Mandate

• Silviculture and forest management techniques.
• Resource assessment and sustainable management of important forest species.
• Nursery and plantation technologies of important forest and ToF species.
• Seed technology (collection, processing, viability, storage, certification germination) of forestry species.
• Management and control of weeds & invasive species.
• Forest economics and Biometrics.
• Wood and non-wood based forest industries in relation to raw material supply, including demand, supply and marketing of forestry/ToF produce.
• Research and technical support for agro forestry/ToF practices and model development.
• Conservation, propagation and sustainable harvest of lesser known tree species.
• Establishment / revival of presentation and sample plots for long term observational studies on growth and impact of climate change.
• Appropriate cultivation, harvesting and post harvest techniques of important NTFPs.
• Strengthening and maintenance of repositories, germplasm etc.
• Research and knowledge management on forest and fires.

• Other related contemporary forestry issues.