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Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

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External Projects Division

Objectives:

1- Liaisoning with National and International agencies on collaborative forestry research and entering into MoUs.

2- Coordination and formulation of thrust area-based projects with prospective funding agencies.

3- To organize workshops, seminars and conferences with collaborating agencies.

4- Facilitation for submission and approval of project proposals submitted to the prospective funding agencies.

5- Maintain a database of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs).

Summary of Annual Information of EAPs/Consultancy/MoUs for ICFRE/Institutes for 2025-2026

Institutes Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)
ONGOING SUBMITTED COMPLETED
Total No. of Projects Total Budget  Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
Budget allotted for current financial year 2025-2026 (Rs. in lakhs) Total No. of Projects Total Budget
(Rs. in lakhs)
Total No. of Projects Total Budget Outlay Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
AFRI, Jodhpur 7 316.87 76.29 33 2331.53 7 169.68
FRI, Dehradun 24 3067.81 504.35 37 3905.61 10 409.76
HFRI, Shimla 7 387.05 105.18 26 1517.98 6 341.30
IFB, Hyderabad 5 87.86 47.85 14 1251.40 - -
IFGTB, Coimbatore 33 1091.46 373.55 28 21001.00 3 124.07
IFP, Ranchi 2 35.59 17.80 6 764.50 - -
IWST, Bengaluru 42 2726.85 889.31 60 1833.34 13 171.33
RFRI, Jorhat 5 113.79 45.01 22 2226.47 2 76.92
TFRI, Jabalpur 14 707.94 24.58 70 2918.49 2 12.28
ICFRE-BCC 5 2229.98 672.23      
ICFRE-COE 4 524.73 180.00 19 9726.64    
ICFRE-EM    
Total 148 11289.93 2936.15 315 47476.96 43 1305.34
Institutes Consultancies/Consultancy Projects
ONGOING SUBMITTED COMPLETED
Total No. of Projects Total Budget  Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
Budget allotted for current financial year 2025-2026 (Rs. in lakhs) Total No. of Projects Total Budget
(Rs. in lakhs)
Total No. of Projects Total Budget Outlay Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
AFRI, Jodhpur 1 12.60
FRI, Dehradun 2 54.70 12.9 2 31.18
HFRI, Shimla 4 124.86 103.00 2 10.84
IFB, Hyderabad 5 161.04 82.69
IFGTB, Coimbatore 2 22.95
IFP, Ranchi 7 6069.17 1606.62 8 1425.50 1 99.34
IWST, Bengaluru 10 558.56 129.66 2 1.71 9 32.22
RFRI, Jorhat 13 439.29 389.19 1 480.83 2 78.97
TFRI, Jabalpur 5 266.67 25.20 6 314.41
ICFRE-BCC 1 669.28 131.00      
ICFRE-COE 1 2444.09 603.70    
ICFRE-EM 35 2983.87 27 1113.97 7 875.12
Total 83 13771.53 3083.96 48 3390.55 22 1109.09
Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)/MoAs/Other Agreements
Institutes MoUs/MoAs/other Agreements under EAPs MoUs/MoAs/other Agreements under Consultancies/Consultancy Projects MoUs/MoAs/Agreement with other organizations (University/Institutions/SFDs etc.) Material Transfer/ Other Agreements
AFRI, Jodhpur 1
FRI, Dehradun 3
HFRI, Shimla 1 5
IFB, Hyderabad 1 1 4
IFGTB, Coimbatore 1  
IFP, Ranchi 1
IWST, Bengaluru 22
RFRI, Jorhat 9
TFRI, Jabalpur 3
ICFRE-BCC      
ICFRE-CoE    
ICFRE-EM      
Total 27 4 21

A- ICFRE Signed MoUs with International, National and Other Organizations:

S.N. MoUs/LoI Logo
International Organizations
1 University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
(MoEF&CC, New Dehi signed with Umbrella MoU with UBC, Canada for its partner Institutes ICFRE, IGNFA, WII, FSI and DFE)
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Vienna Img

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International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal Master_ICIMOD_Logo_colour

