SDM Project: Supporting and Promoting the Karen Indigenous Socio-ecological Production System in Northern Thailand
28.02.2015
SUBMITTED ORGANISATION
Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples Foundation (IKAP)
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
IMPECT: community mapping technical support
Tambol Administrative Organization (TAO) and Mae Lanoi District Governor: provide support and cooperation from the government
FPP: technical support on linkages to CBD and IPSI matters
KNCE and PASD: provide coordination for technical support and relevant to expand model into other Karen communities in Thailand.
DATE OF SUBMISSION
February 2015
REGION
Asia
COUNTRY
Thailand
KEYWORDS
Sundarbans, Mangrove, Traditional system, co-approach, policy
FOCAL POINT
Dr.Prasert Trakansupakorn, Director
SDM website
More information is available here
Abstract
In Thailand, Karen people’s traditional livelihood system is recognised by the Ministry of Culture as an important heritage of the country based on a Thai Cabinet Resolution in 2010. Further, the revision of the Resolution in 2013 recognised the Karen people’s rotational farming system as a cultural herigage. Regardless of these national policies, the Karen’s socio-ecological production system in Mae Umphai village was placed under the threat of replacement due to commercial corn production. As this would seriously affect the livelihood of the villagers, IKAP proposed a project to strengthen Karen people’s traditional production system that centred on traditional rotational farming.
