Master Plan for the Forestry Sector (MPFS 1989) was prepared during 1986-1988 and approved by HMGN in 1989. MPFS provides a 25-year policy and planning framework in forestry in Nepal.

The long-term objectives of the forestry sector according to MPFS:

• to meet the people’s basic needs for forest products on a sustained basis;
• to conserve ecosystems and genetic resources;
• to protect land against degradation and other effects of ecological imbalance;
• to contribute to local and national economic growth.

MPFS has laid out 6 primary programs for forestry sector of putting largest emphasis on 'community and private forestry' development program. The main components of the program are:

• Management of national forests and enrichment planting of degraded forests, both as
• community forests;
• Establishment and management of community forests in open and degraded areas;
• Distribution of free or subsidized seedlings to encourage the establishment of private tree farms;
• Promotion of the use of fuel -efficient stoves by supporting their development, production and distribution.

The following supportive programs are designed to backstop these main components:

• Updating legislation and encouraging people to accept full responsibility for the development, management, and protection of community forests;
• Strengthening the forestry organizations to lend full support to the program;
• Reorienting and retraining forestry professionals and technicians to the changeover;
• Research and development on the establishment, silviculture, and management of forests, especially on adverse sites;
• Drafting management plans at both district and community levels and establishing resource databases to support planning; and
• Establishing an effective monitoring and evaluation system.

MPFS documents:

• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal (MPFS). Main Report.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Forest Resources Information Status and Development Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry, Sector Nepal. Forest-based industries Development Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal Forest Development for the supply for the Main Forest Products.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Executive Summary.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Human Resource Development Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Impacts and Monitoring Plan.
• ]Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Forestry Research Development Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Forestry Sector Policy.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Institutional Development Plan.
• Master Plan for the Forestry Sector Nepal. Plan for the Conservation of Ecosystems and Genetic Resources.