Thailand – Trang Province – Taking Back the Mangroves with Community Management

Story Overview: Standing up to powerful interests to protect a commonly managed resource triggers a regeneration of society, economy and fishery.
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CMF Map and Info

CMF Map and Info

Yadfon and villagers

Yadfon and villagers

Multi-village meeting

Multi-village meeting

Community engagement

Community engagement

Newly rebounding mangroves

Rebounding mangroves

Mangrove root system

Mangrove root system

Te Ram village mangroves

Te Ram village mangroves

Mangrove soil

Mangrove soil

CMF at Thung Dase Village

CMF at Thung Dase Village

From the boardwalk

From the boardwalk

CMF at Thung Dase Village

CMF at Thung Dase Village

Further inland

Further inland

From Thung Dase village

From Thung Dase village

Along the forest boardwalk.

Forest boardwalk

Additional Photos from 2009 – Chalita Bundhuwong

Talking to the villagers at Ban Pakpronnok

Talking to the villagers

Sago forest at Ban Lunkanun in Nayong district

Sago forest

The map Pakpronnok people use in planning to manage the new community mangrove forest

The planning map

The display on mangrove forest restoration at the office of Tung Tase village organization

A display on mangrove

Womens group at Tung Tase does food processing from raw materials from coastal area

Raw coastal materials

Ban Leam village where people are working on the community oyster conservation area

Ban Leam village

Several coastal areas in Trang have been announced as National Conservation Park by the Thai government, which has caused a dispute over the land between the park and local communities. This is one thing among others challenging communities which Yadfon has been working with.

National Conservation Park

In Trang, several coastal communities earn their living with tourism. Here is a small bungalow in a small village near Jao Mai National Coastal Conservation Park.

Living with tourism

Huge mangrove forest area in Sokao district, Trang

Huge mangrove forest

Women’s group members make fish curry for community activities. They get the fish from the coastal area of the community.

Women’s group members