Ranchi: Online registration for Jharkhand’s first National Forestry Congress (NFC-2026) will open on Oct 17, ahead of the three-day event scheduled in Ranchi from Dec 10.Principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Sanjeev Kumar unveiled the official brochure and conference website — https://appforest.jharkhand.gov.in/nfc — on Friday.The event will be held at the SKIPA auditorium in Morabadi and hosted by the forest, environment and climate change department under the guidance of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).Kumar said the event would provide a national platform to discuss sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation, climate resilience and the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities.The congress will cover 12 key themes, including forest genetics and tree improvement, biodiversity conservation, agroforestry, restoration of degraded and mining-affected landscapes, climate change and carbon forestry, GIS and remote sensing, forest governance, wildlife management, and forest-based livelihoods.Registration will be free. Participants can register and submit papers through the conference portal. The deadline for abstract submission is Nov 20, while full papers must be submitted by Nov 30. Notifications on accepted abstracts will be issued on Nov 25.
