Thailand Tiger Action Plan - Global Tiger Initiative

Objective 3:Challenge:Ensure that the government policy of protecting tigerhabitats from development threats, as committedthrough the Hua Hin declaration, is followedLarge development projects (e.g., highways, dams) areunder development and with new proposals oftensuggested.Opportunity: Public disapproval of environmental impacts of largescale development projects such as roads and damsare high in many sectors of Thai society.Expected outcome: Tiger habitats in priority landscapes are intact andconnectivity maintained.Duration and locations: 12 years, Tenasserim – WEFCOM as thetiger source site and DP-KY as the potential source site.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 13:Activity 14:Ensure that no major infrastructure development occursin core tiger habitat.Ensure that infrastructure development in corridors andbuffer zones conform with Smart Green Infrastructuredesigns to ensure minimal impact to tiger habitats andmaintain landscape connectivity.Objective 4:Challenge:Encourage community participation and cooperation inprotected area conservation activitiesCommunity participation and cooperation process is stillweak in substance on the link with wildlife conservation.Opportunity: Protected area committees have been set up in manyprotected areas to be a platform for participation andcooperation.Expected outcome: Communities appreciate value of wildlife and helpsave themDuration and locations: 12 years, Tenasserim – WEFCOM as thetiger source site and DP-KY as the potential source site.Activities necessary to accomplish this objective:Activity 15:Activity 16:Strengthen and build wildlife conservation networksaround the priority landscape to strengthen tiger andwildlife conservation in the priority areas.Provide Protected Area Committees (PAC) andCommunity Committees (CC) with quality information(e.g., data from Smart Patrol System) on which to basethreat reduction decisions and activities.