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Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Img

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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Wash DC 20250 Img

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Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Italy Img

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International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) under the project entitled "Promoting Quality Timber Production in Smallholders and Community-based Teak and Other Valuable Species Plantations in the Tropics" Img

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Forschungszentrum Nachbergbau - DMT Gesellschaft fur Lehre und Bildung mbH, Germany
National Organizations
1 Indus Tree Crafts Foundation, Bangalore
2 Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun
3 National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSC), Hyderabad
4 Space Application Centre- Indian Space Research Organization (SAC-ISRO), Ahmedabad
5 Department of Forests, Environment & Climate Change (DoFE&CC), Govt. of Jharkhand Img
6 CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur Img
7 National Centre for Biological Sciences-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR), Bangalore
8 Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS –ISRO), Dehradun Img
9 National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi Img
10 Amity Universities and Institutions, Noida Img
11 Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata Img
12 National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee Img
13 G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPNIHESD), Almora Img

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi Img

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Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Noida Img

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), New Delhi Img

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Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata Img

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The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi Img

B- To develop synergy in the field of forestry research, education and extension ICFRE Institutes have signed MoU with following State Forest Departments:

ICFRE Institutes State Forest Departments Date of Signed
ICFRE-IWST, Bengaluru Karnataka Forest Department 12.02.2020
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department 18.09.2020
Goa Forest Department 23.09.2020
ICFRE-HFRI, Shimla Himachal Pradesh Forest Department 30.06.2020
Ladakh Union Territory Forest Department 08.07.2021
Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department 16.06.2022
ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore Kerala Forest Department 03.08.2020
ICFRE-FRI, Dehradun Chandigarh Forest Department 18.09.2020
Uttar Pradesh Forest Department 02.03.2023
ICFRE-TFRI, Jabalpur Chhattisgarh Forest Department February, 2021
ICFRE-IFP, Ranchi Bihar Forest Department 04.02.2021
ICFRE-AFRI, Jodhpur Rajasthan Forest Department 06.07.2021
Gujarat Forest Department 12.07.2022
ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad Telengana Forest Department 07.04.2022

MoUs in Process:

1- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun and Millennium University, Blantyre, Republic of Malawi

2- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Switzerland

3- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun and Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan

4- Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) among AFRI, Jodhpur, Rajasthan Forest Department, and Miyagi University of Education for preparation of a project proposal titled "A Preparatory Study for Hydrogeomorphic, Ecological and Socio-economic Disturbance by Wildfire in Rajasthan under a Changing Climate: Assessment of Impacts and Strategy for Recovery and Adaptation".

5- Collaborative Research Agreement (CRA) among Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI), Jodhpur, Rajasthan Forest Department (RFD) and Okayama University, Japan under the "Researches on development of sustainable vegetation to stabilize drifting sand dune of Indian Thar Desert".

Publication:

Compendium on “Guidelines of Project Funding Agencies (International and National)” -2021.

Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2013-18.

Proceedings of ICFRE-IUFRO Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (09-12 November, 2021).

Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2019-21.

Proceedings of IUFRO-ICFRE 'International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes' held on 29-30 March, 2023 at ICFRE-FRI Dehradun, India.

Project:

Preparation of "Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Rejuvenation of Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers through Forestry Interventions" funded by National Authority, CAMPA, MoEF&CC, New Delhi executed by the Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi and coordinated by External Project Division, Director (International Cooperation), ICFRE.

People

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Sh. Mahaling, IFS
ADG (External Project Division)
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Phone: +91-135- 2224827, 2224817 (O) E-mail:  adg_pf[at]icfre[dot]org

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Dr. Manish Kumar
Scientist 'C'
External Project Division
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Phone: +91-135- 2224858 E-mail:  kumarm[at]icfre[dot]org ; manish.kumar1078[at]gov[dot]in

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Sh. Amit Dohundiyal
UDC
External Project Division
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Phone: +91-135- 2224817
dhundiyal_amit[at]icfre[dot]org

Last reviewed and updated on: 19 Aug 2025

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