The direct economic benefits expected from the Project will accrue from the net value of incremental output of fuelwood, timber, and agroforestry products. While control of soil erosion is a direct Project benefit, it has not been included for lack of needed data for quantifying it. About 112,000 person years of employment will be generated by the Project over the six year implementation period. The economic internal rates of return for the core subprojects range from 13 percent to 27 percent.
The Project beneficiaries (totaling about 80,000 households) comprise mostly the inhabitants of forest based communities, including ethnic minorities. They will participate directly during the planning and implementation of the Project, and will be granted long term land tenure.