Nalahia village is one of the villages in Nusalaut District where 95% of the people live in the dusung pattern. The aim of the research is to analyze the potential of dusung and community perceptions regarding potential and participation. The methods used were observation, interviews and filling out questionnaires. The analysis carried out was descriptive qualitative and quantitative. The conclusion of this research is that the community strongly agrees that the potential of the dusung Nalahia supports the ecology and economics of the environment and family income. The Dusung Nalahia type is dominated by clove and nutmeg plants. The planting pattern used by the community is an irregular planting pattern, and follows the planting pattern that has been used for a long time. The results of the regression test show that agroforestry potential (X2) has an influence on community participation in dusung management, while community perception (X1) does not significantly influence variable Y (participation). Simultaneously (F test) it can be seen that the two variables (X1 and X2) have a significant influence on the participation variable with a percentage of 30.5%