There are 18 villages that have traditional land rights inside the park boundaries. First 4-5 rangers per village were selected by the community based on their willingness to become rangers, knowledge of the area and having time available. The first teams were set up and trained to start villager trail mapping. Payment fee for biodiversity monitoring and patrolling was agreed through negotiations and based on a fair compensation for the hard and dangerous work of hiking in the mountains. The division of the park in village responsibility areas designates the village ranger working areas. Due to the different sizes, terrain and threats, some villages indicated the need for many more rangers and involvement of village militia or police. Now 110 villager rangers have been trained in use of GPS equipment and in the recording of sightings in coded booklets. They make regular trips into the park to record wildlife and threats (monitoring) and are involved in patrolling for law enforcement. The patrol frequency is adapted with the incoming information. As the village rangers know the area well, they are willing to go into very remote places and in very difficult circumstances where other rangers usually do not venture.