Guidelines of Community Charter Formation for Mutual Land Utilization in Community Forest at Sermkhwa Sub-District, Sermngam District, Lampang Province
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https://doi.org/10.14456/rcmrj.2022.249174Keywords:
Allocation of arable land, Utilization of arable land, Sermngam District, Lampang ProvinceAbstract
The purposes of research articles are for studying and analyzing background of land utilization in community forests at Sermkhwa Sub-district, Sermngam District, Lampang Province; and for studying guidelines to form community charter for mutual land utilization in community forests at Sermkhwa Sub-district, Sermngam District, Lampang Province. The study was qualitative research by using an in-depth interview with 6 informants and a focused group of 36 participants. The obtained data were analyzed with content classification, content analysis, and triangulation. The results of the study showed that the background of land utilization in the community forests included 3 aspects: 1) environment focusing on preservation and utilization of lands in watershed areas which were water sources; 2) society by forming cooperation to manage the forests as public work concerning rites, beliefs, and learning sources of nature; and 3) economy by facilitating for household consumption. Regarding the guidelines of community charter formation for mutual land utilization in community forests; the process should involve people, central governmental sectors, and local governmental sectors. Guidelines for problem management in order to form community charter of Sermkhwa Sub-district. The charter model, rules, or mutual agreement in community should be determined with at least 6 components: Chapter 1 general chapter, Chapter 2 prevention and problem-solving, Chapter 3 structure of central forest committee, Chapter 4 implementation, Chapter 5 punishment or fines, and Chapter 6 transitory provision.
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