The land holding coefficient is positive and significant at the 5% level
of significance signifying that the higher the land holding the higher the
likelihood of households participating in a community forestry program,
meaning that richer households are more likely to participate in
a community forest program than their poorer counterparts. This sort
of phenomenon, often referred to as ‘the elite capture of power’, devolved
to local communities. This result is not confined to Bhutan
only; it is a phenomenon observed in other countries (Behera, 2009).
The operational land holding coefficient was positive and significant at
the 5% level of significance.