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# National Forest Policy, 1988
- URL: https://www.upscprep.com/national-forest-policy-1988/
- Published: 2023-04-21T06:01:50.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-22T19:19:55.000Z
- Author: UPSCprep.com
- Tags: UPSC Prelims, UPSC Mains, GS 3

Emphais on Protection, conservation, regeneration and development of forests.

### Features:

- Maintenance of **environmental stability** through the preservation and restoration of **ecological balance**.
- Conservation of forests as a national heritage with vast varieties of flora and fauna.
- Control of soil erosion and denudation in catchment areas of rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
- Check on the extension of **sand-dunes** in desert areas of Rajasthan and along sea-coasts.
- Increasing forest cover to 33% through massive afforestation and social forestry programmes.
- To meet the needs of fuel-wood, fodder and minor forest products for the rural and tribal people.
- Augment the productivity of the forests to meet national needs.
- Encouragement of efficient utilisation of forest produce and optimum substitution of wood.
- Steps to create massive movement of people with the involvement of women folk to achieve these objectives and to minimise pressure on existing forests.
- Involvement of people in forest management under **joint forest management**.

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