This draft of the first ever individual forest policy for Rajasthan acknowledges fast depleting forest cover. It aims to bring additional 45,000 sq km of area under afforestation & pasture development and says that participation of local community shall be central to forest management.

The basic objectives of State Forest Policy of Rajasthan are:
Protect, conserve and develop natural forests of Rajasthan with
active participation of local communities for ecological security of human society; Undertaking massive afforestation on Government and Community owned wasteland and privately owned agriculture and non farm lands for expanding the vegetal cover of the State both in rural and urban areas simultaneously meeting the timber, fuel wood & non-timber products demands of the society; Increase the productivity of forests through appropriate management interventions and use of modern technology to meet the needs of the present as well as future generations; Combating desertification and to prevent all kinds of land degradation; Meeting the livelihood needs of tribal and other forest dependent communities while reducing their dependency on the Natural resources by developing proper facilities for processing, grading, value addition and marketing particularly of non timber forest products; Conserving floral and faunal diversity and gene pool reserve through a network of protected areas, such as National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conserve Reserves and Community Reserves; Empowerment of the village communities for sustainable management of forest under Joint Forest Management system; Strengthening forestry research base for enhancing productivity of forest and promoting better utilization of forest products; and Instituting human resource development through a proper system of carrier planning and development for upgrading the technical and professional skills of forestry personnel, villagers and other important stake holders.