Natural Resource Management Plan to Support Climate Change: A Case Study of Forest Resources in the Lam Takhong Watershed, Nakhon Ratchasima

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose a natural resource management plan to support climate change, specifically focusing on forest resources in the Lam Takhong Basin area, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This qualitative research categorizes the abundance of forest resources into three levels: high fertility, medium fertility, and low fertility. The study includes the sub-districts of Pakchong, Kham Thale So, and Chaleom Phra Kiat in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The units used for analysis were: 1) group level, consisting of 30 household representatives and community leader representatives, 2) organizational level, including 2 provincial level organizations and 3 local level organizations. Data collection methods included group interviews and in-depth interviews using semi-structured interview guidelines, alongside participant interviews and participant observations conducted between July 2019 and April 2020. Data were analyzed and presented using descriptive analysis.

The results showed that a natural resource management plan to support climate change for the forest resources in the Lam Takhong Basin area, Nakhon Ratchasima Province consists of 1) a forest resource utilization plan, 2) a forest resource conservation plan, 3) a forest resource restoration plan, 4) a forest resource supervision and control plan, 5) a public participation plan in forest natural resources utilization, and 6) a plan for improving the efficiency of forest natural resources utilization.