Prime Minister General Prayut Chanocha visited Ban Nam Pak in Tha Wang Pha district Friday to host a land-use permission ceremony for people who live in the preserved forest.&nbsp; 
In total, some 1,358 people were given the right to live on 15,055 rai of the forest.&nbsp; 
They are expected to make a living by using the resources from their land according to HM King Rama IX&rsquo;s initiative, without destroying more forest. 
Prayut said he was glad to visit Nan and help relieve the burden of people who did not have their own land to make a living and tackle deforestation and forestland encroachment, which have been chronic problems for more than 10 years.

1,300 people win the right to live in Nan forest areas

THE Prime Minister has given more than 1,300 people in Nan the right to live in forest-land in an effort to encourage people to live harmoniously with nature and tackle deforestation.