Research & Trainings, Wildlife Training Division

Research &Capacity building assume great significance in scientific management of forests and wildlife.

The wing is headed by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Research & Training, Gujarat State.

Research & Training wing of Forest & Environment Department looks after

• The research part is looked after by Conservator of Forests, Research and Conservator of Forests, Silviculture.
• Training of newly appointed field staff in training institutes of the state and other parts of country, training &refresher courses for the officers and staff. The training part is looked after by Principal, Gujarat Forest Rangers College, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Forest Training Centre, Kakrapar & Deputy Conservator of Forests, Training Gandhinagar.
• Publicity &Communication for the entire forest department. This part is looked after by Deputy Conservator of Forests, Publicity & Liaison and Deputy Conservator of Forests, Communication.

There are many research centres all over the state. The research in forestry includes tissue culture, gene bank, clonal multiplication, seed & tree improvement programme etc. and under wildlife research various field studies and wildlife genomic study etc. are being carried out.

For the intensive research, Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation has been established and APCCF Research & Training is Director of GFRF.