Factors Affecting the Volunteers’ Spirit of People Concerning the conservation of Natural Resources and Environment in Makam Sub-district, Makam District, Chantaburi Province.

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to study characters and levels of volunteers’ spirit concerning the conservation of natural resources and environment 2) to study the factors affecting the volunteers’ spirit of community in Makam Sub-district, Makam District, Chantaburi Province. These factors were gender, age, education, occupation, income, length of residence, and socialization through family, educational, and religious institutions. They were also included cognitive awareness and public knowledge in natural resources and environmental conservation. The sample consisted of 98 volunteers in the community. The interviews were 2 sets of interview questions.

            The result of the study showed that 1) The level of volunteers’ spirit concerning the conservation of natural resources and environment was at a moderate level. They were concerned about public consciousness, social sacrifice respectively. 2) The people who were different occupation, socialization had different volunteers’ spirit significantly at 0.05 level.