Here is a list of twenty-seven research institutes for conserving forests.
International Research Institutes:
1. International Tropical Timber Organization:
The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) is an intergovernmental organization promoting the conservation and sustainable management, use and trade of tropical forest resources. Its members represent about 80% of the world’s tropical forests and 90% of the global tropical timber trade.
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ITTO was established under the auspices of the United Nations in 1986 amidst increasing worldwide concern for the fate of tropical forests and has its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. While almost everyone was alarmed at the rate of deforestation occurring in many tropical countries, there was also considerable agreement that the tropical timber trade was one of the keys to economic development in those same countries.
ITTO’s origins can be traced back to 1976 when the long series of negotiations that led to the first International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) began at the fourth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as part of that organization’s Programme for Commodities.
The eventual outcome of these negotiations was the ITTA, 1983, which governed the Organization’s work until 31 December 1996, when it was superseded by the ITTA, 1994. Negotiations for a successor to this agreement were concluded in 2006, again under the auspices of UNCTAD. The ITTA, 2006 entered into force on December 7, 2011.
2. International Institute for Environment and Development:
International Institute for Environment and Development (UED) is one of the world’s most influential international development and environment policy research organizations. It was founded in 1971 by merging the concept and cause of sustainable development and has the headquarters in London, UK.
IIED is one of the world’s most influential policy research organizations working at the interface between development and environment. IIED contributes to many international policy processes and frameworks, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and the UN conventions on climate change and biological diversity.
3. The International Union of Forest Research Organizations:
The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is a non-profit, nongovernmental international network of forest scientists, which promotes global cooperation in forest-related research and enhances the understanding of the ecological, economic and social aspects of forests and trees. It has its headquarters in Austria. IUFRO was founded as the International Union of Forest Experiment Stations in 1892. IUFRO focuses on science-based management, conservation and sustainable development of the world’s forest resources for the benefit of present and future generations.
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IUFRO has identified three strategic goals and related objectives for the period 2011- 2014. IUFRO addresses Research and Institutional Goals at the same time. The Research Goals strongly focus on the following six thematic areas: Forests for People, Forests and Climate Change, Forest Bioenergy, Forest Biodiversity Conservation, Forest and Water Interactions and Resources for the Future.
IUFRO’s three strategic goals are:
i. To strengthen research and expand IUFRO’s capacity for interdisciplinary cooperation.
ii. To strengthen coordination within the scientific community and increase visibility of science-based research findings.
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iii. To further strengthen IUFRO’s work at the science-policy interface.
4. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis:
Founded in 1972, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is a non-governmental international research organization that conducts policy-oriented research into problems that are too large or too complex to be solved by a single country or academic discipline. It is independent and completely unconstrained by political or national self-interest and located in Laxenburg near Vienna in Austria.
IIASA concentrates its research efforts within three core research themes: Energy and Climate Change; Food and Water; Poverty and Equity. IIASA’s overall theme in the forest area is Global Change and Forests. It addresses the question of how to manage forest sector in order to harmonize geo and bio-physic functions with socioeconomic development.
5. Centre for International Forestry Research:
Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global facility dedicated to advancing human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity. It conducts research that enables more informed and equitable decision making about the use and management of forests in less-developed countries. It was established in May 1993 and has its headquarters in Bogor, Indonesia. CIFOR is one of 15 Centers within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
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CIFOR’s research and expert analysis help policy makers and practitioners shape effective policy, improve the management of tropical forests and address the needs and perspectives of people who depend on forests for their livelihoods.
In implementing its research, CIFOR is collaborating with other Centers within the CGIAR – the World Agroforestry Centre, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and Biodiversity International – to conduct the CGIAR Consortium Research Programme Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (also known as CRP6). CRP6 aims to achieve a clear objective- enhancing the management and use of forests, agroforestry and tree genetic resources across the landscape, from forests to farms.
6. World Agroforestry Centre:
The World Agroforestry Centre (formerly the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry-ICRAF) is part of the alliance of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centres dedicated to generating and applying the best available knowledge to stimulate agricultural growth, raise farmer’s incomes and protect the environment.
It was established in 1971 and has five regional offices with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. It conducts research in agroforestry; in partnership with national agricultural research systems with a view to developing more sustainable and productive land use. The focus of its research is countries/regions in developing world, in particular the tropics.
The World Agroforestry Centre is guided by the broad development challenges: poverty alleviation that entails enhanced food security and health, improved productivity with lower environmental and social costs and resilience in the face of climate change and other external shocks.
7. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute or the Center for Tropical Forest Science:
The Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) is a global network of forest research plots committed to the study of tropical and temperate forest function and diversity. The multi-institutional network comprises more than forty forest research plots across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe, with a strong focus on tropical regions.
CTFS monitors the growth and survival of about 4.5 million trees of approximately 8,500 species. CTFS plots involve hundreds of scientists from more than 75 institutions worldwide and CTFS has its headquarters in Panama. Ecologists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute established the first plot on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Panama in 1980.
8. The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre:
The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), Cambridge is a collaboration between the United Nations Environment Programme and WCMC, a UK-based charity. The international community has acknowledged the role of UNEP-WCMC and has to carry out many critical global functions.
In particular, UNEP’s Governing Council has recognized the Centre as UNEP’s specialist biodiversity and assessment arm providing a range of biodiversity-related services to UNEP, Governments, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and their constituent party states and other bodies in the NGO and private sectors.
9. International Forestry Resources and Institutions Research Network:
International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) Research Network is a unique group of researchers working on forest governance and livelihoods. It focuses on data collection and analysis across multiple international settings at the local-level, using both social and ecological data collected at several points in time.
It aims to explain how institutions shape forest governance outcomes. Founded in 1992 at Indiana University, the network is currently housed at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, USA. It is built around links among fourteen Collaborative Research Centers in 12 countries.
Regional Institutes:
10. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization:
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) is Australia’s national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world. It was founded in 1916 originally as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry.
CSIRO’s corporate headquarters are located at Limestone Avenue in the Australian Capital Territory in Campbell, Australia. CSIRO’s research is performed by the 13 Divisions. CSIRO is involved in more than 740 research activities, working with leading scientific organizations in over 80 countries with partners and customers ranging from foreign governments, small companies to large multi-nationals and international foundations.
11. The International Institute of Tropical Forestry:
The International Institute of Tropical Forestry (RTF) is part of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service that was founded in 1939. The IITF is located in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico on the grounds of the University of Puerto Rico, Agricultural Experimental Station.
The Institute is dedicated to tropical forestry on an international level. Within the Forest Service’s mission of caring for the land and serving people, the IITFs mission is to develop and exchange knowledge critical to sustaining tropical ecosystem benefits for human kind.
Other Regional Forestry Institutes:
i. The Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI) based in Oregon, US.
ii. The Ontario Forest Research Institute (OFRI) located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
iii. The Centre for Forest Research (CFR) with headquarters at Montreal, Canada.
iv. The Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA) with headquarters at Vantaa, Finland.
v. The Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products, Hamburg, Germany.
vi. The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) located in Kepong, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
vii. The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development established by Guyana and the Commonwealth.
viii. The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute with headquarters at As, Norway.
ix. The Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) with headquarters at Brussels Belgium.
x. New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (SCION) with headquarters at Rotorua, New Zealand.
xi. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
xii. Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI), Seoul, Korea.
Forest Research and Education Organizations in India:
12. The Ministry of Environment & Forests:
The Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India’s environmental and forestry policies and programmes.
The Ministry also serves as the nodal agency in the country for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and for the follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED).
The Ministry is also entrusted with issues relating to multilateral bodies such as the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Global Environment Facility (GEF) and of regional bodies like Economic and Social Council for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) and South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) on matters pertaining to the environment.
The broad objectives of the Ministry are:
i. Conservation and survey of flora, fauna, forests and wildlife.
ii. Prevention and control of pollution.
iii. Afforestation and regeneration of degraded areas.
iv. Protection of the environment.
v. Ensuring the welfare of animals.
Subordinate Offices of MoEF:
i. Forest Survey of India, Dehradun.
ii. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.
iii. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
iv. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy, Dehradun.
v. Directorate of Forest Education, Dehradun.
vi. National Institute of Animal Welfare, Faridabad.
vii. National Zoological Park, New Delhi.
viii. National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi.
Autonomous Organizations of MoEF:
i. Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Almora.
ii. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun.
iii. The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal.
iv. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIPTI), Bangalore.
v. Wildlife Institute of India (WD), Dehradun.
Authorities of MoEF:
i. Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi.
ii. National Biodiversity Authority, New Delhi.
iii. National Ganga River Basin Authority, New Delhi.
iv. National Tiger Conservation Authority, New Delhi.
Boards of MoEF:
i. Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai.
ii. Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi.
iii. National Afforestation and Eco-development Board, New Delhi.
13. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education:
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun is an autonomous body of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India established in the year 1988. ICFRE is an apex body in the national forestry research system and has been undertaking the holistic development of forestry research through need based planning, promoting, conducting and coordinating research, education and extension covering all aspects of forestry.
