Importance of forests has been increasingly emphasised in the climate change mitigation process, as forests are treated as an integral part of international agreements dealing with the climate change alleviation. This was stated in the inaugural speech of the three-day senior foresters' workshop delivered by G.K. Prasad, additional director general, Forests, Ministry of Environment and Forests held at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehra Dun today. The workshop was organised for 1978 Indian Forest Service (IFS) batch. The topics of the workshop were