Asked in a 1991 paperModerate
The major objective of Pakistan Forest Policy 1991 are:
Correct answer: E. All of the above
- A. Meet country's requirements of timber, fuelwood, fodder and other products and environmental needs by increasing the forest area from 4.2 percent to 10 percent during next fifteen years
- B. Promote social forestry programmes including watershed in hills and farm forestry in plains
- C. Generate opportunities for income and self-employment for the rural populace
- D. Take anti-desertification measures and rehabilitate water logged, saline and degraded lands through vegetation treatment
- E. All of the above
Explanation
The 1991 policy combined production and environmental targets with social forestry, rural employment, watershed work, anti-desertification and rehabilitation of degraded land. Each listed measure is part of the stated objectives.
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