Environmental Management Policy & Research Institute (EMPRI) is an autonomous institute established by Government of Karnataka on 17th September 2002 under the Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment. The Institute undertakes applied and policy research and also endeavours to provide capacity building trainings on concurrent environmental issues relevant to the society. Services provided by the institute seek to encourage and enable government, industry and civil society to safeguard and manage the natural resources effectively. It is registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960.