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unsustainable forest use, thus making it more difficult to cover the opportunity costsand to create overall acceptance of the project. It can also pose a big problem in termsof elite capture, where their ability to involve in the most profitable incomegenerating activities also can be a result of REDD, leaving little compensation left forthe remaining community. The least poor also are more involved in the communitiesand in general seem to have closer links to the Village Governments. In addition, thepoorest often have enough with covering their day to day needs and are not asinvolved in community activities. This can be an issue in REDD as well, where thelack of involvement further reduces their chance of receiving their due compensation.Given the fact that overall the poorest members in our study area had the least landbut in turn were the most dependent on agriculture as a source of income, agriculturalimprovements and alternatively additional land could be highly beneficial for thisgroup.276