CS says the deployment of forest rangers has led to a significant decline in forest-related crime.
Illegal grazing has been blamed for the spread of Foot and Mouth disease among wild animals.
The government has banned illegal grazing in public forests to ensure that only sustainable participatory forest management activities are undertaken in gazette forests.
In a statement, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Soipan Tuya said the Ministry would only engage with forest-adjacent communities that are members of the duly registered Community Forest Associations (CFA).
