Our Mandate

To ensure sustainable development, conservation and utilisation of forestry resources for socio-economic growth and development of Malawi.

Our Vision

To become a dynamic, high performing, consultative and client-focused authority which promotes, builds and ensures sustainable development, utilisation, protection and management of forests to reduce poverty.

Our Mission

To guide, plan, coordinate, facilitate and promote active participation of all stakeholders in the sustainable development and utilisation of forest resources, goods and services for socio-economic development.

Quick Document Access

Access and download relevant forestry documents from our public archive.

• Malawi National Charcoal Strategy
• Malawi National Forest Programme 2001  
• National Forest Landscape Restoration Strategy   
• Decentralization in Forestry (2006)

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Featured Project 

USAID/Malawi-funded Protecting Ecosystems and Restoring Forests in Malawi (PERFORM) Project

Discover how PERFORM is promoting forest conservation and green growth, while working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from forestry land use and to strengthen climate resilience.

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Featured News

DoF warns Illegal forest produce transporters

The Department of Forestry warns the General Public that since the last warning, around ten private motor vehicles have bee been...

  24 May 2021

Department of Forestry Update on Actions to Address Corruption

In follow-up to the Weekend Nation Newspaper article by the investigative journalist Bobby Kabango, the Department of Forestry immediately engaged the Anti-Corruption...

  26 Apr 2021

Forestry Minister for alternative energy adoption

Minister of Forestry and Natural Resources, Nancy Tembo has encouraged the general public to adopt alternative sources of energy as a way of ending dependency on Charc...

  08 Apr 2021