The overall economic, social and environmental benefits have trickled down to 63 households with a population of 302. Adoption of sustainable land management practices preventing soil erosion in 67 plots of farm land of 47 hectares has resulted in a 22% increase in cultivated land area. A monthly average of LKR 7904.00(US$52.6) contributed to household income through improved home gardening. According to the Department of Census and Statistics the official poverty line for Badulla District for 2017 is LKR 4047.00 (US$26.9). Thus for the primary stakeholders the relative economic status of households has shifted from low to moderate.

Villagers perceive that illegal timber extraction from the forest and forest fires have been minimized through community empowerment and establishing of forest fire belts. However, the outcome of the land management measures adopted to curtail soil erosion could not be ascertained due to lack of rain and dry weather which prevailed in the project area for more than eight months in 2015/16 period.

Declaration of Narangala forest catchment area as a Community Forest Reserve and establishing the Centre for Forest Research and Community Guidance are significant achievements of the Project. Promotion of organic farming conforms to the Government policies on environment conservation and food security.