The objectives of The Kedah State Forestry Department are as follows:

• To be the leader in high quality timber (teak) plantation in Malaysia.

• To manage the forest resources sustainably for the continous production of forest goods and services and their optimum utilization, compatible with environmental requirements.

  Sustainable Forest Resources

• To increase the supply of forest goods and services through appropriate forestry activities that enhance the quality, productivity and utilization of the forest resources.

• To further develop appropriate environmentally sound technology for the conservation, management and utilization of the forest resources.

• To conserve and protect the forest's biological diversity, water and soil, and their sustainable utilization.

• To increase the quality and the efficiency of the forest-based processing mills and enhance higher value downstream activities.

• To strengthen human resource development (HRD) to support the forestry sector.

• To improve public awareness on the environmental and conservational roles of forests through education and dissemination of information.

• To increase the forestry sector's contribution to national income, foreign exchange and employment opportunities.