As per Article 3 of the Regulations for the Administration and Development of Aboriginal Reservation Land, the mountainous aboriginal reservation lands are
provided to the aboriginal people for their livelihood, which is part of the government policy towards the aboriginal people. The above land including planned and increased allotment of aboriginal reservation land can now be exchanged by the aboriginal people for forest land, totaling 180,000 hectares (including increased allotment) of such land, regarded as a major policy in the forestry of Taiwan Province. According to Article 9 of the above provisions, through the exchange of native reservation land for forest land,aboriginal people gradually gain title to the lands and become private owners of these forest lands.
