Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the level of participation and the approaches for the development of peoples participation in Talay Noi wetland conservation area at Kuan Kanun district in Patalung province. The research was divided into 2 stages according to its objectives. Stage 1 was to study the level of peoples participation in Talay Noi wetland conservation area consisting of 272 research samplings. Research instruments were check-list questionnaires. Stage 2 was to investigate the approaches for development of peoples participation in Talay Noi wetland conservation area at Kuan Kanun district in Patalung province consisting of 30 research samplings. Research instruments used were AIC technique workshop. The findings were:
Stage 1, the results of the study of the level of peoples participation in Talay Noi wetland conservation area after using questionnaires with 272 research samplings, found that it was at the average level. Considering at each aspect, the aspect of using the area was at a high level because people in the area used it for earning their living as their way of life, then the aspect of acting plan, the aspect of follow up and evaluation and implementing the plan respectively. However, it was found that the planning aspect was at the lowest level. Stage 2, the results of investigating the approaches for development of peoples participation in Talay Noi wetland conservation area at Kuan Kanun district in Patalung province which consisted of 30 research samplings by using AIC technique workshop, found that there were 5 projects of participation in action plans. The project that could be done by community were 1) volunteering to conserve the Talay Noi wetland activity, 2) weeding the Talay Noi Wetland area activity, 3) garbage preventing and disposal activity. There were two more activities that the community needed to be subsidized by the government sectors, 1) improving needed facilities for tourists and 2) improving landscape around the Talay Noi wetland area.