The Institute of Forestry (IOF) is Nepal's premier and only institution fully dedicated to education and training in Forestry and Natural Resource Management. It was founded as the Nepal Forestry Institute in 1947 under the Department of Forests, Government of Nepal, at Singh Durbar, Kathmandu. The Institute relocated to Supping (Bhim Phedi) in 1957, and then to Hetauda in 1965, where improved facilities were built with the support of the Indian Co-operation Mission (ICM). In 1972, the Institute became part of Tribhuvan University and was renamed the "Institute of Forestry." The Dean’s Office and Pokhara Campus were established in Hariyokharka, Pokhara, with technical... ... ...