A Model of the Implementation of Repatriation of Forest Policy: A study of Mangrove Forest Areas in Central Thailand
Keywords:
Policy Implementation, Repatriation of Forest Policy, Mangrove Forest, Central ThailandAbstract
This research article aimed to study the situation and problems of the implementation of repatriation of forest policy of the mangrove forest area in central region of Thailand, and to propose the proper model of the implementation of repatriation of forest policy for the context of the mangrove area forest in central Thailand.
This research employed the qualitative research by documentary research, non-participant observation and in-depth interviews with key informants, namely, the government officials related to the implementation of repatriation of forest policy, community leaders and villagers, and academics. This utilized the purposive selection; a total of 15 people, and the inductive analysis.
The major findings revealed that the policy can actually respond to solving problems in the area due to being able to retrieved a large amount of forest back. However, the policy confronted many practical problems, such as insufficient forest restoration budgets, delayed bottom-up communications, and overlapping cabinet resolutions, etc. For the proper model of the implementation of repatriation of forest policy for the context of the mangrove area forest, in addition to the main 6 factors include 1) policy objectives 2) policy resources 3) interorganizational communication and enforcement activities
4) characteristics of implementing agencies, 5) social, economic and political conditions, and 6) disposition and cooperation the implementers applied from the concept of Van Meter and Van Horn and Pressman and Wildavsky, the researcher found the related time-clause factors in policy implementation, networking, and participation, including the state factors, or conditions of natural resources and the environment as well. One important recommendation from research show that the state provide opportunities for all sectors to become more involved in the model of share substantial resource management.
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