| Country: |
Thailand |
| Partner
Organization: |
Asian Institute of Technology |
| Timeframe: |
March 2002-February
2003 |
| Contact
Person (s): |
Dr. Edward L. Webb |
Mr. Weerasak Roongruangwongse |
| Address:
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RUPAFORSchool of Environment, Gender, & ResourcesAsian Institute of TechnologyP.O.Box 4, Klong LuangParhum Thani, 12120 Thailand |
RUPAFORSchool of Environment, Gender, & ResourcesAsian Institute of TechnologyP.O.Box 4, Klong LuangParhum Thani, 12120 Thailand |
| Telephone: |
66-2-524-5585 |
66-2-524-5585 |
| Fax: |
66-2-524-6431 |
66-2-524-6431 |
| Email: |
ewebb@ait.ac.th |
St017198@ait.ac.th |
PROJECT PROPOSAL
First, to describe and assess the indigenous forest-relevant institutions in the selected Hmong, Karen and lowland Thai villages in the Khun Wang sub-watershed, Mae Wang Watershed, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. Second, to document the interactions between villages and local RFD staff during community forestry extension activities.
To fulfill objective of description and assessment of indigenous forest relevant institutions in the selected villages, the International Forest Resources and Institutions (IFRI) protocol and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) will be employed for baseline data collection. Surveys will take place in at least 2 Hmong, 2 Karen and 2 Thai lowland villages.
To document the interactions between villages and local RFD staff during community forestry extension activities, the investigator will join RFD - village activities as described in their proposal "Community Forestry Support Project in Mae Khan Watershed - Thailand". The project will document the process of bi-directional information flow and sharing of experiences between RFD staff and the villages. Moreover, an assessment will be made of both prospects and challenges for future collaboration between local RFD and rural villages under the future decentralization of community forestry in Thailand.
PROJECT OUTPUTS
a) Report that includes:
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Description of the institutional regimes in the focal villages
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Documentation of the RFD - village interactions, processes and recommendations during CBFM activities, and prospects for implementation of CF by TAO, RFD and concerning agencies in CBFM at community level.
b) Ph.D. thesis to the Asian Institute of Technology, a copy of which will be provided to the project funders
c) International papers and documents.
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