About Us

The Dominica Forest Service was established in 1949, almost in the middle of the twentieth century. The Division started off as a section within the Department of Agriculture, but subsequently attained the status of a separate Department within the Ministry of Agriculture, by which time the department was called the “Forestry Department”. In succeeding years the name of the Division was changed twice: firstly to the Forestry and Wildlife Division (by law), and today is commonly refers to itself as the Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division.

Current Priorities

• Reforestation
• Disaster risk management
• Rehabilitation of trails
• Lumber Salvaging
• Rehabilitation of the Botanical Gardens
• Eradication of Invasive Species
• Sustainable utilization of forest , wildlife and national park resources
• Soil and water conservation
• Public relations and environmental education
• Enforcement of forestry, wildlife and national parks legislation
• Research and Monitoring
• Administration of Waitukubuli National Trail
• Upgrading and developing the infrastructure, institutional capacity and resources for implementing the Division's mandate

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