Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI) is a Research institute situated in
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...
in
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. 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, Forest and Climate Change
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is an Indian government ministry. This ministry is headed by Secretary Rank senior most IAS officer. The ministry portfolio is currently held by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister of ...
,
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, c ...
.
Divisions
* Agro-Forestry
* Biodiversity and Sustainable Management
*
Tropical forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fores ...
Ecology and Rehabilitation
* Forest Entomology
* Forest Pathology
* Genetics and Plant Propagation
* Non Wood Forest Produce
* Silviculture and Joint Forest Management
* Extension
Thrust areas of research
* Biodiversity assessment, conservation and development
* Sustainable forest management
* Planting stock improvement
* Climate change
* Environmental amelioration
* Forest products development
* Biofuels from forests
* Development of agroforestry models
* Forest protection
* Forest extension
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 ...
*
List of Environment and Forest Research Institutes in India
This is a List of forest research institutes in India.
Autonomous research institutes
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Institutes under India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
* Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Hi ...
*
Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK) Forest Science Centres
References
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Indian forest research institutes
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Research institutes in Madhya Pradesh
Education in Jabalpur
1988 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
Research institutes established in 1988
Environmental organisations based in India