Forest Research Centre for Eco-Rehabilitation

{{Short description|Research institute in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}

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| established = 1992

| type = Education and Research institute

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| free = FRCER

| city = Prayagraj

| state = Uttar Pradesh

| country = India

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| campus = Urban

| parent = ICFRE

| website = {{URL|https://frcer.icfre.org}}

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Forest Research Centre for Eco-Rehabilitation (FRCER){{cite web|url=http://www.icfre.org/index.php?linkid=sublnk8703&link=1|title=ICFRE|website=Icfre.org|accessdate=18 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.icfre.org/UserFiles/File/Institute-CSFER-2012/CSFER-051212.pdf|format=PDF|title=Organisation|website=Icfre.org|accessdate=18 December 2018}} is a research institute located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in 1992 as an advanced centre under the umbrella of ICFRE, Dehradun. The centre aims to nurture and cultivate professional excellence in the field of social forestry and eco-rehabilitation in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, North Bihar and Vindhyan Region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Research activities

  • Planting Stock Improvement Programme (PSIP)
  • Wasteland reclamation
  • Development of Agro-forestry Models
  • Reclamation of mined areas through afforestation
  • Productivity of Ecosystem
  • Studies on Shisham mortality

See also

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