Over 300,000 rai of reserved forest land in the Mae Chaem district in Chiang Mai now has secured dwelling rights for native communities, in accordance with a senior official at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The communities have been identified as a profitable mannequin by the Department of Royal Forest, because of their compliance with a cabinet resolution from a number of years in the past.
The Ministry just lately granted dwelling rights to these communities beneath the condition that they continue to collaborate with the Department to guard and rehabilitate the forest. The Ministry is determined to resolve forest land conflicts, notably within the delicate forest areas of watershed zones one and two.
On Quadruple , 2018, the cabinet approved a Department proposal to handle forest land conflicts, allowing local people members to reside within the forest supplied they contribute to tree-planting efforts and work alongside authorities to forestall additional forest encroachment.
According to the ministry official, residents within the Mae Chaem district are permitted to remain within the forest under the forest regulation B.E. 2507. This will present them with a safer living area and improved residing conditions, together with the availability of primary infrastructure. The official believes this might serve as a model for different forest communities, with the joint aim of rehabilitating the forest, increasing the green area, and preventing further encroachment.
The Department has devised strategies for dealing with forest land conflicts within the district by categorising local residents into 4 teams, permitting for the resolution of long-term issues based on the cabinet’s 2018 determination.
Per the decision, 24,196 rai have been allocated along watershed zones three, 4, and 5. In these zones, sure actions regarding land allocation for individuals in need are permitted. These locals represent the first group. The second group includes those who have lived within the forest for the reason that cabinet resolution on June 30, 1998. This group resides in watershed zones three, 4, and five, with forty six villages occupying 12,590 rai. To manage the land, the local administrative organisation is implementing business tree-planting projects.
The third and fourth groups consist of individuals dwelling in fertile watershed zones one and two, both before and after the cabinet’s June 30, 1998 decision. These individuals can reside on 356,814 rai, with authorities endorsing land use measures designed to protect and preserve the forest and water resources. This includes initiatives to plant three types of timber with four advantages, as initiated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great..