The document summarizes research from Pakistan and Indonesia on collective choice in community-based management. Some key findings from preliminary surveys in Indonesia are: - Respondents agree forest preservation is important but awareness of deforestation levels varies - Water shortage is seen as the main problem caused by deforestation - The community is expected to play a primary role in forest management - Mutual aid within communities is high, but monitoring of illegal logging by the community is not - Social trust resides most strongly within communities, declining with greater social distance