The Council deals with the solution based forestry research in tune with the emerging issues in the sector, including global concerns such as climate change, conservation of biological diversity, combating desertification and sustainable management and development of resources. Topical research by the Council enhances public confidence in the ability of forest managers and researchers to successfully handle challenges related to natural resource management.
ICFRE has eight Regional Research Institutes and four Research Centres located in different bio-geographical regions of the country to cater the forestry research needs of the nation.
Regional Research Institutes under ICFRE:
i. Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun was established in 1906.
ii. Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore was established in 1988.
iii. Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore was established in 1988 but its origin goes back to 1938 when, the then Government of Mysore had set up a Forest Research Laboratory (FRL) at Bangalore.
iv. Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur came into existence in 1988, although its origin goes back to 1973 when a Regional Centre of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun was established at Jabalpur.
v. Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat was established in 1988.
vi. Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI), Jodhpur was established in 1988.
vii. Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla was established as High Level Conifer Regeneration Research Centre during 1977. The institute made its humble beginning from this Centre at the time of re-organization of forestry research in ICFRE during 1998.
viii. Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi was established in 1993.
Advanced Research Centres under ICFRE:
i. Centre for Social Forestry and Eco-Rehabilitation (CSFER), Allahabad was established in 1992 as an advanced centre under the umbrella of ICFRE and presently, it is a branch of Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun.
ii. Centre for Forestry Research and Human Resource Development (CFRHRD), Chhindwara came into existence in 1995. It was declared in 1996 as a satellite Centre of Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur.
iii. Forest Research Centre (FRC), Hyderabad was initially established in 1997 as Advanced Centre for Biotechnology and Mangrove Forests functioning under the administrative control of Institute of Wood Science and Technology Bangalore. It was formally inaugurated as FRC in 2000.
iv. Advanced Research Centre for Bamboo and Rattans (ARCBR), Aizawl was established in 2004.
14. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy:
Established in May 1987, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun became the successor institute of the erstwhile Indian Forest College. It’s the premier institution offering professional training services to the Indian Forest Service and probationers.
The main objective is to provide proper professional knowledge of forestry, managerial skills and to help the probationers follow the fundamental ethos of the All India Services. There are Compulsory Training Courses held in the academy for the IFS officers, sponsored by the Ministry of MoEF. The Academy also conducts five Skill Up gradation courses, which is promoted by State Forest Service (SFS) and cadres belonging to different states are trained under this program.
15. Directorate of Forest Education:
Previously Directorate of Forest Education (DFE), Dehradun was a part of the FRI Colleges, Dehradun and remained responsible for professional and technical level training and education in the country. After the reorganization of FRI & Colleges and creation of an autonomous ICFRE, this Directorate was de-linked in 1991 and functions directly under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The directorate is responsible for controlling, coordinating and managing the entire regular training courses of State Forest Service and Forest Range Officers in the country. It also organizes short-term special refresher courses for the service officers.
The colleges, which are under the administrative control of the directorate, are:
i. State Forest Service College, Dehradun (Uttaranchal).
ii. State Forest Service College, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu).
iii. State Forest Service College, Burnihat (Assam).
iv. Eastern Forest Rangers College, Kurseong (West Bengal).
16. Wildlife Institute of India:
Wildlife Institute of India (WII), an autonomous Institution of Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, was established at Dehradun in 1982 with a mandate to train government and non-government personnel, carry out research and advise on matters of conservation and management of wildlife resources. WII is an internationally acclaimed Institution, which offers training program, academic courses and advisory in wildlife research and management.
The Institute is actively engaged in research across the breadth of the country on biodiversity related issues. It was initially established under the ministry of Agriculture and Corporation in 1982. In April 1986, WII became an autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, comprising a 35-member WII society headed by the Union Minister of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
17. Indian Institute of Forest Management:
The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIEM), Bhopal is a sectoral management institute which constantly endeavors to evolve knowledge useful for the managers in the area of Forest, Environment and Natural Resources Management and allied sectors. Since its establishment in the year 1982, IIFM is working as an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The Objective of the institute is to provide training in management and its related subjects to the officers from the IFS, Forest departments, Forest Development Corporations and Forest Related Industries with a view to inculcate professionalism in forestry management. The activities of IIFM fall under four realms, which are education, training, research and consultancy, related to forest management.
18. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute:
Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIPTI), Bangalore which was started in 1962 as a Co-operative Research Association of the Plywood Industry, has evolved into a dynamic and creative organization dedicated in developing new environment friendly technologies for wood based industry.
