Deforestation has taken place, and is still taking place, in proportions that are beyond anyrnexpectations. The existing production capacity of the remaining forest is small while the demandrnfor forest output is tremendous and growing by the day. The present demand is many times overrnthe present supply and the gap is widening.rnThe proximate and underlying causes to these problems in the forestry sector are many andrnvaried. Some of the major cross-cutting issues include; macro economic and inter-sectoralrneffects, land use conflicts in forests and forest fringes, structure and operations of forests andrnforest fringes, structure and operations of forest related institution, current forestry strategies,rnland and tree tenure, and consolidated forest policy statement at the national level.rnIn combating these issues and in order to bring about sustainable production of forest goods andrnservices, we need to look at alternative form of land use to nature forests, issues related tornsustainable land use in forest and forest fringes, decentralization and institutions. The concern ofrnthis research is, therefore, to assess forest resource conservation strategy, state ofrnimplementation of the strategy, gaps in implementation and level of community participation inrnthe program by taking Ameya Woreda, South West Showa Zone, Oromia regional state as a casernstudy. The study has employed structured interview, personal observation, and focus grouprndiscussion methods to obtain necessary information. The information obtained is analyzed usingrndescriptive statistics.rnThe result of the study has revealed that even if different strategies have been employed tornconserve forest resource of the woreda there are many problems that can affect its effectiveness.rnTo mention agricultural land expansion, increased demand for fuel wood, free reaming livestockrnand willing participation of the community are some of it however, the opinions of the farmerrnindicate that currently, the number and types of tree they do have on their private plot isrnincreasing. As the result, there have been relative improvements in resource conservation of thernarea