| Title | A Process for Community and Government Cooperation to Reduce the Forest Fire and Smoke Problem in Thailand. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2004 |
| Authors | Hoare, P. |
| ContactAuthor | asb@cgiar.org; pwchoare@hotmail.com |
| Journal | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment |
| Volume | 104 |
| Start Page | 35 |
| Pagination | 12 |
| Keywords | causes of fires, conflict resolution, fire calendar, fire laws, fire management and monitoring., Managing smoke, village watershed networks |
| Abstract | Key issues for managing smoke are identified, along with a process developed to reduce the problem during three years of project implementation in a critical watershed in North Thailand. The project area is 1007 km2 in Nan Province which borders the Lao P.D.R. The government forest fire management programme is being implemented through the Royal Forest
Department (RFD), and a participatory community fire management programme facilitated through Community Coordinators
is funded through Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development (DANCED) grant assistance. A fire calendar for
Nan Province with estimates of the contribution to the smoke problem by different fire lighters shows that major cause of
the smoke problem are burning of grassland by hunters and uncontrolled burning of upland fields for agriculture. Moderate
causes of smoke were burning of grassland by graziers, urban and roadside fires, and burning of paddy rice straw. Forest fire
legislation could not be effectively implemented as it created antagonism between forest officials and communities. |
| URL | http://www.asb.cgiar.org/pdfwebdocs/AGEE_special_PHoare_A_process_for_community.pdf |
