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Our Vision |
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To become a centre of
excellence in tropical forestry to provide the scientific
backbone for effective conservation of forest ecosystem and
sustainable utilization of natural resources for ensuring
benefits to the society at large. |
Our Mission |
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An institution to undertake
research in areas like forestry, biodiversity, wildlife
management, wood science and technology, etc, which are vital
to the development of Kerala State. KFRI's mission is to
provide technical support to facilitate scientific management
and utilization of forests for social benefits. It envisages
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Conduct inter/multidisciplinary research on
priority areas of tropical forestry, including wildlife
management, social-economics, indigenous knowledge, value
addition of forest products, participatory forest
management and livelihood improvement of forest dwellers
by scientific management of forest resources. |
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Provide technical advice and solutions to
practical problems related to forest conservation,
rehabilitation of degraded forests, productivity
improvement, conservation and sustainable utilization of
forest resources and environmental health through quality
research, extension and training for overall economic
prosperity of the state. |
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Disseminate knowledge and information in
forest related natters to end-users, farmers and general
public and transfer of technology to stakeholders for
social benefits. |
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