Vision

 “A sustainable country where wildlife and forest resources conserved” 

Mission

"Having the objective of nurturing the biodiversity through conservation wildlife and forest resources, to give leadership to make policies on in-situ flora conservation and in-situ and ex-situ conservation of fauna and for the promotion of sustainable timber industry, coordination and steering of leading institutions for the implementation”

Functions and Tasks

Ministry bears the responsibility of formulation of policies related to the wildlife and forest conservation in Department of Wildlife Conservation, Department of Forest Conservation, Department of National Zoological Gardens and State Timber Corporation.

Scope

Nurturing biodiversity through the conservation of biodiversity, expansion of the national forest cover through the forest cultivation and conservation of the natural habitats where wild animals live.

Special priorities

• Expansion of parks, reservoirs and wildlife food crops required for the survival of wildlife.
• Implementing modern measures to minimize damage to houses, property and crops by wild animals in rural areas.
• Implementing community based protection measures in line with safety measures including elephant fences and ditches in those high risk areas to prevent human-elephant conflict.
• Introduction and expansion of afforestation at home garden level as well as in schools, hospitals, offices, workplaces and low-lying areas and urban parks to increase forest cover.