Community forests are forests that provide direct benefits to communities, such as the consumption of herbs and other forest products. In Thailand, the role of community forests is becoming more critical, and the number of community forests is increasing year by year. The study explores the community context and forest management of community and local organizations’ role in forest management for community resilience in Ban Pee community forest, Chiang Kam district, Phayao province, as well as in addition, studying the role of local organizations in participating in community forest management through Ban Pee community forest management. The research uses the qualitative methodology to study and analyze based on the literature reviews for policy implementation on community forest resilience under the Sendai Framework (2015). Also, the research studies the resilience of community and community forest management. According to the study’s findings, the community forest in Ban Pee has supported people and livelihoods, and the local government has been active in forest conservation. People in the community have formed a strong volunteer that unifies villagers in forest conservation and fire prevention to avoid future forest fire disasters and ensure their livelihood by reducing wildfire damage, including the haze pollution in the area. Therefore, the benefit of this study is to promote community forest management of local organizations by building the resilience of well-managed community forests to increase the local disaster risk reduction strategies in Thailand.

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Roles of Local Government in Community Forest Management and Resilience: A Case Study of Ban Pee Community, Phayao Province, Thailand

  • Kunanon Pannil,
  • Wanwalee Inpin

摘要

Community forests are forests that provide direct benefits to communities, such as the consumption of herbs and other forest products. In Thailand, the role of community forests is becoming more critical, and the number of community forests is increasing year by year. The study explores the community context and forest management of community and local organizations’ role in forest management for community resilience in Ban Pee community forest, Chiang Kam district, Phayao province, as well as in addition, studying the role of local organizations in participating in community forest management through Ban Pee community forest management. The research uses the qualitative methodology to study and analyze based on the literature reviews for policy implementation on community forest resilience under the Sendai Framework (2015). Also, the research studies the resilience of community and community forest management. According to the study’s findings, the community forest in Ban Pee has supported people and livelihoods, and the local government has been active in forest conservation. People in the community have formed a strong volunteer that unifies villagers in forest conservation and fire prevention to avoid future forest fire disasters and ensure their livelihood by reducing wildfire damage, including the haze pollution in the area. Therefore, the benefit of this study is to promote community forest management of local organizations by building the resilience of well-managed community forests to increase the local disaster risk reduction strategies in Thailand.