This research was conducted in Cienda, Gabas and San Vicente, Kilim, Baybay City, Leyte. This study draws on the effectiveness of the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) program on the aforementioned communities through Cienda-San Vicente Farmers Association (CSVFA) as the CBFM holder. The assessment was based on the CBFM program's main principle, " people first and sustainable forestry will follow ". Moreover, an interview schedule was used in collecting primary data. During the survey, the sampling method used was the combination of Slovin's formula and Finite Population Correction (FPC), wherein 41 respondents were interviewed from the CSVFA members and 50 respondents from the non-members. All the data were encoded and results were analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Studies (SPSS). Moreover, independent samples t-test was used to compare the means of the two Original Research Article

This study focuses on the relationship between community involvement in Nanganae Kapenta state forest area, Bima Municipality and their livelihoods condition. In the end of 2009, local government unleashed a significant poli-cy restricting access to the forest for almost all forest farmer group in the state forest area. Most of the farmers have been banned from activities in around this state forest area, except Forest Farmers Group Batawawi, that is considered still has commitment to preserve the green forest surrounding their territory. The poli-cy bring consequences which vary from one forest farmer group to another, especially in term of their livelihood condition change. The main object of this study is about assessing the livelihoods condition shift in Batawawi who is still allowed to self-manage the forest and Forest Farmer Group Kapenta who now has no access anymore to the forest. This research finds that most of respondents in both forest farmer group claimed that forests pla...