▁ ▁Integr ated ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Development ▁Program me ▁Section ▁This ▁section ▁looks ▁after ▁all ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁activities ▁within ▁the ▁park . ▁It ▁also ▁act ▁as ▁functional ▁link age ▁between ▁the ▁conservation ▁and ▁the ▁development al ▁activities ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁park . ▁ ▁Social ▁Forest ry ▁and ▁Ext ension ▁Section ▁This ▁section ▁looks ▁after ▁all ▁the ▁activities ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁plant ations , ▁private ▁forest ry ▁and ▁the ▁community ▁for ests ▁within ▁the ▁national ▁park . ▁ ▁Natural ▁history ▁The ▁park ' s ▁north - central ▁region ▁has ▁an ▁especially ▁rug ged ▁top ography , ▁with ▁pe aks ▁rising ▁to ▁almost ▁ ▁in ▁elev ation , ▁while ▁the ▁southern ▁areas ▁are ▁relatively ▁less ▁ste ep ▁and ▁rug ged . ▁ ▁Ge olog ically , ▁the ▁mountains ▁are ▁moder ately ▁recent ▁and ▁ste ep - s ided , ▁consisting ▁largely ▁of ▁Pre - C amb rian ▁and ▁early ▁Pale oz o ic ▁quart z ite ▁and ▁g ne iss , ▁with ▁some ▁areas ▁with ▁sed iment ary ▁lim estone , ▁dol om ite , ▁sand stone ▁and ▁sh ales . ▁The ▁so ils ▁are ▁generally ▁cl ay ▁lo am , ▁with ▁good ▁per me ability ▁and ▁moder ate ▁mo ist ure ▁ret ention . ▁ ▁H ydro log y ▁The ▁eastern ▁boundary ▁of ▁the ▁park , ▁from ▁Tr ong sa ▁to ▁T ingt ib i ▁is ▁defined ▁by ▁Mang de ▁Ch hu ▁river , ▁whereas ▁P un ats ang ch u ▁touch es ▁the ▁mid - western ▁part ▁of ▁the