Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF & CC)

C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC) is a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Education established by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, and CPR Foundation, Chennai, in 1989. Its mandate is to raise awareness and disseminate information about the environment and its various problems. CPREEC develops innovative programmes and builds capacity in the field of education and communication for sustainable development. It endorses attitudes, strategies and technologies that are environmentally sustainable.

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) was established to promote survey, exploration and research leading to the advancement of various aspects of exceptionally rich life of the erstwhile ´ British Indian Empire ´. Scientists in ZSI are engaged in exploring, naming, describing, classifying and documenting animals from all over India

The NMNH organises a large number of educational programmes throughout the year. These may be classified as interpretation, extension, in-reach, and out-reach programmes. The programme consists of museum studies, discussion sessions, outdoor nature explorations, observation and analysis of pollution problem in the urban environment, individual project assignments and exposure to the ecosystem in a National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary in India.

The National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB), is responsible for promoting afforestation,tree planting, ecological restoration and eco-development activities in the country, with special attention to the degraded forest areas and lands adjoining the forest areas, national parks, sanctuaries and other protected areas as well as the ecologically fragile areas like the Western Himalayas, Aravallis, Western Ghats, etc.

Forest Research Institute & Colleges set up in 1938 to impart Professional Forestry Training to newly recruited Forest Officers, renamed as Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy in 1987 with the added status of staff college to train a cadre of competent forest managers at various levels including in-service trainings to manage India’s forest resources. The Academy conducts various training programmes to strengthen professional efficiency.

Forest Survey of India (FSI), is a premier national organization under the union Ministry of Environment and Forests, responsible for assessment and monitoring of the forest resources of the country regularly. In addition, it is also engaged in providing the services of training, research and extension.

Directorate of Forest Education (DFE), Dehradun is a premier organization under the aegies of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India which imparts training to State Forests Service Officers (SFS) and Forest Range Officers (FRO) in the country. The Directorate was part of the Forest Research institute and Colleges, Dehradun and remained responsible for professional and technical level training/education in the country.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has been established as a regulatory authority for implementing various pollution control laws. The committee is committed to provide pollution free environment to the people of state. The committee has undertaken various studies of underground water, soil and air to take remedial steps to control pollution.

The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has been established as a regulatory authority for implementing various pollution control laws. The board is committed to provide polloution free environment to the people of state. The Board has undertaken various studies of underground water, solil and air to take remedial steps to control pollution.

The ENVIS serves as a single-stop web-enabled repository of comprehensive environmental information with collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of the same through a nationwide network of ENVIS Hubs (hosted by the Environment/ Forest Department of State Governments/ UT Administrations) and ENVIS Resource Partners (RPs)