Participatory Action Research for Integrated Biodiversity Management in Highland Communities

Abstract

This research aims to strengthen the local organization to protect, maintain, and restore the natural resources, wildlife, fish species, and biodiversity in local. It is to help community to know the rules of forest maintenance leading to announce the protected area of wildlife, fish species, and environment sustainably. In addition, it is for developing the machine of cooperation of government, non-government organization, and people to manage the natural resources sustainably. Research areas were at Ban Jan Sub-district, Jaem Luang Sub-district, Kanlayaniwattana District in Chiang Mai Province. Qualitative research was designed by using in-depth interview and focus group discussion to collect the data. Results showed that the strength of local organization to protect, maintain, and restore the natural resources, wild, fish, and biodiversity in local has to form the committee leading to success which was included the community leaders form government and spiritual organization, representatives from various communities who gained interest of the project. Furthermore, the machine of cooperation of government, non-government organization, and people to manage the natural resources sustainably has to draft the law in supporting the natural resources and environmental protection, biodiversity, and plant species of local organization in B.E. 2020 (Supported by IUCN).