The protection and sustainable management of forests are widely accepted and considered a solution for mitigating climate change. Although there are many variables concerning economic, political, social, and legal aspects in terms of forest protection, the main target is always focused on human behavior. Legal instruments are one of the most effective methods in regulating human behavior. Since illegal activities are often the most destructive human behavior, this study aims to examine the public’s perception regarding forest crimes: illegal logging, illegal transportation/smuggling, open land expansion, squatting, and arson. It has been explained in previous studies that legal regulations alone do not sufficiently prevent forest crimes. Although forest villagers themselves benefit greatly from healthy forests, it was determined that occurrences of criminal activity in forests are directly correlated with low-income levels, lack of awareness of laws and sanctions, low penalties on crimes, and a low level of education. Those administrations responsible for the management of forests need to identify the socio-economic needs of these groups and communities through social analysis within the parameters of SFM.

森林的保护和可持续管理已被广泛接受，并被认为是缓解气候变化的一种解决方案。尽管在森林保护方面有许多涉及经济，政治，社会和法律方面的变量，但主要目标始终集中在人类行为上。法律文书是调节人类行为的最有效方法之一。由于非法活动通常是最具破坏力的人类行为，因此本研究旨在考察公众对森林犯罪的看法：非法伐木，非法运输/走私，空地扩张，蹲便和纵火。在先前的研究中已经解释过，仅法律法规并不能充分预防森林犯罪。尽管森林村民自己从健康森林中受益匪浅，已确定森林中犯罪活动的发生与低收入水平，对法律和制裁的认识不足，对犯罪的刑罚低以及教育程度低直接相关。那些负责森林管理的主管部门需要通过可持续森林管理范围内的社会分析，确定这些群体和社区的社会经济需求。