The role of government and private organization for utilization and
natural resource management at Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area
บทบาทของรัฐและเอกชนในการจัดการการใช้ประโยชน์ทรัพยากรธรรมชาติในเขตห้ามล่า
สัตว์ป่าทะเลน้อย
Kettawa Boonprakarn, Asst. Prof., D. of Educational Foundation, F. of Liberal Arts, PSU.
E-mail : bkettawa@ratree.psu.ac.th
Grant : Government Budget
Published : Research Report
Key words : natural resource, Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area
The objectives of the research are as follows. First is aimed to investigate the usefulness of
natural resource in terms of changing and conflicting. Second is aimed to investigate the role of state and private in managing the benefits of natural resource. Third is aimed to study the controlling of natural resource in Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area.
This research was employed both quality and quantity. The researcher collected data by ob-servation and in-depth interviews. The samples of population are the public officials, workers from private organizations, leaders of the villages, and general population in Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area which are covered in four districts of three provinces. Five hundred and thirty-one households were interviewed.
The results of this research are found as follows.
Firstly, most of villagers do not get the benefits from the natural resources in Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area. Some activities such as tourist and recreation are commonly found. The other benefits for the villagers are ways of transportation, water for rice farm and fishery.
Secondly, it is found that the natural resource in Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area in the last five years had gradual change. The minor change was the growing Krajude and shortage of water.
Thirdly, most of villagers have a conflict for their career. The important factors in conflicting
are the changing of natural resource and the controlling process of laws and regulations in Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area. These factors are significant at 0.05 level.
Fourthly, the public agencies have a minor role in managing the benefits of natural resources. These agencies have tried to solve the problem of encroachment by the villagers, to support the con-servation of natural resources and to punish who are against the laws and regulation.
Fifthly, the private agencies have a minor role too. Their roles are to encourage the villagers to organize for working together, to support and to coordinate the villagers for sustainable activities of natural resources.
Sixthly, most villagers have an opinion in protecting natural resource in Thale Noi Non-Hunt-ing Area such as controlling process in protecting birds, allowing for fishery, and taking care of cattle and water buffaloes by having an appropriate control.
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