Bio-Diversity Management in Local Wisdom of Watershed and Coastal Zone of Pattani, Thailand

Abstract

Bio-diversity management in local wisdom of watershed and coastal zone of  Pattani, Thailand was investigated by a collaboration of people residing in the study areas.  The study was aimed to study the natural diversity of the watershed and coastal Pattani,  to study the biodiversity of the Pattani watershed and the  coastal, to study the diversity of the watershed and the Pattani  coastal, to remove the good knowledge already from one local to fill another inferior locality in the watershed and coastal Pattani, to study how to manage biodiversity commemorate the domestic biological resources,  to promote people appreciation in biological value and sustainable use, as well as to build awareness on the biological conservation among all stakeholders.  Both quantitative and qualitative analysis and participatory action were employed in the study. The sampling methodology was assigned for 36 areas representing 7 different ecosystems. The study revealed that species of living organisms found in the upper, lower of watershed and the  coastal zone of Pattani regions were ; 170 : 119 : 130 for vascular plants, 53 : 65 : 115 for fish, 85 : 90 : 50 for mushrooms, 38 : 55 : 85 for algae, 25 : 10 : 43 for wild life and 15 : 10 : 40 for birds; respectively.  Eight approaches were suggested for the conservation of their biological resources, sustainable uses, storing and entrapping, repairmen, reconstruction, development, protection, reservation and zoning.  And the local wisdom of the plant, food and drug administration knowledge promotion understanding local curriculum on biodiversity management among local wisdom of the watershed and the coastal of  Pattani. The performance criteria E1 / E2 were 80/80 and the study of how to manage biodiversity in Pattani and coastal zone to lead the way. To disseminate the knowledge, subjective educations including the basic learning, context searching, pollutant reducing, co-planning, reserving and promoting sustainable development were implemented to the area