Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries department, Punjab

Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Punjab

Agency overview
Formed	1886; 138 years ago (1886)[1]
Jurisdiction	Punjab, Pakistan
Website	fwf.punjab.gov.pk

Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. The department itself has three separate departments.^[2]

Department of Fisheries

The Department of Fisheries is an attached department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department established in 1912. The department is responsible for conservation, management and development of aquatic resources in public and private sectors. ^[3]

The department is governed by the Punjab Fisheries Ordinance, 1961.

Department of Forest

The Department of Forest is an attached department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries Department created in 1886 under British rule as imperial forest service. The Department is responsible to develop, maintain, conserve & maximize forestry sector resources in the province of Punjab.^[4]

Forest department is governed under Forest Act, 1927 Amended 2010.

Wildlife Department

Punjab Wildlife & Parks Department was established as Game Department in 1934. The department is responsible for management, preservation, conservation of wildlife diversity, habitats and sustainable development.^[5]

The department is governed under Punjab wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation & Management Act, 1974.

See also

• Ministry of National Food Security & Research
• Forestry in Pakistan
• Fishing in Pakistan
• Wildlife of Pakistan

External links

• Department of Fisheries
• Forrest Department
• Wildlife Department

References

1. https://fwf.punjab.gov.pk/background
2. "Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries | Punjab Portal". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
3. Fisheries | Punjab Portal
4. Forest Department | Punjab Portal
5. Wildlife Department | Punjab Portal