the indian forest research institute is located at dehradun in uttarakhand.
where is the indian forest re search institute?
dehradun in uttarakhand
forest research institute (india)





























the forest research institute (fri) वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान is an institute of the indian council of forestry research and education and is a premier institution in the field of forestry research in india. it is located at dehradun in uttarakhand, and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. in 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the university grants commission.





























the forest research institute campus hosts the indira gandhi national forest academy (ignfa), the staff college that trains officers selected for the indian forest service (ifs).





























section::::history.
forest research institute (india)
the indian forest act, 1927 was largely based on previous indian forest acts implemented under the british. the most famous one was the indian forest act of 1878. both the 1878 act and the 1927 act sought to consolidate and reserve the areas having forest cover, or significant wildlife, to regulate movement and transit of forest produce, and duty leviable on timber and other forest produce. it also defines the procedure to be followed for declaring an area to be a reserved forest, a protected forest or a village forest. it defines what is a forest offence, what are the acts prohibited inside a reserved forest, and penalties leviable on violation of the provisions of the act.
indian forest act, 1927