The principal aim of this study was to assess the degree of environmental degradation and its impact on the lives of local people living in and around natural forests in Gedaref State in eastern Sudan. The study was conducted among large mechanized scheme farmers, smallholder farmers and collaborative reserve farmers. In a cross-sectional survey, a total of 162 farmers were interviewed using questionnaire and Participatory Learning & Action methodology. Cross tabulations of selected variables were produced as a precursor to conducting tests of significant internal differences...