Tropical Forest Research Institute

23°05′57″N 79°59′22″E / 23.099132°N 79.989333°E / 23.099132; 79.989333CampusUrban : Spread over 1,010.66 acres (4.0900 km²)AcronymTFRIWebsitetfri.icfre.gov.in

Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)^[1] is a Research institute situated in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education^[2] of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.^[3]

Divisions

Agro-forestry
Biodiversity and sustainable management
Tropical forest ecology and rehabilitation
Forest entomology
Forest pathology
Genetics and plant propagation
Non-wood forest produce
Silviculture and joint forest management
Extension

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

List of Environment and Forest Research Institutes in India
Van Vigyan Kendra Forest Science Centres

References

^ "Tropical Forest Research Institute". Tfri.icfre.gov.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "ICFRE home page". Archived from the original on 11 August 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ "Official website : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change". Envfor.nic.in. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

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