Participating communities will be selected based on clear criteria, such as proximity to areas to be afforested and reforested, poverty level and degree of impact from climate changes.

The project will directly support the communities by creating around 3.18 million work days in the afforestation/reforestation program and rehabilitation/ reconstruction of office infrastructure.

Around 6,000 poor and forest dependent households in 200 communities will participate in the alternative livelihoods support program to reduce their dependence on forest resources. These households will be identified on the basis of participatory wealth ranking and their dependence on forest resources.