Upkeep of traditional Access to Forest Resources Small timber and NWFPs for sale When a forest area to be reserved is being surveyed, the quantity of bamboos, poles, posts and other essential forest products required by the local people are enumerated. Permission for the continued use of such products is clearly stated when the area is notified as a reserved forest. To avoid impeding the livelihood of the indigenous people by this reservation, exclusion areas are identified and demarcated within the reserved forest so that their traditional access to the forest resources is not denied. Furthermore, Local Supply or Community Supply Working Circles are formed in the newly formulated management plans to secure the sustainable supply of forest products and services for the local communities. The CFIs highlight land allocation for community forestry on the usufruct basis, and also stress on the importance of local community participation in managing forests in meeting the basic needs of the rural people for firewood, small timbers and NWFPs.
Environmental conservation is also an important task in community forestry.
Logs ready for further transsport Up till the end of 1999, some 15,000 ha of community-owned firewood plantations have been establishe. FD provides seedlings for firewood plantations to the villagers without any charge.