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For those who love nature and recognise its importance in maintaining the ecological balance, forestry can be a rewarding career choice, says Chandra Gupta Amritkar

The importance of forestry was realised worldwide at the turn of the last century, when vast areas of forests had been cut down with little thought to the future.

The 1920s saw scrambling countries and trying to put their laws and policies in order to curb further losses. India was no exception and was one of the first few countries in the world have started to scientific management of its forests. In fact, way back in 1864 the British government India had started the Imperial Forest Department in the country and today we have a distinct forest handling affairs ministry.

Forests are the natural wealth for any country. They affect nearly every aspect of our lives.

They provide us raw material for our homes and workplaces, books and newspapers and the packaging that contains our food and other products. Forest ecosystem sustains us with water, maintain our climate, helps in purifying air, soil protection, provides habitat for wildlife, preserve the biological diversity and acts as a source of food, fuel and medicine for people throughout the world. In fact, the present condition of our depleted forests and calls for urgent action consistent for conserving and sustaining these natural resources. There is a need to develop professionals who can guide us and maintain a balance in the ecosystem.

The job profile of a forester involves preparing and implementing forest management plans and strategies.

Apart from this, he or she organizes and develops knowledge or policy and technology-transfer initiatives in support of sustainable forest management. Forrestors provide information and liaison between the department and other organizations. Their work includes forest conducting research studies to advance knowledge and technologies through improving the application of theories and practices; plan research and development activities in forest science, forest management and related research studies in support of a science and technology network; develop new Address techniques and methods to scientific problems; developed technology transfer from research to score and liaise with provincial agencies or industrial forest managers and other agencies regarding sustainable forest management policies and practices.Forestry is the art and science of forest conditions to achieve desired and benefits.

As professionals, foresters develop, use, and communicate their knowledge for one purpose - to sustain and enhance forest resources for discussing various benefits in perpetuity. While the job has its own advantages, it means and tight work schedules and involves dealing fight poachers, district level officers, administration and the police, among others.

A forester must possess physical strength, endurance and a keen interest in nature conservation and animal protection.In India, the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) Society is playing a lead role in promoting and coordinating forestry education, research and its application. There are eight research institutes and one advanced under the centre ICFRE. These are: Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur, Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI), Jodhpur; Temperate Forest Research Institute (TFRIS), Shimla, Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi, Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore, the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, Institute of Rain and Moist Deciduous Forest Research (IRMDFR), Jorhat and Forestry Centre for Social and Eco - Rehabilitation (CSFER), Allahabad.

A graduation with a degree in wood or forestry sciences from a university is recognised good way to begin a career in forestry. Almost 14 state universities and agricultural universities offer a five general B Sc degree in forestry. In addition, five universities have started M Sc courses in forestry. The Government of India has granted the status deemed to university IRF, Dehradun, and postdoctorate to offer postgraduate courses in forestry and moreover environment.Many students go for career in forest management. Forest management is the practical application of scientific, economic and social principles to the administration of a forest estate for specified objectives. There is immense scope for forest management in India.

The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) conducts quite a few courses in this area. Its M Phil post-master’s program in natural resource management and postgraduate diploma in forestry management (PFM) program are quite popular.

Apart from providing a top-class education and facilities to students, IIFM is perhaps the sole management school in India that gives a monthly scholarship of Rs 1500 for all students, with the exception of NRI-sponsored, PFM selected for the programme. Applying for the Indian Forest Service (IFS) is a sought after another option for those interested in taking up forestry as a source of employment.

It is an all India service conducted by the UPSC and although the Central Government is part of their controlling authority, the officers are placed at the disposal of different state governments. This year, the examination for IFS is scheduled to commence from July 10, 2004. To take this exam, the candidate should be an Indian citizen in the age group of 21 to 30 years, as on July 1, 2004. The candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree with at least one of the subjects namely animal husbandry & veterinary science, botany, chemistry, geology, mathematics, physics, statistics and zoology or a bachelor’s degree in agriculture, forestry or engineering. The written examination for IFS is a conventional essay format. Each of paper is a three-hour duration.

Applicants have to appear for two compulsory subjects of 300 marks each, on General English and General Knowledge; two optional subjects, each with optional subject of two papers having 200 marks each. Total marks for written examination is 1.400. Successful candidates are called for a personality test having a weightage of 300 marks. The interview is meant to evaluate a candidate’s personality through a guided conversation.

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