Madhya Pradesh has about 1,000 km of Private Natural Forests belonging to roughly 20,000 agriculturists in almost all the districts, the tribal share being 15%. The natural forests occur on the uncultivable portions of "Bhumiswami" land and comprise of valuable teak over major areas. The M.P. Lok Vaniki Act, 2001 laid the foundation of the Small-Scale Private Forest Management in the country for the first time in Madhya Pradesh.