Tropical Forest Research Institute

Coordinates: 23°05′57″N 79°59′22″E / 23.099132°N 79.989333°E / 23.099132; 79.989333
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Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI)
TypeEducation and Research institute
Established1988
Parent institution
ICFRE
DirectorDr. Nitin Kulkarni
Location
India PO R.F.R.C., Mandla Road Jabalpur
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India 482021

23°05′57″N 79°59′22″E / 23.099132°N 79.989333°E / 23.099132; 79.989333
CampusUrban : Spread over 1,010.66 acres (4.0900 km2)
AcronymTFRI
Websitetfri.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 (ICFRE)[2] of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.[3]

Divisions[edit]

  • 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

Thrust areas of research[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

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