50 people live less than 5Km from the forest edge. All users in the group are agricultural laborers on Namungo s farm, none of who own land apart from Namungo. Namungo allows user rights to workers on his farm for fuelwood and non-wood products. However none have rights to charcoal and timber and there is evidence of illegal timber extraction and charcoal burning. Mr. Namungo conducts selective harvesting of timber, but also attempts to maintain a balance between conservation and exploitation.
Users see the condition of the forest as good and feel that the level of conservation is adequate.
However both managers and users are concerned about tree poaching for charcoal and timber. It is 1000 hectares large, and about 400 years old. Tree dominants here include Celtis durandii , Celtis mildebraedii , and Macaranga monandra . Tree density is about 404 stems per hectare, with a mean dbh of 22.61 cm and height of 14.06 m. A total of 101 tree species were found within the sampling area.