The guzara or communal forests spread over an area of 1.394 million ha in Hazara Civil Division of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). These are the property of the land owners of the villages in whose boundaries these forests are included. The owners of guzaras have the right to collect, free of charge, fuelwood and timber for their domestic and agricultural needs, graze and collect forage for the livestock. Management of these forests, however, rests with the Forest Department, against the management charges at the rate of 20 percent of the net timber sale proceeds.