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Punjab Forest Policy, 2019 5.14 Combat Deforestation Felling of green trees shall be discouraged from forest areas. I. II. III. In pursuance to the stance of Department, revenue targets are not being assigned to Forest Department arbitrarily, by the Finance Department Felling of green shall be discouraged to meet revenue targets, rather the principle of sustainable forest management shall be followed by fixing its own revenue targets by the Department without jeopardizing the existing forest stock on the state land. Gap between planted and blank area shall be reduced through deferred felling and enhancing afforestation. 5.15 Social Forestry Development initiative would be taken to enhance tree cover on private farmland through social forestry projects. I. II. III. IV. The forest area of Punjab is 3.25%, with limited scope to increase due to land competition for agriculture. Efforts shall be made to promote social forestry under the mechanism of agro and farm forestry. Tree cover shall be enhanced on farm lands through project under social forestry, to create awareness and motivate farmers to integrate forestry with agriculture. Other government departments shall also be involved for tree plantation in their respective areas of jurisdiction. 5.16 Extension Services Independent Extension Service would be established to provide technical assistance to private sector for enhancing tree cover on farmlands etc. I. II. III. The existing financial and human resources provided to Forest Department is only to manage 3.25% of forest area, while no service structure is in place to provide extension service for remaining 96.75% of province including farmlands. On the analogy of Agriculture Extension Wing of Agriculture Department, efforts shall be made to set-up Extension Service Unit within the Department to deal with private land and agriculture farms in the province. The extension service shall provide technical assistance to farmers besides raising nursery to provide planting stock to farmers etc. 19 | Page

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