Nanjing Forestry University, referred to as "Lin Nan", is located in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. It is a provincial key university approved by the State Forestry and Grassland Bureau and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, and approved by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. It is a Class A construction university in the peak plan of high-level university construction in Jiangsu Province and a national "double-class" construction university.

It has been selected into the first batch of "Excellent Agricultural and Forestry Talents Education and Training Plan", National Key Discipline Construction University Project, National High-level University Construction Postgraduate Project, National College Students' Cultural Quality Education Base, National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Plan, Jiangsu Province's "201Collaborative Innovation Center" and Jiangsu Province's "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan". ?

The school was formerly the Forestry Department of Central University (founded in 1902) and the Forestry Department of Jinling University (founded in 19 10), and Nanjing Forestry College was merged in 1952, which was one of the only three forestry colleges in China at that time. 1955 Huazhong agricultural college (formed by the merger of Wuhan university, Nanchang university and Hubei agricultural college) was merged with the forestry department, and 1972 was renamed Nanjing forestry industry institute. 1983 restored the name of Nanjing Forestry College, and 1985 changed its name to Nanjing Forestry University.