भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

Latest Announcements

Latest Announcements

Recruitment

Corrigendum: A walk-in-Interview for selection of candidate for engagement in the different temporary posts under the mentioned project will be held at ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity (ICFRE-IFP), Ranchi on 27th October 2026 (Tuesday). Interested and eligible candidates are requested to report for walk-in-interview at IFP, Ranchi on 27th October 2026 (Tuesday) at 9.30 AM

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Happenings at ICFRE

Three day training for Master Trainers on Land Degradation Neutrality (22-24.10.2026)

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Bulletin

Shri Jawaid Ashraf, Sceintist-D ,ICFRE is Designated as Nodal officer of ICFRE and its Institutes in respect of RTI matters

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Forthcoming Event

Training Programme on Integrated Strategies for Climate-resilient Mountain Ecosystem and Rural Landscapes from 11-13 January 2027 to be organised by CoE- ICFRE

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Important Links & Resources

Introduction

The Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM) has been established at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) to engage and enable parties at international, national and local levels in addressing land degradation related issues with an ultimate goal of achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN). During the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India,Shri Narendra Modi announced the establishment of the CoE-SLM at ICFRE. The center was formally inaugurated by Hon’ble Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav on 20th May, 2023 at ICFRE, Dehradun.

Aim

To facilitate restoration of degraded lands and achieving land degradation neutrality

Mission

Promote South-South Cooperation to enable India to share its experiences on SLM with country parties.

Identify various sources for obtaining finance to implement projects/schemes to achieve LDN.

Engage in planning, monitoring and evaluation systems for interventions to combat land degradations.

Facilitate networking of national and international institutions working on sustainable land and ecosystem management for knowledge sharing, capacity building of the stakeholders in LDN target setting and provide support for land degradation mapping.

Share knowledge and technology amongst developing countries, parties of United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to arrest further land degradation and restoration of degraded lands.

Develop scientific approach, facilitate induction of technology, capacity building and knowledge sharing for addressing land degradation issues.

Work in close coordination with all regional, national and international organization engaged in land restoration and allied areas.

Objectives

Assessment of land degradation through application of space-based technology in collaboration and networking with research organizations/ institutes of India, i.e. ISRO (SAC, NRSC etc.), FSI, GSI, etc and to build a National Knowledge Hub with data related to sustainable land management

Capacity building in the formulation of strategies for sustainable land management frameworks alongwith sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Capacity building for assessment, monitoring and reporting of land based indicators of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Capacity building for target setting for land degradation neutrality, drought risk and early warning systems, gender mainstreaming, good governance of land tenure and land rights, and sustainable development goals

Capacity building to assess the impacts of land degradation and land use changes in greenhouse gas emission and biodiversity loss

Provide training and capacity building on land degradation issues through conducting certificate, diploma, degree, doctoral and post-doctoral courses.

Capacity building for fund sourcing from private sectors, corporate sectors and multi-lateral agencies for taking up projects on sustainable land management (SLM).

Implementation of demonstrative projects for sustainable land management.

Facilitate publication of articles, journals, research papers and books.

Facilitate compilation of best practices on sustainable land and ecosystem management worldwide and dissemination to the national and international stakeholders.

Collaborate with international agencies for effective knowledge exchange related to assessment of land degradation status, LDN targets, SLM practices, drought risk and early warning system, sand and dust storms, land degradation induce force migration and displacement, gender mainstreaming, good governance of land tenure and land rights, land induced greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.

Dissemination of training and knowledge to international stakeholders on above issues in line with understanding and achievement of sustainable development goals.

Core Research Areas

Identification and mapping of land degradation areas in the country

Biodiversity conservation and management

Eco-restoration of degraded land and ecosystem

Assessing impact of climate change and developing mitigation strategies

Conduct research and develop strategies for Sustainable Land Management

Identification of local-led, research based- best practices for LDN

Fostering gender diversity and social inclusion in SLM

Dissemination of knowledge and technologies related to SLM

Geographical Jurisdiction

  • All the States and Union Territories of India.

Key Achievements

Capacity Building and Trainings

Training for national and international participants on SLM

Beginners and advanced level training for national and international participants on RS-GIS applications in SLM

Training on UNCCD reporting using Trends.Earth and PRAIS4 portal

Reports and Publications

UNCCD Conference of Parties Decision Documents Volume I (COP 1 to 7), Year 2022

UNCCD Conference of Parties Decision Documents Volume II (COP 8 to 14), Year 2022

Sustainable Land Management Practices to Prevent Land Degradation, Special Issue in The Indian Forester Journal, Year 2023

Compendium of Sustainable Land Management Practices, Year 2023

Technical Paper on Pathways to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality in India, Year 2023.

NAP to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation Through Forestry Interventions, 2022 (contributed in the preparation of the report).

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Ongoing Projects

UNCCD National Land Degradation and Desertification reporting, 2022

Collaborations

United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification, Bonn, Germany

International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland

Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana

Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Reports and Publications

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.

People

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Sh. Sanjeev Kumar

Scientist F & Head of Division

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

bhatiask[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in, san.forester[at]gmail[dot]com

+91-135-222-4332(O), +91- 9798967363(M)

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Dr. Sanjay Singh

Scientist E

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

sanjaysn[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in

+91-135-222-4338(O), +91- 9926409009(M)

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Dr. Manish Kumar Singh

Scientist E

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

mksingh[at]icfre[dot]gov.in singhmk21783[at]gmail[got]com

+91-135-222-4446(O), +91- 7896131217(M)

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Dr. Hans Raj

Scientist E

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

hansraj[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in, drhrajmandi[at]gmail[dot]com

+91-135-222-4335(O), +91- 7005846355(M)

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Dr. Krishna Giri

Scientist E

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

girik[at]icfre[dot]org ; krishna.goswami87[at]gmail[dot]com

+91-135-222-4447(O), +91- 8471937519(M)

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Dr. Gaurav Mishra

Scientist E

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

mishrag[at]icfre[dot]org

+91-135-222-4449(O), +91- 8471938089(M)

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Dr. Manoj Kumar

Scientist D

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

kumarmanoj[at]icfre[dot]org ; manojfri[at]gmail[dot]com

+91-135-222-4334(O), +91- 8077413164(M)

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Sh. Vinod Kumar

Sr. Technician

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

vkumar_fri[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in

+91-135-222-4450(O), +91-9897076179(M)

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Sh. Rahul Chamoli

Technician

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

chamolir[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in

+91-135-222-4450(O), +91-9760641194(M)

Contact

Sh. Sanjeev Kumar

Scientist F & Head of Division

Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

P.O. New Forest, Dehradun – 248006

+91-135-222-4332(O), +91- 9798967363(M)

bhatiask[at]icfre[dot]gov[dot]in, san.forester[at]gmail[dot]com

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