2014 年 5 巻 1 号 p. 20-25
Thailand has faced from long time the problem of land tenure, and agriculture land reform program has been implemented in Thailand for about three decades particularly in the areas identified as the encroached national reservation forest. Todate more than 5.12 million ha of land have been allocated to the farmers in 69 provinces of the country for settlement and agricultural purposes. The collaborative project between JICA and ALRO called D/S North project has been implemented during 2004-2007 aiming to improve the living standard of farmers through promoting the practices of sustainable agriculture and integrating the proper natural resource management and environmental conservation measures into their living activities. This study, therefore, examines the achievement of the integration of the natural resources conservation measures to farmers' livelihood under the D/S North Project in the representative site, namely BorLek Long sub-district, Phrae Province. The Sustainable Livelihood Framework, developed by DFID was used to investigate the livelihood situation of the people who implemented the project. The study shows that the people have better living condition with better natural, financial, and social capital as a result of project implementation.
