Roles of People in Forest Resource Restoration at Nam Kor and Nam Chun Watershed Risk Areas, Phetchabun Province

Abstract

             The objective of this research were to study socio-economic condition and role of people in forest resource restoration at the Nam Kor and Nam Chun, Watershed Risk Areas, Phetchabun Province. The questionnaire was designed for data collection and was used to interview 340 respondents residing in the targeted communities. The employed statistical analysis included percentage, means, maximum, minimum, and standard deviation that use for representing the general information of people. F-test and t-test were used for testing the hypothesis with the given significance level of 0.05 through computerized software package.

            The results revealed that most respondent was female (51.2%) and graduated on primary school level .They were mostly social group member (54.1%). The main occupation was agricultural (64.4%).They mostly without subsidions occupation (60.9%).earned annual income ranging 50,000-100,000 baht (46.8%). They mostly owner of the land (69.4) and domiciled at the area (71.5%).They mostly were Thai Ethnic group (90.3%). They had knowledge of the forest resource conservation in the watershed area and forest law at a high level (97.1% and 74.7%, respectively). They mostly received forest information (81.8%) and utilized forest resource (84.4%) They did not get training (80.3%). Acceptance in forest restoration work of the forest officers was at a mediam level. Problem on forest restoration in the watershed area was at a medium level. Regarding to people role, people role on forest restoration in the watershed area was at a medium level. In addition, factors affecting people role in forest resource restoration at the area were ethnicity, training about forest and acceptance in forest resource restoration of the forest officers under the Project of Restoring and Developing the Nam Kor and Nam Chun, Watershed Risk Areas, Phetchabun Province.

Keywords: People roles, Forest Resource Restoration, The Nam Kor and Nam Chun Watershed Risk Areas, Phetchabun Province.