Major Functions

As per Rules of Business, 1985

SCHEDULE-I

[See Rule 3]

LIST OF DEPARTMENTS AND ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS

Major Functions:

I. Environment Protection Agency:

1. Administration, enforcement and implementation of the provision of relevant provincial environment protection laws.
2. Establishment of system and procedures for surveys, monitoring and research for the protection, rehabilitation and improvement of environment in the province.
3. Promotion of public awareness and education and provision of advisory services of pollution and other environmental issues.
4. Integrating environmental protection in the development process and carrying out activities aimed at environment improvement in the province.
5. Coordination and facilitation on issues pertaining to climate change and implementation of multination environmental agreements in the province.

 II. Forests:

1.  Administration and enforcement of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Ordinance, 2002 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ordinance No. XIX of 2002).
2. Forest settlement in demarcation.
3. Nurseries, Affrication and Reforestation.
4. Sustainable Management of Forest including marking of tress, range lands and promotions of urban and farm forestry.
5. Regulation of wood based industries including sawing units.
6. Harvesting of timber and other forest produce and its marketing.
7. Integrated watershed management and soil conservation.
8. Protection of forest, waste land and its bio-diversity from denudation etc.
9. Promotions of joint forest management and community, participation development and forestry extension.
10. Conservation and improvement of non-timber forest products.
11. Promotion of ecotourism and recreation.
12. Promotion and development of non- timber forest products.
13. Applied research in forestry.
14. Institutional, human recourse management and capacity and forestry training.
15. Implementation of obligations of forestry Multilateral Environmental Agreement (MEAs) and Climate Change.
16. Regulation of grant of concessional timber.

Wildlife:

22. Protection, preservation, conservation and management of wildlife and enforcement of the relevant laws.
23. Rehabilitation and improvement of wildlife habits.
24. Public awareness, conservation education and training relating to wildlife.
25. Applied research, studies and surveys on wildlife, its habitats and protected areas.
26. Establishment and management of wildlife facilities/ protected areas of promotion of wildlife based ecotourism/ recreation.
27. Control and regulation of sports and trophy hunting.
28. Implementation of international treaties and agreements (MEAs) for conservation of wildlife and its habitats.

IV      Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI):

29. Research in the field of forestry, forest produce/products and allied disciplines and emerging issues related to forestry, including climate change, carbon sequestration, etc.
30. Forestry education as well as conducting training courses in forestry and allied disciplines.
31. Surveys and assessment of forest resources at provincial and national level.