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Development of a Nature Trail for

Ecotourism with Community Participation:

A Case Study of M. 9, Ban Khun Samut Chine Village,

Laem Fa Pha Sub-district, Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakran Province

Mr. Watanachai ChumakDhonburi Rajabhat

University


Development LaboratoryBan Khun Samut Chine Temple

Global warming has affected human beings

Rising temperatures have resulted in rising sea water levels and

coastal erosion.



High risk areas

Erosion areas

AฤฤฟAndaman Sea

Gulf of Thailand / north

Gulf of Thailand / East

GฌGulf of Thailand /

West – Upper part

C Coastal erosion areas in Thailand

GฌGulf of Thailand /

West – Lower part

Ban Khun Samut Chine

community has been affected

by coastal erosion as it is

located near the Gulf of

Thailand

Map of Ban Khunsamutchine in Year 1952 - 2009





57 years total land erosion 1. 410 km.

Distance between coastline and the temple

Year From coastline to temple From temple to coastline ( Temple located on land ) ( Temple located in the sea )

1952 360 -

1974 220 -

1991 70 -

2002 - 400

2009 - 360

What happened to Ban Khun Sumut Chine?

• Seashores are destroyed by sea water

• Mangrove forests are destroyed

• Shrimp farming concession

• Lack of conservative consciousness

• High temperature

Problems are…..

• Lose occupational and residential areas

• Lands were sunk

• Villagers moved houses escaping from

flooding average 3-5 times per person,

maximum 8 times in life time.

• Villagers relocated to another areas.

• The registered population in the

community approximately 400 people,

actually residing in the community is

around 200 people.

• Renting lands for residing and

occupation.



How to solve the problems ………

1. Cultivating the mangrove trees (long periods)

2. Building concrete dam (high investment)

3. Promoting people’s awareness in environment conservation

and enhancing the realization of the effects of global warming

4. Developing the area as an educational tourism center

Ecological system in mangrove forest

Ways of life

Khun Samut Chine Temple

Chinese Shrine in Village



Develop the nature trail

- Utilize tourism activities as a tool to solve problems in

the community

- A medium for raising tourists’ consciousness of global warming and impacts of natural resource destruction.



1. To develop a nature trail with community participation .

2. To know the opinions of the community and tourists on the

trail

Research objectives

The process in developing the trail

1) Survey of the trail

2) Workshop

3) Development of the trail

4) Field trip

5) First try-out of the trail

6) Second try-out of the trail and evaluation

7) Evaluation and conclusion



Population and Samples

- The community leaders

- The committee members of the Conservation Group

- Representatives from the Local Administrative Organization

- Villagers

Instruments - Action research

- Workshop

- Focus-group discussion

- Training

- Educational tour

- Informal dialogue

- Interactive learning and evaluation



Step 1: Survey of the trail

- Found the original trail which is a route within the

village

- Found existing directional signs and signs showing

species of aquatic plants and animals



Step 2: Workshop

Training the community….

- How to develop the natural trail

- Roles of local guides

- Eco-tourism and sustainable tourism

- Community based tourism



Step 3: Development of the trail

- Transferring community knowledge

- Verifying the information

- Preparing the interpretive signs

- Mapping the village

Transferring community knowledge activities

Drawing a map of the village



Step 4: Field trip

- Field trip at the Study Center for Mangrove Forest Ecosystem

and Environmental Park.

- The trip provided the committee with the knowledge of and

guidance on developing the trail, which they could apply to

their community.

Field Trip at Study Center for Mangrove Forest Ecosystem

and Environmental Park, Prachubkirikhan Province



This activity allow the committee applying knowledge

from the training in local tour guides and interpretation

skills.

These tour guides not familiar with the route

Too much concerned about time

Uncertain about the information

Lack of skills in communication

Step 5: First try-out of the trail

Try-out trip # 1



Step 6: Second try-out of the trail

• Adjustments based on the recommendation from the first try-out.

• The result shows that community have better skills

For example;

• Allowing visitors to express opinions and participate in problem-

solving and natural resource conservation

• Demonstrating how to breed the mangrove seedlings,

• Cultivating the mangrove trees in the area

• Educating about local wisdom

Try-out trip # 2

Map of Ban Khunsamutchine nature trail



Global warming effected interpretation



Ecological system interpretation



Historical and cultural interpretation

Interpretive signs



Step 7: Evaluation and conclusion

• Community agrees with trail development

• Learn new things despite being born and growing up in the area

• Build good relationship among the community members

• Increase the number of members of the Ban Khun Samut Chine

Conservation Group.

• