The Course of Forest Engineer of the Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), was third to be installed in the Country, recognized by Decree n° 1984 of January 10 of 1963, and its functioning had begin in 1967.
In the university structure, the Forest Institute is responsible directly for the professional formation of the Forest Engineer, Masters and Doctors in Environment and Forest Sciences, beyond offering discipline for other professional formations of the UFRRJ.