It became an autonomous organization of the MoEF when the Government of India in the year 1990 transferred it from the Ministry of Industry. The institute is recognized internationally as a centre of expertise in the mechanical wood industries and is well equipped with the modern facilities of research and training in saw milling and plywood. The Institute frequently conducts research to enlarge the service life of wood and products, economize wood utilization by reducing wastage in conversion as well as in application.
19. Centre for Environment Education:
Centre for Environment Education (CEE) was created in recognition of the importance of environmental education in India’s overall environment and development strategy. The result of a unique partnership between government and a non-governmental institution, CEE was established as a Centre of Excellence in 1984 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. CEE now works in the field of environment education and action for a wide range of sectors, target groups and geographical areas.
20. Forest Survey of India:
Forest Survey of India (FSI) is a premier national organization under the union Ministry of Environment and Forests, responsible for assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of the country regularly. In addition, it is also engaged in providing the services of training, research and extension. FSI was established in Dehradun on 01 June 1981.
It started as an organization called Pre-Investment Survey of Forest Resources (PISFR) in 1965 as FAO/UNDP/GOI Project. The main objective of PISFR was to ascertain the availability of raw material for establishment of wood based industries in selected areas of the country.
National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) report in 1976 recommended for the creation of a National Forest Survey Organization for a regular, periodic and comprehensive forest resources survey of the country leading to creation of FSI. After a critical review of activities undertaken by FSI, Government of India redefined the mandate of FSI in 1986 in order to make it more relevant to the rapidly changing needs and aspirations of the country.
21. National Research Centre for Agroforestry:
The National Research Centre for Agroforestry (NRCAF), Jhansi as unit of ICAR was established in 1988. It undertakes basic and applied research for developing and delivering technologies based on sustainable agroforestry practices on farms, marginal and wastelands for different agro climatic zones in India.
22. Central Arid Zone Research Institute:
To arrest the land degradation process and for scientific and sustainable management of the resources, Desert Afforestation Station was established in 1952 at Jodhpur. This was later expanded into Desert Afforestation and Soil Conservation Station in 1957, and finally upgraded to Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) in 1959 under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
The CAZRI operates through Six Divisions, located at the headquarters in Jodhpur. There are four Regional Research Stations located in different agro-climatic zones to work on location-specific problems. CAZRI focuses on development of sustainable farming systems in the arid ecosystem.
23. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing:
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), Dehradun under Indian Space Research Organization, Department of Space, Govt., of India is a premier training and educational institute set up for developing trained professionals in the field of remote sensing, geoinformatics and GPS technology for natural resources, environmental and disaster Management. Formerly known as the Indian Photo-Interpretation Institute (IPI), the IIRS was set up in 1966 under the patronage of the Survey of India to provide training on remote sensing technology.
24. National Remote Sensing Centre:
National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), a constituent of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), located at Hyderabad with five regional remote sensing centres located at Bengaluru, Nagpur, Kolkata & Jodhpur. NRSC at Hyderabad has been converted into full-fledged centres of ISRO since September 2008.
Earlier, NRSC was an autonomous body called National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) under Department of Space (DOS). National Remote Sensing Centre’s mandate is to provide Earth observation data from space and aerial platforms to users, develop technologies for the management of natural resources, support disaster monitoring and management and capacity building.
25. State Forest Research Institute:
State Forest Research Institute (SFRI), Jabalpur the first state level forest research institute in the country, came into existence on 27 June 1963, as per the recommendations of the 10th Silvicultural Conference held at Dehradun in 1961. The mandate of the institute is to provide scientific technical support to the M.P. forest department and various forestry related institutions, as well as other stakeholders and forestry sector as a whole, in the state.
26. Kerala Forest Research Institute:
Established in 1975, the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is an institution of the Government of Kerala under its Science and Technology Department. The Institute is dedicated to research in tropical forestry, environment and biodiversity conservation. In 2003, when the State owned R&D institutions were re-organized to constitute the Kerala State Council for Science and Technology (KSCSTE), KFRI also became part of the latter. The Main Campus of KFRI is situated at Peechi, Thrissur District.
Other State Forest Research Institutes:
i. State Forest Research Institute, Kolapakkam, Chennai.
ii. State Forest Research Institute, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
iii. State Forest Research and Training Institute (SFRTI), Raipur, Chhattisgarh.
iv. State Forest Research Institute, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
v. State Forest Research Institute, Janipura, Jammu (J&K).
27. Forestry Education Institutions in India:
The first systematic program of forestry education was started in 1763 at Master Schools in Germany at Harting and Cotta. Master Schools spread widely from these two places and German foresters were invited to many countries to take charge of forest management and to educate foresters. The first forestry school was established in Austria by Prince Schwarzenberg and Prince Liechtenstein, the two largest owners of forest land.
