| VISION & Mission |
| Vision |
The State of Punjab shares the national vision of sustainable management of forests to meet the needs of present and future generations. This vision has following characteristics:
- The total area under the forest and tree cover is increased through afforestation and landuse diversification.
- The forest resources are well protected and managed to retain their integrity and biodiversity using modern technologies and scientific knowledge.
- The forest resources are managed in an eco-sensitive and sustainable manner to optimize all types of benefits to the society.
- Forest management is effective and responsive to the society, which has a sound perception of importance of the State’s forests and participates in their protection and sustainable management.
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| Mission |
To achieve the State’s forestry vision, the mission of the Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation will be:
- To increase the area under forests and tree cover from present 6.3% to 15% of the State’s geographical area.
- To protect, conserve and improve the State’s forests and other natural resources for improving the quality of soil, air and water.
- To practise sustainable forestry based on sound principles of sustainable forest management through use of modern technologies and scientific knowledge.
- To protect, conserve and enhance the wildlife and remnant biodiversity resources of the State by developing a suitable Protected Area Network.
- To promote non-timber uses of forests such as eco-tourism, Non-Timber Forest Produce, medicinal plants and biodiversity.
- To practice socially-inclusive forestry and solicit cooperation and participation of the rural and forest dependent communities and other stakeholders in greening the State.
- To provide technical assistance, financial incentives and extension services to the people for promoting social forestry, agroforestry and tree farming for landuse diversification.
- To implement Government policies and programmes by adopting innovative approaches for optimizing social, economic and environmental benefits from the forestry sector to the state and its people.
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