Knowledge and attitudes concerning the rights to participate in the sustainable natural resources management, maintenance, and use affecting people's behaviors in the mangrove forest preservation a case study of the Kanom district, Nakhon Sri Thammarat province
Abstract:
The objectives of this study were to study knowledge and attitude regarding natural resources, mangrove forest, participation and rights to participate towards sustainable natural resources management, maintenance and use, behavior of mangrove forest preservation, which influence on behavior of mangrove forest preservation, including problems, obstacles and suggestions toward behavior of mangrove forest preservation of people who live in Kanom district, Nakhon Sri Thammarat province. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires distributed to leaders or representatives of 300 local households, aged over 20 years old, who had been residing in Kanom district, Nakhon Sri Thammarat province over 1 year and in-depth interviews with 4 key informants. Statistical analysis used frequency, percentage, mean average, standard deviation, maximum value and minimum value, t-test, One-Way ANOVA, analysis of Scheffé and Multiple Regression Analysis. Data from in-depth interviews are in content analysis form. The study result found that the sample group had a medium knowledge regarding natural resources, mangrove, participation and community rights, a high attitude regarding natural resources, mangrove, participation and community and a medium behavior of mangrove forest preservation. The analysis of the differences between personal factors with behavior of mangrove forest preservation indicated that social status, age and marital status affected behavior of mangrove forest preservation. The analysis of the differences between economics and social factors with behavior of mangrove forest preservation indicated that utilizing mangrove forest, area living and total of land tenure affected behavior of mangrove forest preservation. The Multiple Regression Analysis results indicated that those who are the son or the daughter of the household, a divorced or separated person, a person who has no social status, a person who has no occupation, a person who did not exploit mangrove forest, an older person, a person who has higher income have a lower score of behavior of mangrove forest preservation than those who are not. This study suggested that the related officers or agencies should arrange knowledge training regarding participation which includes rights to participate towards sustainable natural resources management, maintenance and use, including discussion with the leaders or representatives of household so that they can promote knowledge and understanding toward the member of household. Furthermore, the related agencies should arrange mangrove forest preservation activities for the people who are elders, fishermen and have higher household income