Baan Pu Namron has won the National Community Forest Award and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Trophy under the “Love the Forest and Community” programme.

It is among 138 award-winning community |forests that participated in the ninth National Community Forest Contest. Privy Councillor Ampol Senanarong presided over the award-presentation |ceremony.
Chonlatit Suratsawadee, director-general of the RFD, said the department had focused on implementing a strategy to increase effective protection of forests in areas under its responsibility.
“Consequently, we have long-term forest-resource management and development plans with an emphasis on the formalisation of private-sector engagement in developing a mutual forest management plan to benefit the country sustainably.”
Baan Pu Namron Community Forest in Dan |Chang sub-district, Dan Chang district, Suphan Buri, received a Bt200,000 award for use in its conservation efforts.
The RFD said the community forest had implemented comprehensive forest management alongside |community engagement of households, temples, schools and local agencies. By relying on local |beliefs, tradition and culture as an effective strategy, |the community created a strong network to raise |awareness of the incomparable value of forests and |took action to rehabilitate degraded forest areas |from the granite-mining concessions and |deforestation due to charcoal production.