The Promotion of Community Rights to Solve Humans and Wild Elephant Problems in Phuluang Wildlife Sanctuary of Local Government Organizations

Abstract

The problem of conflict between people and wild elephants is increasing. In every area there are problems and causes of conflict between humans and wild elephants are the same. The increase in human population, the occupation of cultivating agricultural crops around forest areas, clearing and logging decreasing forest resources, and the environment, ecosystems and forest structures are changing, which affect the habitat of wild elephants, water sources and the food sources of wild elephants. Food is an important factor that causes elephants to leave the forest. While farming can also be cultivated as food for wild elephants, it inevitably encroaches on agricultural crops and destroys property. Humans sometimes have to protect their own interests, causing wild elephants to be attacked, killed or injured as well. These problem are related and linked to each other.

Applying the concept of community rights under the Constitution is used to deal with the problem. It is a good and appropriate choice because it is a basic right under the Public Law that protects the rights of individuals to behave in order to manage, maintain and utilize the environment for sustainability. Local government organizations are important mechanisms for promoting such community rights. Because it has the legal authority to solve problems and effectively cure them. The operational guidelines are as follows: 1) Build and develop food sources for wild elephants; 2) Don’t plant plants that can be eaten by wild elephants;  3) Build a barrier and do not encroach on wild elephants' habitat; 4) Have volunteers. Watch out for wild elephants;  5) Don’t harm wild elephants;  6) Help those affected by wild elephants.