fore ...
*
Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) Forest Science Centres
*
Social forestry in India
Social forestry is the management and protection of forests and afforestation of barren and deforested lands with the purpose of helping environmental, social and rural development. The term social forestry was first used in 1976 by The Nation ...
References
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2012 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Research institutes established in 2012
Nature conservation in India
Forest research institutes
Forestry education in India
Forestry agencies in India
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Research institutes in Hyderabad, India