School of Forestry and Natural Resource Management | Institute of Forestry

Tribhuvan University (TU)

Tribhuvan University, Balkhu, Kathmandu

+977-1-4333927, +977-61-431467

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The Institute of Forestry (IOF) is the first and only institute in Nepal fully committed to education and training in Forestry and Natural Resource Management. It was established as Nepal Forestry Institute in 1947 under the Nepal Government, Department of Forests at Singh Durbar in Kathmandu. It was moved to Supping (Bhim Phedi) in 1957 and then to Hetauda in 1965 in better physical facilities constructed by the Indian Co-operation Mission (ICM).

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, and the International Development Agency (IDA) provided technical and financial support for the Institute of Forestry, which amalgamated into Tribhuvan University in July 1972 and became the "Institute of Forestry." Additionally, the Institute developed the Pokhara Campus and Dean's Office in Pokhara, Kaski.

The Institute offered only a two-year Certificate Level course in Forestry at Hetauda until 1981. Thereafter, in order to meet the demand for trained natural resource managers in Nepal, it launched two academic programs at newly established Pokhara Campus in 1981:

Two-year Technical Certificate in Forestry (TCF), which is now phased out, and
Three-year Bachelor of Science in Forestry (B.Sc. F.),

which evolved into a four-year program in 1995. The IOF started offering

Master of Science and
Ph.D. programs in Forestry in 2004.

Presently, it provides Master of Science degrees in forestry, watershed management, wildlife management, biodiversity conservation, mountain environment and development studies, master's degree in community forestry, and master's degree in natural resource management and rural development. All individuals interested in any topic related to forestry are welcome to apply for the research-based doctoral program offered by the IOF.

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