Sustainable development necessarily involves the sustainable management of natural resources, especially forest resources, and this through the implementation of simplified development plans by village communities. The Beninese authorities are aware of this. Their clear desire to move forward in this area has in fact resulted in the drafting, adoption and promulgation of several legislative texts, including Act 93-009 of 2 July 1993 and its implementing decree. Under these texts, both classified and private forests can benefit from management actions through the development and implementation of participatory management plans. The Project Restoration of Forest Resources in the Bassila Region has undertaken several management actions in classified forests and private forests. The Project Restoration of Forest Resources in the Bassila Region has undertaken several management actions in classified forests and private forests. The process of managing private forests includes thirteen steps: animation, collection of requests for assistance, identification and delimitation of the forest, clarification of the forest's land situation, study of the forest's potentialities, mapping, formulation of management decisions, formulation of management decisions, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan, development of the plan