Clarify Facts Karen Bang Kloy held 3 articles on the World Heritage Committee.



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National Park Service Clarification of facts in the case of “Bang Kloy Karen”, the people of Phetchaburi province submitted 3 articles to the World Heritage Committee to solve the problem before registering the Kaeng Krachan Forest Group.

On December 18, 2020, Mr. Pichai Watcharawongpaiboon The Director of the Management Office of Conservation Area 3, Phetchaburi Branch, published fact sheets of the Department of National Parks Wildlife and flora: The case of the “Bang Kloy Karen people “submitted 3 articles to the World Heritage Committee to solve the problem before registering the Kaeng Krachan Forest Group.

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(December 17-20) from the fact that the media reported the news In the case of the Bang Kloy villagers Kaeng Krachan District Phetchaburi Province, 23 people send a letter to the World Heritage Committee Through the Union International for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), advisers to the Commission for the Registration of the World Heritage Site (UNESCO) to ask governments to solve community problems Before proceeding to apply for the registration of the Kaeng Krachan forest area as a World Heritage forest There are 3 applications that the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation requests to clarify the facts on each subject

“Kaeng Krachan Forest Group consists of the Phachi River Wildlife Sanctuary Chaloem Phra Kiat Thai Prachan National Park Kaeng Krachan National Park AND Kuiburi National Park, Thailand submitted documents to the World Heritage Center for registration of the Kaeng Krachan Forest Group The total area is approximately 4,089 square kilometers To be natural world heritage in 2014 according to criterion 10, habitat of the main endangered species.

Later, the World Heritage Committee passed a resolution to return three reference documents in 2015, 2016 and 2019 to provide Thailand with more information on the abundance of wildlife species. Improve the scope of the area under the Thailand-Myanmar Agreement. And solutions to Karen’s human rights problems in the Kaeng Krachan National Park area The World Heritage Committee is expected to reconsider the submission of the Kaeng Krachan Forest Group as a World Heritage Site. At the 44th meeting of the World Heritage Committee, scheduled for June-July 2021 in China (the date of the meeting has not yet been set)


In the case of some villagers Kaeng Krachan District Phetchaburi Province, 23 people send a letter to the World Heritage Committee. Through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), advisers to the Commission for the Registration of the World Heritage Site (UNESCO) to ask governments to solve community problems. Before proceeding to apply for the registration of the Kaeng Krachan forest area as a World Heritage forest There are 3 requests to clarify the facts on each topic as follows

Claim 1

Ask the government to first solve the problem of arable land for the villagers. Because at present there is little progress in solving the problem. The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation clarified that solving the problem of arable land for Bang Kloy villagers was in accordance with the relevant laws, namely the National Parks Act 2019.

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Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation for Kaeng Krachan National Park Completed the survey of land tenure under the National Parks Act of 2019 by providing a map showing the survey of land tenure in the conservation area . Kaeng Krachan National Park For the people of Ban Pong Luek And Baan Bang Kloy on December 16, 2019 consisting of

1) Baan Bang Kloy has 99 people present and participated in the survey, totaling 143 parcels, approximately 627 – 3 – 93 rai.

2) Ban Pong Luek has 122 people to report and participate in the occupancy survey, 160 parcels, a total area of ​​about 1320 – 0 – 93 rai, and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is in the process of prepare relevant legislation. Establish implementation rules in accordance with Section 64 of the National Parks Law 2019 by creating a project for the conservation and maintenance of natural resources within the national park. Without the right to land Propose to the Cabinet for approval Through the promulgation of a royal decree

Claim 2

The Bang Kloy villagers request to return to shifting cultivation. Which is a cultural heritage that has been recognized by the Thai government.

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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation states that people will live or work in that national park. It must be within your own land boundary that you have passed the land tenure survey in a conservation area and are in accordance with Section 64 of the 2019 National Parks Act.

Claim 3

Some of the Bang Kloy villagers want to go back to the same area That used to be a town that had registered with the TU to come back to life as before

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The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation revealed that the National Park Service cannot be allowed in such cases because contrary to the National Parks Law 2019 and without protection and allowing the invasion of forest areas. It will negatively affect the integrity of the source of the Phetchaburi River AND the Pranburi River as well as forest resources and wildlife.

Furthermore, for the area where Ban Bang Kloy residents currently live, there were relevant government agencies to develop the quality of life project. Under the work of the Task Force to formulate an area action plan applied under the Royal Ban Pong Luek-Bang Kloy Initiative in areas such as promoting sustainable agriculture. Promotion and development of education Promotion of public health Promotion of ethnic identity, way of life, traditions, arts and culture and promotion of ecotourism, etc.

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