ICFRE-Himalayan Forest Research Institute

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

An Autonomous Body of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India

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Vande Mataram-Commemoration of 150 Years of National Song

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Mission Life - Lifestyle for Environment

Sh. Bhupender Yadav

Hon'ble Minister

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India.

Sh. Kirtivardhan Singh

Hon'ble Minister of State

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India.

Smt. Kanchan Devi

Director General

Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education

About Us

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The Institute has been set up to further the goals of ICFRE as embodied in its Mission Statement "to generate, preserve, disseminate and advance knowledge, technologies and solutions for addressing issues arising out of interaction between people and forests and environment on a sustained basis through research, education and extension" and the specific goal of contributing research inputs for long term conservation of Western Himalayan forests and forest ecosystems. Read More

Director’s Message

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It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to the official webpage of Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla. The Institute caters to the forestry research needs of the States of Himachal Pradesh and UT's of Jammu and Kashmir. Read Message

Events / Conferences / Workshops

Last reviewed and updated on: 22 Jun 2026

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