Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative
Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative
Key Stakeholders in Tiger Conservation inThailandTo be successful, tiger conservation in Thailand must be a national effortinvolving government agencies, non-governmental organizations, theprivate sector, the academic community, and the citizens of Thailand. Thisplan, rather than assigning responsibilities to specific agencies andindividuals, is meant to provide strategic guidance to a diverse andgrowing collection of actors with a stake in tiger conservation.The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is responsible forenvironmental and biodiversity policy and planning. The Department ofNational Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is the leadimplementing agency for tiger conservation. The DNP receives itsmandate from the Wildlife Protection and Preservation Act A.D.1960 (1992Amendment) and the National Park Act A.D.1961. Its main responsibilitiesinclude:• managing activities within the forests and protected area system inThailand• implementing the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)• suppressing illegal wildlife trade within the country• conducting educational outreach to the citizens, business leaders andgovernment organizations of Thailand.Under the Ministry, the Department of Environmental Promotion andthe Royal Forest Department also have important roles in protectingbiodiversity and educating the public about conservation.The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives’ policies on livestockhusbandry adjacent to protected areas have a direct impact on tiger andprey populations. Promotion of irrigation and burning of agricultural residueinfluences watersheds and forests within protected areas.The Ministry of Interior supervises provincial governors and district andsub-district officials. These senior government officials have a strongimpact on conservation through their influence on road building andtourism development near protected areas.The Ministry of Tourism and Sports, through wise promotion ofecotourism in cooperation with local villagers and the DNP, has a crucialrole to play in providing economic incentives for communities to embracetiger conservation and protect the landscapes that support tigers.The Ministry of Education has an important role to ensure that basicconcepts of the tiger’s ecological and cultural significance become part ofThailand’s standard curriculum at several educational levels and also tosupport research that contributes to our understanding of tiger ecology.The Royal Thai Police has an important role to enforce the law related towildlife and other natural resources. The police have the Natural
Resource and Environmental Crime Suppression Divisioninvestigating and enforcing illicit wildlife trades throughout the country. TheBorder Patrol Police have also supported DNP on training park rangersworking in protected areas and conducting joint patrols along the borderareas.Thai Customs Department is in charge of all the check points at theairports, seaports, and border areas around the country.The Royal Thai Army is responsible for the management of some naturalareas and represents an important training resource.The Office of Attorney General is in charge of processing cases relatedto wildlife and natural resources to the court. It has district provincialoffices throughout the country.Provincial Government Offices can play a critical role in guiding andmanaging conservation work happening in their respective provinces.Conservation NGOs such as WCS-Thailand, WWF, FreelandFoundation, Seub Foundation have long supported tiger conservationactivities in Thailand and often serve as a mechanism for ensuring thatdiverse stakeholders have a genuine voice in the conservation process. Inmany cases, NGOs have served as a conduit for new approaches andtechniques, especially with tiger conservation, from around the world.Community leaders and citizen groups organized to address issuesrelated to natural resources and the environment have an importantcontribution to make to the conservation of the tiger in Thailand. Theyrepresent the public will. NGOs raise funds for conservation projects,develop educational programs and publicize the plight of the tiger, supportthe government’s efforts, fund ranger training and research, and act aswatchdogs. Citizen support and participation in decision making is stillmodest and needs to be expanded.Universities contribute to tiger conservation by providing formal trainingand field experience, by managing and directing important researchprograms, and by encouraging the formal dissemination of research andlessons learned through academic conferences, the scientific literature,and other mechanisms. Kasetsart University, Mahidol University, KingMongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in particular are the mainuniversity in Thailand that produce wildlife and conservation biologists toserve in many conservation organizations including DNP.Privates such as Petroleum Authority of Thailand Exploration andProduction Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has supported researchequipments and fund to the Tiger Project at Khao Nang Rum WildlifeResearch Station.Individual Thai Citizens will ultimately determine where tigerconservation ranks on the list of national priorities. Active engagement withthe public is thus essential if tiger conservation efforts are to succeed overthe long term.
- Page 1: Thailand Tiger Action Plan2010-2022
- Page 5 and 6: Tiger conservation has gained a mom
- Page 7 and 8: PrefaceAs the Director General of t
- Page 9 and 10: Executive SummaryClassified as enda
- Page 11 and 12: Abbreviations and AcronymsASEAN-WEN
- Page 13 and 14: IntroductionThe tiger, Panthera tig
- Page 15: Why is it Important to Save the Tig
- Page 19 and 20: Tigers moving through an area usual
- Page 21 and 22: Threats to the TigerThe most signif
- Page 23 and 24: The Status of Tigers in ThailandTo
- Page 25 and 26: Together, these areas can support o
- Page 27 and 28: self esteem among park rangers. Tig
- Page 29 and 30: VisionBy 2022 tigers have recovered
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- Page 35 and 36: Objective 5:Challenge:Support local
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- Page 39 and 40: Objective 12: Maintain long-term ti
- Page 41 and 42: Objective 16: Ensure that the co-be
- Page 43 and 44: Policy Change to Support the Object
- Page 45 and 46: Literature CitedCat Specialist Grou
- Page 47 and 48: large mammal conservation: The tige
- Page 49 and 50: Appendix 1 Actions, Indicators and
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- Page 59 and 60: Appendix 2 Estimation of Tiger Popu
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Resource and Environmental Crime Suppression Divisioninvestigating and enforcing illicit wildlife trades throughout the country. TheBorder Patrol Police have also supported DNP on training park rangersworking in protected areas and conducting joint patrols along the borderareas.Thai Customs Department is in charge of all the check points at theairports, seaports, and border areas around the country.The Royal Thai Army is responsible for the management of some naturalareas and represents an important training resource.The Office of Attorney General is in charge of processing cases relatedto wildlife and natural resources to the court. It has district provincialoffices throughout the country.Provincial Government Offices can play a critical role in guiding andmanaging conservation work happening in their respective provinces.Conservation NGOs such as WCS-<strong>Thailand</strong>, WWF, FreelandFoundation, Seub Foundation have long supported tiger conservationactivities in <strong>Thailand</strong> and often serve as a mechanism for ensuring thatdiverse stakeholders have a genuine voice in the conservation process. Inmany cases, NGOs have served as a conduit for new approaches andtechniques, especially with tiger conservation, from around the world.Community leaders and citizen groups organized to address issuesrelated to natural resources and the environment have an importantcontribution to make to the conservation of the tiger in <strong>Thailand</strong>. Theyrepresent the public will. NGOs raise funds for conservation projects,develop educational programs and publicize the plight of the tiger, supportthe government’s efforts, fund ranger training and research, and act aswatchdogs. Citizen support and participation in decision making is stillmodest and needs to be expanded.Universities contribute to tiger conservation by providing formal trainingand field experience, by managing and directing important researchprograms, and by encouraging the formal dissemination of research andlessons learned through academic conferences, the scientific literature,and other mechanisms. Kasetsart University, Mahidol University, KingMongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in particular are the mainuniversity in <strong>Thailand</strong> that produce wildlife and conservation biologists toserve in many conservation organizations including DNP.Privates such as Petroleum Authority of <strong>Thailand</strong> Exploration andProduction Public Company Limited (PTTEP) has supported researchequipments and fund to the <strong>Tiger</strong> Project at Khao Nang Rum WildlifeResearch Station.Individual Thai Citizens will ultimately determine where tigerconservation ranks on the list of national priorities. Active engagement withthe public is thus essential if tiger conservation efforts are to succeed overthe long term.
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