Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

Objective 5:Challenge:Support local communities in developing sustainableeconomies that reduce dependence on forestresourcesMany local communities living inside and aroundprotected areas of tiger landscape are still using naturalresources, especially poaching, in an unsustainablerate.Opportunity: Wildlife can generate a significant alternative income forlocal communities from wildlife ecotourism if managedproperly and effectively.Expected outcome: Better livelihood and reduced povertyDuration and locations: 12 years, Tenasserim – WEFCOM as thetiger source site and DP-KY as the potential source site.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 17:Activity 18:Link communities with agricultural science institutes andagencies to promote agro-forestry in buffer zone areasaround priority landscapes to reduce Non Timber ForestProducts (NTFPs) collection inside Protected Areas(PAs).Develop a wildlife-based ecotourism with a concretebenefit sharing with communities in appropriate areas inand around PAs.Objective 6: Facilitate international cooperation in tiger conservationeffortsChallenge: Tiger trade at the international level impacts thepopulations at the site and landscape levels.Opportunity: CITES check points are examples of the structure tocontrol wildlife trade near the border and ASEAN-WENalso helps strengthen the enforcement cooperationamong neighboring countries to fight wildlife crimes.Expected outcome: Stronger international network to fight wildlifecrime.Duration and locations: 12 years, CITES Check points, airports, seaports.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 19:Activity 20:Activity 21:Strengthen enforcement capacity of Thailand's CITESprograms with better interagency-collaboration andstronger protocols and impact monitoring system onwildlife trades.Strengthen and sustain capacity of ASEAN-WEN.Strengthen bi-lateral cooperation with Cambodia, Laos,Malaysia and Myanmar for transboundary enforcementand monitoring and research.