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The State of Punjab is primarily agrarian with 84% of its area under agriculture with very high cropping intensity. Also, urbanization and industrialization are taking place at a very rapid pace in the State causing a negative influence on its natural resources. This policy provides a framework to identify and accommodate all the issues and pressures on forests and wildlife resources in the state and manage them to derive optimum environmental, social and economic benefits for the State and its residents. It describes the Government’s vision, mission and specific policy objectives which will be adopted to manage the state’s forest resources in future. It is envisaged that this policy would lead to better forest management programmes and practices, which would ensure environmental stability, promote conservation of biodiversity and bio-cultural heritage, and fulfill the basic requirements of forest dependents and the rural poor, and other stakeholders while maximizing environmental, social and economic benefits for the State.