A Study of the Processes of Natural Resources and Community Organization culture Management in Ubonratchathani Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the participatory
management process and procedure in natural resource conservation and
environment management in relation to community organization culture
in Ubonratchathani Province.The process used was qualitative research
by studying three target groups in the Province including Mae Moon Man
Yuen group, Hua Hew village, Tambon Khongchiam, Khongchiam district
and the other two community forest conservation groups at Koo Khad village,
TambonNonglao and Tahlad village, Tambon Koh-ae, Khueangnai
district. Data were collected from the three groups by the methods of nonparticipatory
observation and informal interview with fifteen laymen and
monks who were selected from the members of each group.
The research findings revealed that the process of local
community organization culture management included the participation
in community work, attachment of an ideology, working plan, giving
an opportunity for expression, having common vision, and transferring
and exchanging work experiences. The aspects of participation were the
exchange of views and learning from experiences with various
groups together with collaboratively seeking the ways of coping with
problems through a right understanding of ecological system. The developmental
approaches of community organization culture were teamwork,
creativity, enhancement of members’ capacity and efficiency of organization
administration, learning and opening for other applicable organization
culture and behavioral reinforcement which will sustainably help solve the
problems of natural resources and environmental management in the long
run.
Keywords: Processes of Natural Resources, Community Organization
culture Management