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FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY

Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehra Dun made a humble beginning from the Forest School established in 1878. Initially named as Imperial Forest Research Institute, FRI came into being in 1906. Later renamed as Forest Research Institute and Colleges, it had a number of Centres located at different places all over the country administering research as well as training of Forest Officers and Forest Rangers. In 1988, on reorganisation of Forestry Research in the Country and creation of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), the training and Research Centres were given an independent status. FRI, now one of the institutes under ICFRE, was conferred the status of Deemed University in December 1991, on the recommendation of U.G.C., Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

OBJECTIVES OF THE FRI UNIVERSITY

• To impart education in different branches of forestry and environment.

• To provide for research and advancement and dissemination of knowledge in the field of forestry and environment.

• To create consciousness about forest and environment among people through forestry extension programmes.

• To carry out such other activities as may be necessary and desirable to further the safeguarding of environment and protection of forests and wildlife.

RESEARCH DIVISIONS AND DISCIPLINES IN THE INSTITUTE

• BOTANY (Systematic Botany, Wood Anatomy, Plant Physiology, Tissue Culture)

• CHEMISTRY OF FOREST PRODUCTS (Chemical Extracts from Trees, Forest Based Oil seeds)

• EXTENSION (Social Forestry and Extension, Agroforestry)

• FOREST ECOLOGY and ENVIRONMENT (Forest Productivity, Biodiversity, Environment and Pollution)

• FOREST ENTOMOLOGY (Control Measures, Taxonomy)

• FOREST PATHOLOGY (Forest Diseases, Biofertilizers)

• FOREST PRODUCTS (Timber Mechanics, Wood Seasoning, Wood Preservation, Composite Wood, Wood Working and Finishing, Timber Engineering)

• FOREST SOIL and LAND RECLAMATION (Wasteland, Reclamation, Soil Geology and Mineralogy)

• GENETICS and TREE PROPAGATION (Genetics Improvement and Breeding)

• NON WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Resins and Gums)

• RESOURCE SURVEY and MANAGEMENT (Forest Mensuration, Forest Economics)

• SILVICULTURE (Experimental Silviculture, Logging, Seed Technology)

• Cellulose and Paper (Paper Technology)

• FOREST BIOTECHNOLOGY

• FOREST BIO INFORMATICS

• ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

• WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

• FOREST GEOINFORMATICS

• FOREST HYDROLOGY