Budha Budhiani forests fall under the Odagaon range of the Nayagarh forest Division. The forest used to be rich in faunal and floral biodiversity and was a habitat for tigers, bears and leopards. Unfortunately the tiger’s interference in human settlements led to human-animal conflict and ultimately to the destruction of the forest itself. Eventually, after years of neglect, a few elders from the nine surrounding Villages spread awareness on forest protection and management for the purpose of having sufficient firewood and other non-timber forest products. The community has been using the thengapali system of forest protection wherein a watchman is paid a monthly fee for safeguarding the forest.