Community Organizations in Mangrove Forest Management, Paklok Bay, Phuket, Thailand.

Abstract

This paper focuses on the foundation and the role of community organizations and mangrove forest management in the area of Paklok Bay, Phuket, Thailand. The research was quality research, by interviewing, observation, and using documentary. The study result was found that the foundation of community organization can be classified in two step. The first step, beginning to realize the problems of deterioration of mangrove forest after severe trespassing of economy for trade, and then jointly established conservation group. The second step, making the stability to members and villagers. Role of community organization there are 2 kinds of organization, that are direct managing organization such as coastal resources reservative organization and youth club and indirect managing organization, making the stability that villagers such as saving group, rice group, etc.

Keywords: community organization, mangrove forest management, Paklok Bay