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Punjab Forest Policy, 2019
Plan activities in compliance to the obligations under various
international Multilateral Environmental Agreements, ratified by
Pakistan.
Discourage the commercial exploitation of forest resource and
manage them on the basis of sustainable forest management, without
jeopardizing the future existence of forest resources of the Province.
Manage and conserve forest resource as biological reserve and
ecological assets for providing multiple eco-system services, with
management principle of landscape approach instead of obtaining
timber and firewood only.
Development of institution within the department to strengthen the
discipline of extension, watershed management, range management
and protected area management etc.
IX. Make necessary legislation in form of rules under the Forest Act, 1927
(Amended upto 2016) to address various emerging challenges and
streamline the activities provided under the Act ibid.
POLICY MEASURES
5.1 Resource Preservation, Conservation and Enhancement
Through various administrative, financial, institutional and policy
initiatives focus would be made towards conservation, preservation and
enhancement of existing forestry resource.
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The natural vegetation shall continue to be preserved in Forest Parks,
National Parks and other protected areas.
The preservation and propagation of indigenous tree species shall
continue to be encouraged through arboretums, seed banks and
nursery raising.
The tree and vegetation cover shall be increased on farmlands,
marginal and sub-marginal lands. Suitable initiatives shall be
provided to encourage large scale afforestation on farmlands and
other private land that are fit for plantation through mass awareness.
Water use efficiency in irrigated plantations to be improved
through precise land levelling and rehabilitation of irrigation
system and adaptation of modern technologies and planting of
suitable tree species with less consumption of water.
Tree cover on existing state forest shall be optimized and all blank
forest land afforested through a planned programme on annual
basis.
The resource use shall be regulated according to their capability and
carrying capacity and by discouraging felling of green trees.
The participation of stakeholders in forest resource development
and management shall be encouraged and facilitated through local
bodies.
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