This was followed by the State owned forestry schools on the same pattern of military academics in various countries viz. 1790 at Munich (Bovaria), 1803 at St. Petersburg (Russia), 1813 at Mariabrunn (Austria), 1825 at Nancy (France), 1828 at Stockholm (Sweden), 1848 at Turin (Italy), 1878 in Russia and later in Poland and the Scandinavian countries.
Thirteenth session of the FAO Advisory Committee on Forestry Education held in Mexico City during June, 1985 discussed the status of forestry education in developing countries and attention was drawn to the imbalance between university education and technical and vocational training and the need to train foresters at all levels. It also discussed the necessity to adjust forestry training to the real needs of the world.
The scientific forestry started in India is as early as 1864 to train the forestry professionals for the forest management. Teaching of forestry, research and extension in India had been under the purview of Federal and State Forest Services till 1985. In view of the shortage of trained manpower in the Forestry sector, Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) considered the expansion of Forestry education and research in selected State Agricultural Universities during the VII Plan period (1985-90) with the objective of getting professionally trained students in forestry on sustainable basis.
Forestry education at the University level in the country was started from the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) in the year 1985 with the inception of B.Sc. Forestry as a four year degree program. ICAR selected 13 State Agricultural Universities of India for starting B.Sc. Forestry degree programme during the academic year 1985-86.
The starting of forestry degree programme in the Universities was more or less a consequence of the general awareness to the environmental and forestry related problems. The media played an active role in highlighting the problems of deforestation, wasteland formation, environmental degradation as the consequence of development projects.
Now there are many State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Traditional Universities, Deemed Universities and private educational institutions in the country, recognized by the UGC, ICAR and ICFRE, have been offering B.Sc. Forestry programme. M.Sc. and Ph.D. in forestry/agroforestry with specialization of particular topic related to forestry have also been started in many institutions.
List of Forestry Organizations Providing Specialized Education and Training:
i. Indian Institute of Forestry Management (IIFM), Bhopal on forest management.
ii. Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun on wildlife research and management.
iii. Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bangalore on plywood manufacturing and mechanical wood processing.
iv. Institute of Paper Technology (IPT), Saharanpur on pulp and paper technology.
List of Universities, Colleges and Departments Offering Forestry, Agroforestry and Wildlife Education:
i. ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari of Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat.
ii. Forest Research Institute-Deemed University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
iii. Forest College Research Institute (FC&RI), Mettupalayam of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
iv. College of Forestry, Nauni, Solan of Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, H.P.
v. College of Forestry and Environment, Allahabad of Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) – Deemed University, U.P.
vi. College of Forestry and Hill Agriculture, Ranichauri of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand.
vii. College of Forestry, Akola of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra.
viii. College of Forestry, Dapoli of Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra.
ix. College of Forestry, Ponnampet of University of Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore, Karnataka.
x. College of Forestry, Sirsi of University of Agricultural Sciences-Dharwad, Karnataka.
xi. College of Forestry, Thrissur of Kerala Agricultural University.
xii. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar of Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Rajasthan.
xiii. College of Horticulture and Forestry (CH&F) Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh of Central Agricultural University.
xiv. College of Forestry & Hill Agriculture, Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry.
xv. Faculty of Forestry, Kanke, Ranchi of Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi.
xvi. Faculty of Forestry, Shalimar, Srinagar of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir.
xvii. Division of Agroforestry of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu.
xviii. Department of Forestry, Nirjuli of North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) Deemed University, Arunachal Pradesh.
xix. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Ludhiana of Punjab Agricultural University.
xx. Department of Forestry of Kumaun University, Uttarakhand.
xxi. Department of Forestry, Bhubaneswar of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.
xxii. Department of Forestry, Hisar of CCS Haryana Agricultural University.
xxiii. Department of Forestry, Kanpur of C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, U.P.
xxiv. Department of Forestry, Raipur of Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Chhattisgarh.
xxv. Department of Forestry, Srinagar (Garhwal) of H.N.B. Garhwal University, Uttarakhand.
xxvi. Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment Science, Bilaspur of Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya University, Chhattisgarh.
xxvii. Department of Forestry, Cooch Behar of Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, West Bengal.
xxviii. Department of Wildlife Science of Aligarh Muslim University, U.P.
xxix. Department of Agroforestry, Jhansi of Bundelkhand University, U.P.
xxx. School of Studies (Forestry & Wildlife), Bastar of Bastar University, Chhattisgarh.
xxxi. Doon (PG) College of Agriculture Science and Technology (DCAST), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
xxxii. Dolphin (PG) Institute of Biomedical & Natural Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.