Sustainable Forest Management

in Thailand

Theerapat Prayurasiddhi, PhD.Deputy Director General,

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ConservationMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment

The 2 nd Green Mekong Forum October 21, 2013

Sustainable forest management (SFM) :

is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development. Sustainable forest management uses very broad social, economic and environmental goals. A range of forestry institutions now practice various forms of sustainable forest management and a broad range of methods and tools are available that have been tested over time.

Threats

Impacts: Landslide & New Diseases &

Human and Wildlife Conflict

Thailand Forest Management Concepts

5

1. Carbon Stock & Climate Change Forest & REDD+

5. Tachin5. Tachin

1.1. SalawinSalawin

4. Mae Ping4. Mae Ping

3. Sakekrang3. Sakekrang

2. Maklong2. Maklong

6. Chaophraya6. Chaophraya

Main RiversMain Rivers

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22

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OceanOcean

2. Ecosystem ManagementFrom Mountain to Coastal Line

3. Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services

4. National Forest Policy in 1985Forest Cover at least 40% of total land area

Conservation 25%Etc. 60%

Economics 15%

5. Royal Initiative Projects

1. Royal Initiative Projects on Forest and Wildlife Conservation 134 projects in 40 Provinces

2. Main Activities 1 . Reforestation 2. Human Development

Sustainable Forest Management

in Thailand

1) Types of Forest Area

1.1 National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries

1. Protected Areas 20 % of total Land Areas

2. Objectives2.1 Biodiversity Conservation

2.2 Recreation3. ASEAN HERITAGE PARK in Thailand

1.2 Botanical Garden and Arboretum

1. Botanical Gardens

2. Arboretum

Total Areas 84 Sq.kms

1.3 Forest outside Protected Areas

1) Community Forest 8,266 Locations = 4,960 Sq.kms

2) Buddha Parks 6,039 Locations = 3,200 Sq.kms3) Forest Plantation = 3,200 Sq.kms.

2) Forest Management

2.1 Forest Protection

1 Forest Change Monitoring Center

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2) Aerial Patrol

3) Smart Patrol:Huai Kha Khaeng WS

15,000 kms. Per 1 year

4) Forest Fire Hotspot Monitoring

5) Local Participation in Forest Conservation

- Buddha Park - Community Forest- School- ฯลฯ

6) Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (GMS-BCI)

The purpose of the BCI is to establish The purpose of the BCI is to establish sustainable management regimes for sustainable management regimes for restoring ecological connectivity and integrity in a selected set of important biodiversity areas. This is to combined with provision of natural resource goods and survices that contribute to improving livelihoods of peoples living in and around the biodiversity conservation corridors, and protect the physical infrastructure investment deemed central to economic integration and sustainable development in the subergion.

Support by: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

Highway/Dam Forest Cover

7) Policy Planning

2.2 Forest Restoration

WatersheWatershed Aread Area

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DeforestatDeforestationion

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2.1 Watershed Area Management

Forest Fire Control

Check Dam

Planting

22. Urban Forest

2.3 Forest Plantations

1)Timber

2. Secondary Products

2.4 Wildlife Ecotourism

3) Forest Research

3.1 Carbon cycling in different forest types

2005-2007 Mix Deciduous Forest and Dry Evergreen Forest

2006-2008 Dry Dipterocarp Forest and economic plantation

2009-2011 Tropical rain forest

2012-2014 Hill Evergreen Forest

32. Forest Ecology

1. 80+ Tigers in Huai Kha Khaeng WS

2. 1,400 Tigers in 20 Public Zoosง

3.3 Wildlife Research :Tiger Population

4) Conservation Education & Campaign

Future Challenges

1. Forests are our world heritage.1. Forests are our world heritage.

2. Forest without border: International Conventions(CITES/EU FLEGT/…….)

3. Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services

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