Model Forests Around the World: Thailand
The Ngao Model Forest in Lampang Province, Thailand is a multi-ethnic landscape that promotes forest conservation education and resource management through extensive collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders.
The Ngao Model Forest encompasses the entire Ngao district in Lampang Province, Thailand, covering 1,751 square kilometres. The Ngao Model Forest joined the International Model Forest
Network (IMFN) in 2000 and since then, stakeholders鈥攔anging from national and subnational government agencies, universities, NGOs, and the private sector鈥攈ave been working to protect the forest鈥檚 ecosystem. The Model Forest has increased local awareness and participation in forest conservation activities, including using bamboo plantations to restore unsustainable land-use monocropping as well as forest fire protection initiatives. The Model Forest鈥檚 management focuses on building linkages between landscape restoration and livelihood development to contribute to environmental and social benefits like climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation.
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