- Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
- Wat Ratcha Burada Temple
- Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden
- Ban Hmong Mae Sa Mai
BANGKOK, Aug 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Thai government will review conflicting land claims in the country’s national parks, the environment minister said on Wednesday as he announced plans to set up a group this month to try to resolve such cases involving indigenous people. Evicted under the forest reclamation order of 2014. A new National Parks Act aimed at boosting conservation imposes strict penalties on forest dwellers. Hundreds of indigenous people have been charged with trespass. He took office in July under a new government led by junta chief-turned civilian Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Varawut, 46, the son of a former Thai prime minister and former banker educated in Britain and the United States, was banned from politics from 2008-13 when his former party was one among many dissolved by the constitutional court. Varawut Silpa-archa, minister of natural resources and environment, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview in a Bangkok hotel.
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The military government in 2010 had vowed to “take back the forest”. Varawut, who is also president of a local football club. In Thailand conflicts may arise from a multiplicity of maps, said Varawut, after meeting with civil society members and indigenous community representatives in Bangkok. After they are verified, land would be returned to the people on condition that they lived there and support conservation efforts. Villagers from Bo Kaew met Varawut on Wednesday. Handed him a petition to recognise their land rights. But land rights activists have voiced concerns that the government’s policies have hurt indigenous people who had lived in the areas long before they were declared national parks. In a similar case, 110 residents of Bo Kaew village, also in Chaiyaphum, have been ordered to leave their homes by Aug. 27. Villagers from Bo Kaew met Varawut on Wednesday. He said a group would be set up by month-end to review land claims. In Thailand, a regional court in June upheld an encroachment verdict against 14 villagers related to the Sai Thong National Park in the northeastern province of Chaiyaphum. Pledged to increase Thailand’s forest cover to about 40% of the total surface area from about a third. Globally, as authorities prioritised conservation, more than 250,000 people were removed from protected areas in 15 countries from 1990 to 2014, according to Washington D.C.-based advocacy Rights and Resources Institute. Earlier this month, a special report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the first time recognised indigenous land rights as important for curbing global warming. Handed him a petition to recognise their land rights.
Here I am again and again! 7.30AM Arrive at Khao Kho to mainly see the fog. Here’s a rough plan. 9.00AM Visit restaurant on sideways named “Route12”. The main thing is I have enough energy or not. 3.00AM Depart from Rangsit to Khao Kho. This restaurant is beautifully decorated suitable for taking photos. I will explain more later. The budget is very little and takes only 2 days and 2 nights. Repeat, go for a drive. Okay repeat again, go for a drive! But the food is expensive. Hi everyone! Today I will bring you guys to go for a drive. 8.00AM Worship Phra That Jae Dee (Khao Kho). Since I am free during this weekends and the weather is getting cold, I decide to snuff the smell of fog, wind and rain. In case I can be your guide for half trip. So, I will focus on each location, not activities. Not tasty as well (in my opinion).
10.00AM Wat Phra Thart Pha Kaew, a place where everyone should see by yourselves. 5.00PM Phu Ruea (I have never been to this place before. 6.00AM Try to bring myself out of bed in order to offer sticky rice to monk. At first I think there is nothing interesting but turns out very cool. The total budget divided by 2 is around 1500 THB per person. Not expensive at all if you plan well. 9.00AM Spend time at resort town like Chiang Khan as much as I can. Because Google Map uses speed of 90 km. My plan is to calculate the time from Google Map. 1.00PM Slowly go back to accommodation. 2.00PM Phu Tub Berk (Recommend to use Lom Sak Kao route. 7.00PM Chiang Khan Walking Street (I stay in guesthouse of locals in that area, only 150 THB per night. 6.00PM Arrive at guesthouse. Reduce 20% of what it says.