Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (ILFE) is a research organization whose activities are directed towards:

• Applied research that seeks to solve practical problems of research users (public forestry enterprises, private forest landowners, urban residents, etc.)   
• Fundamental (Basic) research that lay down the foundation for the applied research.

ILFE was founded in 1958 under the name of the Poplar Research Institute by the Parliament of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. In October 2006, the Institute has changed its name to the Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment (ILFE). 

The Institute has realized numerous projects related to the silviculture and sustainable forest management of various forest tree species, conservation and management of forest genetic resources, projects on the establishment of protective greenery, rehabilitation of degraded forest lands, forest protection, forest management plans, etc.

It manages an Experimental forest and nursery "Kaćka Forest" stretching on about 220 ha. The forest is a living laboratory and site for most long-term research studies, but also for the production of a good-quality forest and ornamental nursery stock.

Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment has following laboratories:

• Seed Laboratory
• Laboratory of Entomology
• Laboratory of Phytopatology
• Laboratory of Soil Science
• Tissue Culture Laboratory
• Laboratory of Molecular Biology
• Laboratory of Dendrochronology and Wood Anatomy
• Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry
   

Laboratory equipment list