There is a general agreement that community forestry generates benefits for local people in terms of non-timber forest products and environmental services, including protection from storms, fish habitat conservation, and watershed protection. However, the extent of these benefits is undetermined, as few studies have attempted monetary valuation of the benefit streams of common property regimes (Bann 1997a, 1997b; De Lopez 2001b, 2003). There is evidence that community fisheries have provided substantial economic benefits to the Cambodian poor, but the case for community forestry initiatives, particularly in regard to timber, is inconclusive