Financial Matters - Kankali Community Forest The prime income source of community forest is wood selling whereas eco-tourism activities have newly been introduced by the forest as its next income source. With the income generated by the forest, conducting various activities has been used for conservation of the community forest and need based community development programs. Community development programs such as income generation activities, pineapple farming, goat farming, loan investment for micro-enterprise development, water supply and health related programs, road maintains etc have been conducted by the forest. Being a community forest, the forest of Kankali is well dedicated in the uplifting the social and economical condition of the local people. The financial circulation is so smooth in the forest of Kankali as it collects local as well as foreign currency from domestic as well as international tourists, donor agencies, etc. and utilizes the money in the development of the forest itself as well as raising the standard of living of the local people.