The volume highlights the achievements of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, an autonomous council under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and its institutes. The book, released during the International Year of the Forestry, 2011, documents various developmental aspects of the forestry sector. The ICFRE is responsible for holistic development of forestry research and education and has a rich legacy of scientific advancement s in the forestry sector. Beginning with the history of scientific forestry in India, the volume discusses the research processes and extension activities of the Council, the contributions made by the Council in the field of environmental management with special reference to the consultancies undertaken, and the aniton and international collaborative conservation programmes undertaken. It includes pictorial details of repositories like the Forest Research Institute (FRI) Herbarium, National Forest Insect Collection, Xylarium, Fungi collection and the many museums housed by the FRI and other institutes of ICFRE.