The NCPF holds the duty of safeguarding wildlife and ecological reserves in Pakistan.
[2] Yet, it faced obsolescence under a past government administration, only to be revitalized under the leadership of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 13 February 2017.
This re-establishment of the council involved obtaining endorsement through provincial representation and situating it within the federal Climate Change Ministry.
[3][4] The inception of the National Conservation Strategy of 1993 marked a significant milestone in initiating the preservation of Pakistan's natural resources and wildlife.
[5] In 2008, the NCCW made a determination to discourage the commercial exporting of wildlife and implemented a fresh fee arrangement for the importing and exporting of diverse species of wildlife.