F rom the 20% net profit realized out of the tendu patta trade, People's Protected Areas or 'PPA' have been established in 16 areas in 14 districts since the year 2000. In these areas towards conservation and development of the MFP resource nearly 50,000 hectares and around 3000 Hectares is being attempted under the in-situ and ex-situ conservation components of the project respectively with the support of the local communities.

The people's Protected Areas are examples of natural resources which fall under category VI of IUCN classification of Protected Areas. PPA is presently being implemented in following 16 areas of the state:-

The main components of PPA have been conceived taking consideration linking up conservation and development efforts with market.

The main components of PPA include the following		Identification of Ecotourism site for promotion
i.	In- situ Conservation
ii.	Ex situ Conservation
iii.	Nursery & Demonstration Plot
iv.	Grading, Processing & Value- Addition
v.	Market Study and Analysis
vi.	Ecotourism and Agroforestry

In situ conservation	Nursery & Demo Plot	Enabling Market study & Analysis
Drying and grading of NTFPs	Processing & Value-addition	Quality control during processing