Roles of Community Forestry in Thailand under New York...

Roles of Community Forestry in Thailand under New York

Declaration on Forest

Organizational Structure Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment (MNRE)

Government Sector

The Office of Minister

State Enterprises

Pubplic Organization

Administration Natural Resources

Water Resources

Environment Resources

National Park, Wildlife and

Plant Conservation Department

Royal Forest Department

(RFD)

Department of Marine and

Coastal Resources

Department of Mineral Resources

Forest Management Bureau 1- 16

Royal Forest Department

Development Management System

Office of the Inspector General

Internal Audit

Central Office Regional Office

General

Administration

Bureau

Forest Protect

and Fire control

Bureau

Community Forest

Management

Bureau

Forest Research

and Development

Bureau

Reforestation

Promotion Office

Forest Land

Management

Bureau

Forest

Certificstion

Office

Planning and

Information

Technology

Bureau

Royal Initiative

Project and

Special Affirms

Office

International

Forest

Cooperation

Office

Forest

Checkpoint

Bureau

Permission

Bureau

Legal

Bureau

Protection Restoration

Forest land conflicts handling

Local participation

encouragement

Legal Tools

Policy Framework on Forest Resources Mgt

- National Economic and Social Development plan (NESDP No. 12) - National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) no.64/2014, 66/2014 and NCPO declaration no. 106/2014

- Policy of Prime Minister - Urgent Policy of Minister of MNRE - National Master Plan for the Protection of Forest Resources

Legal Tools Forest laws

- Forest Act B.C. 2484 (1941)(amended in 1948, 1982 and 1989) - Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act B.C. 2503 (1960) (amended in 1992) - National Parks Act B.C. 2504 (1961) - National Forest Reserve Act B.C. 2507 (1964) - Reforestation Act B.C. 2535 (1992)

Forest Resource situation in Thailand In 1961, a total forest area in Thailand was app. 53% of its total area. Current existing forest area ~ 32.7% (16,320,000 ha) National Forest Cover Target 40% (20,480,000 ha) - Conservation Forest 15% + Production Forest 25% - More Forest cover ~ 7.3% (4,160,000 ha)

Forest cover

Royal’s initiatives

Conceptual Framework on Community Forest Implementation

Master plan

National Economic and Social Development Plan No. 12

Government

Policy

Ministerial policy

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Approach

People Public Private Partnership (PPP policy)

monastery

home school

CF state private

CSO & media

To encourage multi stakeholders participation

30 SEP 2017

10,415 Villages

908,800 ha

21,850 Projects

1.6 m. ha

COMMUNITY FOREST ESTABLISHMENT FROM 1999 – 2017

11

Target

Now

12

COMMON CF IMPLEMENTATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability

Monitoring and Assessment

Aca

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uppo

rt

Utilization

PROMOTION/PUBLIC RELATION

ESTABLISHMENT OF CF

ESTABLISHMENT OF CF

Year Village Budget

(Million; THB)

2005 800 60

2006 450 31.5

2007 450 31.5

2008 450 21.5

2009 350 24.5 2010 142 10

2011 400 30

2012 200 20

2013 200 20

2014 200 20

2015 200 20

2016 200 20

2017 200 20

Total 4,042 309

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

FOREST PATROLLING

MANAGEMENT

Fire break establishment

MANAGEMENT

TREE ENRICHMENT

MANAGEMENT

CHECK DAM CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT

COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

CAPACITY BUILDING

TRAINING/FIELD TRIP

SUPPORT

AGROFORESTRY PROMOTION/FOOD BANK PROJECT 24

SUPPORT

MONASTERY PARTICIPATION & NETWORKING 25

SUPPORT

STUDIES ON TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BIODIVERSITY AND CARBON STOCK 26

Integrated Implementation with other related government organization

27

Department of Thai

Traditional and medicine Subdistrict & Provincial

Administrative Organization

Gene Conservation Project under

H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Patronage

CSR

28

SCG

Thai Airways RATCH

MERCK

BENEFIT

Direct Indirect

PRODUCTS

UTILIZATION

30

BENEFIT

Direct • Expense reduction • Income generation Total value: 18.9 billion baht/year

BENEFIT

Direct • Expense reduction • Income generation

BENEFIT

Indirect Carbon stock value: 18.2 billion baht

UTILIZATION

PRODUCTS 34

2009 2008

BEST PRACTICE

35 2011 2010

36

BEST PRACTICE

2015 2014

2013 2012

37

BEST PRACTICE

A case for FLR best practice: The Baan Tham Phueng

Community Forest, Surat Thani

Awards and prizes Food security Ecotourism

1974 present

Huai Sapan Samakki CF

Kanchanaburi Province

FOREST RECOVERY AFTER

CF IMPLEMENTATION

38

2002 2014 39

Huai Sapan Samakki CF, Kanchanaburi Province

Holoptelea integrrifolia In Wangkun CF, Supanburi province

Anisoptera costata In Banraimai CF, Uthaitani province

Pterocarpus macrocarpus In Banmatoom CF, Nakornsawan province

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