Community forest wins award
The Royal Forest Department (RFD), in partnership with Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding, has announced that the Baan Pu Namron community forest in Suphan Buri province.
Baan Pu Namron has won the National Community Forest Award and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Trophy under the “Love the Forest and Community” programme.
It is among 138 award-winning community |forests that participated in the ninth National Community Forest Contest. Privy Councillor Ampol Senanarong presided over the award-presentation |ceremony.
Chonlatit Suratsawadee, director-general of the RFD, said the department had focused on implementing a strategy to increase effective protection of forests in areas under its responsibility.
“Consequently, we have long-term forest-resource management and development plans with an emphasis on the formalisation of private-sector engagement in developing a mutual forest management plan to benefit the country sustainably.”
Baan Pu Namron Community Forest in Dan |Chang sub-district, Dan Chang district, Suphan Buri, received a Bt200,000 award for use in its conservation efforts.
The RFD said the community forest had implemented comprehensive forest management alongside |community engagement of households, temples, schools and local agencies. By relying on local |beliefs, tradition and culture as an effective strategy, |the community created a strong network to raise |awareness of the incomparable value of forests and |took action to rehabilitate degraded forest areas |from the granite-mining concessions and |deforestation due to charcoal production.
