Question

What are the main points of the National Forest Policy 1988?

Answer 1

1. Maintenance of environmental stability through the preservation and restoration of ecological balance.
2. Conservation of forests as a national heritage with vast varieties of flora and fauna.
3. Control of soil erosion and denudation in catchment areas of rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
4. Check on the extension of sand-dunes in desert areas of Rajasthan and along sea coasts.
5. Substantial increase in forest cover through massive afforestation and social forestry programmes.
6. Provision to meet the needs of fuel-wood fodder and minor forest products for the rural and tribal people.
7. Augment the productivity of the forests to meet national needs.
8. Encouragement of efficient utilisation of forest produce and optimum substitution of wood.
9. Steps to create a massive movement of people with the involvement of women folk to achieve these objectives and to minimise pressure on existing forests.
10. Involvement of people in forest management under joint forest management.