Using AIC Technique for Monitoring and Participation of Community to Conservation of Freshwater Jellyfish at Nong Mae Na Subdistrict Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province
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The objective of this research was to develop AIC technique for monitoring and participation of community to the conservation of Freshwater Jellyfish at Nong Mae Na Subdistrict Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province. The sample of this study was 30 members of the forest conservation community group in Nong Mae Na Sub-district, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province. The sample was selected based on a purposive sampling. Data were collected by questionnaires and interview using AIC technique (Appreciation, Influence, and Control) and focus group. In addition, the researcher collected data from in-depth Interview. Data collected were then arranged systematically to determine the content consistency and descriptively presented. The duration of the study was six months. The results of this study indicated that the community group proposed the implementation guidelines for promoting the community surveillance and participation in the conservation of freshwater jellyfish in Nong Mae Na Sub-district, Khao Kho District, Phetchabun Province for four projects, namely 1) the development of Khek River and clean water sources, 2) the conservation of freshwater jellyfish, 3) the development of hiking trails for community forest development, and 4) the promotion of local people to forestation. AIC technique is a model of a participatory action research that aims to develop and solve social and community problems with a starting point from the community support for local people or representative to create new knowledge for themselves.
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