Karen near Huay Kha Khaeng told to stop encroaching
The Sunday Nation

UTHAI THANI: -- Army and administrative officials yesterday negotiated with villagers who allegedly encroached on forestland bordering Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Uthai Thani.

Forest resource management office 4 director Thanat Nemee, accompanied by Uthai Thani peacekeeping chief Colonel Pisal Nakphajon, attended the talk yesterday with 280 residents of four Karen villages in tambon Kaen Makrud in Ban Rai district.

Thanat said Huai Tha Kuay and Huai Krawen forest reserves had seen 21,600 rai occupied by 700 villagers for farming or housing. Besides asking them to stop encroachment, he told them of plans to reclaim 76,000 rai, while granting them leniency to use 14,000 rai for farming and housing.

The team would survey and proceed on reclaimed forestland rehabilitation next week, he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Karen-near-Huay-Kha-Khaeng-told-to-stop-encroachin-30243227.html

-- The Nation 2014-09-14

They need to get up here in the north and stop the destruction of forest Hill Tribe folks constantly destroying forest for farm land

The hill tribes have destroyed most of the forest areas in Chiang Mai and Rai. Just take a trip to Doi Chang to see what I mean.

There are too many hill tribe people involved with the commercial plundering of the forests.

The HILL part might suggest that they prefer land with a slope which would make it illegal to own, if they had citizenship which allowed them to own land.

"Thanat said Huai Tha Kuay and Huai Krawen forest reserves had seen 21,600 rai occupied by 700 villagers for farming or housing. Besides asking them to stop encroachment, he told them of plans to reclaim 76,000 rai,"

Erm......my maths isn't great but....

Edited September 14, 201411 yr by Bluespunk

"Thanat said Huai Tha Kuay and Huai Krawen forest reserves had seen 21,600 rai occupied by 700 villagers for farming or housing. Besides asking them to stop encroachment, he told them of plans to reclaim 76,000 rai,"

Erm......my maths isn't great but....

Leaves -54400 rai they have make out of thin air

"Thanat said Huai Tha Kuay and Huai Krawen forest reserves had seen 21,600 rai occupied by 700 villagers for farming or housing. Besides asking them to stop encroachment, he told them of plans to reclaim 76,000 rai,"

Erm......my maths isn't great but....

Leaves -54400 rai they have make out of thin air

or they also plan to reclaim land from the Karen that hasn't encroached on the reserves.

Oh please, the largest factor of deforestation is from direct and indirect encouragement from big-agra in Bangkok such as the CP Group. In effect the hill people are only doing what they are being encouraged to do by the extension of credit and the provision of seed. The forestry officials turn a blind eye as the top officials are paid off and the local officers are plied with whiskey and sex. And it is not just hill people involved so stop drinking that glass of Kool-Aid. Travel east of Phrae and you see the same denuded landscape as you see in the Karen regions west of Chiang Mai. Or if you are visiting Chiang Mai go have a drink at one of the resorts above Pong Yang, such as the popular day trip at Mon Chaem and admire the lack of forest from the intensification of agriculture by both Thai and Mong. The deforestation is the direct result of Sino-Thai corporate power in Bangkok wanting to extract as much as possible from the land. And before you shed too many crocodile tears, take a look at the formerly forested regions of Europe and North America.