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Thailand’s Community Forest Act: Analysis of the legal framework and recommendations

Thailand is undergoing an important development in its forestry laws. When the Community Forest Act B.E. 2562 was passed in 2019, Thailand had for the first time an official umbrella law to recognize community forestry. Subordinate laws still need to be developed to further clarify the Act for its implementation.

This assessment is the first of its kind. It fills in a legal analysis gap in Thailand’s forestry sector for policymakers, civil society organizations and local communities living in and near forests. It uses a method of analysis created by lawyers at the environmental law charity ClientEarth to help readers understand how the Act recognizes and secures the rights of forest communities. It can be an important tool to enhance the implementation of the Community Forest Act and the subordinate laws.

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Field Value
Document type Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Forest policy and administration
  • Forest protection
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Thailand
Copyright Yes
Access and use constraints

Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purposes is authorized without prior written permission from the copyright holders provided the source is fully acknowledged. Reproduction of this publication for resale or other commercial purposes is prohibited without written permission of the copyright holder.

Version / Edition 2021
License Creative Commons Non-Commercial (Any)
Contact

RECOFTC P.O. Box 1111, Kasetsart Post Office Phahonyothin Rd. Bangkok, Thailand 10903 Email: info@recoftc.org

Author (corporate) RECOFTC
ISBN number 9786168089385 (ebook)
Publication place Bangkok, Thailand
Publisher RECOFTC
Publication date 2021
Pagination 35
General note

Suggested citation: RECOFTC. June 2021. Thailand’s Community Forest Act: Analysis of the legal framework and recommendations. Bangkok, RECOFTC.

Keywords Community Forest Act,V4MF,Forest governance,Legal analysis
Date uploaded August 30, 2021, 06:20 (UTC)
Date modified August 30, 2021, 06:23 (UTC)