Abstract: A scientific and reasonable plan of community collective forest management is the basis for the precisely upgraded community collective forest quality. The application and effect were summarized in formulating community forest management plan through the participatory approach in two pilots, then four steps were presented to develop a community-based forest management plan through a participatory approach:the preparation of forest management, the assessment of the status of forest management, the planning of forest management strategy and the formulation of the annual forest management plan. It was suggested that the community collective forest management plan should be completed by the villager-based community planning group, and the outside help and support should be provided. The evaluation index of the forest management status should meet the actual situation of the community.