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Identifying local needs, the Institute aims to significantly
increase the understanding and information levels on
biodiversity, its conservation and sustainable use recognizing
the contributions of local and indigenous communities
to the conservation and sustainable utilization of biological
diversity through traditional knowledge, practices and
innovations. It also aims to integrate strong elements
and guidelines on equitable sharing of benefits with
such people arising from the utilization of their knowledge,
practices and innovations. The broad objectives are:
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Research & Development: |
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Inventory and Documentation of the
biological diversity and ecology encompassing
the understanding of community and traditional
knowledge and practices including customary rights,
ethics etc. relevant to biodiversity. |
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Genetic improvement programme including Biotechnology
applications and traditional biotechnology and
development of appropriate technological package
ensuring bio safety. |
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Silvicultural study programme on important forest
crops and development of appropriate cultivation
and management package. |
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Establishment of Referral Herbarium and Museum. |
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Conservation and Management: |
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Ex-situ Conservation through
evaluation of Germ-plasm useful in forestry and
allied subjects and establishment of Germ-plasm
Bank and different model nurseries, farms
and silvicultural plots. |
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In-situ Conservation through tissue
culture and Cryo-preservation
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III. Extension and Documentation: |
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Creation of State Biodiversity Information
System, including Networking and information dissemination
System. |
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Consultancy Service to public functionaries
and user agencies. |
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Technology transfer through training and extension
services including Eco-awareness education. |
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Library and Documentation service. |
In tune with the above objectives, the institute
has identified areas of work and drawn up different
projects / programmes as follows conforming to the
research priority set up by the state government
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Undertake studies on Ex-situ and
in-situ conservation of natural resources of flora
and fauna. |
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Evolve appropriate agroforestry techniques for
restoring degraded forests and environment and
to provide alternative means of earning and upliftment
of rural economy. |
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Study biological diversity and maintain and
evaluate the germ-plasrn useful in forestry and
allied subjects. |
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Breeding, improvement and micropropagation of
native as well as suitable exotic species. |
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Provide training and extension services to the
foresters, researchers and entrepreneurs engaged
in forestry activities, forest based industries,
Government agencies, local farmers and CSOs. |
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Create a data base on forestry and allied subjects.
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