Development Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Resource Management Nongsai Sub-district, Nangrong District, Buriram Province

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Panan Kanhasin
Vipak Jintana
Duangchai Sookchaloem
Nittaya Mianmit

Abstract

This research aimed to initiate development guidelines for sustainable forest resource management by local people participation.  Nikomkhet village, Nongsai sub-district, Nangrong district, Buriram province was selected to be the study area.  Socioeconomic status, land use, forest resource dependency and forest resources within the study area were assessed. 


The majority of respondents (89%) consisted of farmers growing rice and cassava and most of them (98%) occupied an average of 22 rai per household.  They earned a low average annual income from agriculture of 36,721 baht per household.  As they lived close to forest and their farming activities were conducted only during a certain period each year, more than 80% of the respondents indicated they required forest products such as food, medicine and housing materials, and fuelwood to survive.  A forest survey revealed that the plant community was a dry dipterocarp forest. Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. var. kerrii (Craib & Hutch.) I.C. Nielsen showed the highest importance value index (IVI=113.38).


Many undergrowth species were used as food and herbs.  The abundance of forest resources benefited the local people as these resources were fundamental in helping to reduce costs and increase household income.  This was considered to be community strength.  With support from government and non-government organizations, there has been good localized assistance, but there is a lack of integration and coherence.  Moreover, there were no explicit regulations to address the exploitation of the forest products and the cultivated land within the forest area.  The local people had quite limited knowledge of forest resource management and there was only limited budget support. Thus, the group meeting proposed that related organizations should work hand in hand to develop sustainable agricultural practices and clearly demarcate the land that could be cultivated.  Proper guidelines and plans were needed urgently for sustainable forest resource management in the area.


 


Keywords:  forest resource management, participation, Phakhokyai community forest, indigenous plants, Nong Sai Sub-district

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Kanhasin, P. ., Jintana, V. ., Sookchaloem, D. ., & Mianmit, N. . (2022). Development Guidelines for Sustainable Forest Resource Management Nongsai Sub-district, Nangrong District, Buriram Province. Thai Journal of Forestry, 30(3), 33–42. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjf/article/view/255726
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