Forest Ecology and Climate Change / Major Areas
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The division of Forest Ecology and Climate came into existence during May 2018 after restructuring of divisions in ICFRE was initiated.
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Major areas of the Division
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Biodiversity assessment and conservation
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Resource assessment and sustainable management of important plant species
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Management and control of invasive alien plant species
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Assessment of visitor carrying capacity of ecotourism sites
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation aspects with particular reference to the forest ecosystems
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Establishment / revival of preservation and sample plots for long term observational studies on growth and impact of climate change
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Eco-restoration and rehabilitation of mined out areas and other stress /degraded/ difficult sites
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Criteria and indicators for sustainable management of lands for higher productivity
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Environment impact assessment
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Soil vegetation inter relationships for health improvement of stability and productivity of ecosystem
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Botanical garden
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The Division is maintaining a botanical garden established in 1973 with an area of 3.7 ha which supports all ex-situ conservation activities.
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Herbarium
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The Division is maintaining the Fischer herbarium (FRC) in the institute, which isnamed after Cecil Ernest Claude Fischer. The Herbarium houses collection of 25815 specimens belonging to 3894 species.
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Services
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Plant identification for South Indian species (Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats and Mangroves)
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The officers and scientists of the Division were also involved in consultancies rendered collectively by the Institute, namely,
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EIA- ICFRE
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CAMPA – Monitoring and evaluation – Kerala
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