Community’s Ordinance Process for Conservation, Utilization and Benefit Sharing of Ing Watershed Community Forest by Local Administrative Organization in Thailand

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the concept of the local ordinance and law that support local administrative organization in natural resource management, and 2) to develop local administrative organization and community ordinance in natural resource conservation, utilization and benefit sharing of Ing watershed community forest. Participatory action research and qualitative research were used, and research tools were interview and observation guidelines. Data were collected from in-depth interview, focus group discussion and participatory activities. Data were collected by in-depth interview, focus group discussion from 25 key informants, and qualitative data was analyzed by using content analysis. Results revealed that 1) the concept of local ordinance and law that support local administrative organization power in natural resources conservation according to community right and people participation to support status and utilization as well as community natural resource management. The Constitution of Thailand B.E.2016 that supports local administrative organization in natural resource conservation. It consists of the act that determines decentralization plans and processes B.E.1999, the act of sub-district Council and sub-district administrative organization B.E.1994 and the act of municipality B.E.1953. 2) The development of local  ordinance focuses on community data and natural resource survey, working mechanical management, act drafting, public hearing of act drafting, and council processes’ introduction by proposing act drafting, list checking, act drafting consideration, passing the bill, asking an act approval of sheriff, and promulgation.