R&D  Programmes & Thematic areas 

 of the Institute

Contact to

 Theam Head

 of Programme:

SED

 EAM

 WPM
KCB

 BCM
 BTA
 

Contact address:

Director,

GBPIHED (HQ)
Kosi-Katarmal,
Almora 263643, India

Gram: HIMVIKAS

Phone: (05962) 241041, 241014, 241015

Fax:   05962-241150, 231507

E-mail:

Units Contact:

Sikkim Unit
Pangthang
P.O. Penlong 737101, East Sikkim

Phone: (03592)

237328/237189

Fax: (03592) 237415

Himachal Unit
Mohal, Kullu 175126
Himachal Pradesh

Phone: (01902)

225329

Fax: (01902) 226347

Garhwal Unit
Upper Bhaktiana, P.B. 92,
Srinagar (Garhwal) 246174,
Uttaranchal

Phone:(01346)

252603/251150

Fax:(01346)252424

North-East Unit
Vivek Vihar
Itanagar 791113
Arunachal Pradesh

Phone: (0360)

2216423

Fax: (0360) 2211773

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About the Institute:      

G. B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and

Development was established during Bharat Ratna Pandit

Govind Ballabh Pant Birth centenary year in August 1988 as

an autonomous Institute of the Ministry of Environment and

Forests (MoEF), Government of India. The Institute is identified

as a focal agency to advance scientific knowledge, to evolve

integrated management strategies and demonstrate their efficacy

for conservation of natural resources, and to ensure environmentally

sound development in the entire Indian Himalayan region in harmony

with the local perceptions.                                                                  Fig:GBPIHED Campus Building

             Apart from undertaking research and technology development and/or demonstration on its own, the Institute has established linkages with various national and international organisations committed to environment and development issues in the mountains. The Institute’s objectives also include identification and strengthening of the local knowledge of the environment and contribution towards strengthening research of regional relevance in the scientific Institutions/Universities/NGOs/Voluntary agencies working in the Indian Himalayan region.

            The Institute functions under a Society, guided by the Government Body and a Science Advisory Committee and has a decentralised set-up, with its headquarters at Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal and Units at Sikkim (Pangthang, East Sikkim), Himachal (Mohal, Kullu), Garhwal (Srinagar-Garhwal, Uttaranchal) and North-East (Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh), and core scientists specialised in diverse disciplines, technicians, administrative and supporting staff, and a number of project fellows and research associates spread over various units.

            All research and developmental activities of the Institute are multidisciplinary in nature and revolve R&D Programmes and around six thematic areas viz., Socio Economic Development (SED), Environmental Assessment & Management (EAM), Watershed Processes & Managemtnt (WPM), Knowledge Products & Capacity Building (KCB) ,Biodiversity Conservation & Management (BCM), Biotechnological Applications (BTA). The thrust of research and development efforts is to provide solution to location-specific problems through time bound projects. The research is essentially need based and the field activities are well supported by laboratory based basic efforts whenever required. Rigorous data collection and demonstrations of science and technology inputs, including packages developed by the Institute, e.g. Sloping Watershed Environmental Engineering Technology (SWEET), are underlying activities of all the projects. The Institute is now moving from descriptions to prescriptions and demonstrations and also attempting to influence, through understanding of ground realities, the decision making process at all levels for the overall well being of the Indian Himalaya and its people. Apart from research and development activities, the Institute has a number of support facilities and services such as library, arboretum, videography, nursery, instrumentation centre, consultancy, project formulation, soil, water analysis, tissue culture, data processing and information systems, training programmes, workshop and seminars. The Institute receives its core fund from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. In addition to the above, currently support from various national (DBT, CSIR, UGC, DST, INSA, NEC, ICSSR, MoWR, MoRD, ICAR, WWF-India, State Governments, etc.) and international (ICIMOD, UNESCO, NORAD, TSBF, Shastri Indo-Canadian Foundation, CIDA-SICI, BCN, McArthur Foundation, UNDP/FAO/UNIDO, UNICEF, etc.) agencies are also available. In addition to the execution of various in-house and externally funded R&D activities in the Indian Himalayan region, the Institute also sponsors projects, through Integrated Eco-development Research Programme (IERP), to various Universities/Institutes/Govt. Institutions and NGOs for the support of location-specific action-oriented R&D activities.

            Besides research publications in the form of scientific papers, the Institute also publishes Hima Paryavaran Newsletter, ENVIS Bulletin, ENVIS Newsletter, Himalayan Biosphere Reserves Bulletin, Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Memorial Lectures, Training Modules, Technical Reports and Annual Reports, etc. The research output and subject compilations are brought as Himavikas Publications or Himavikas Occasional Publications and are published by the reputed publishing houses. There is also a very well established Library in the Institute where you can obtained various National and also International level Journals, Books, and different Published Scientific papers. The Institute also provides consultency services to various users/stakeholders within the mandate and jurisdiction of the Institute. 

      For more information please visit the GBPIHED Web URL:--   http://gbpihed.gov.in/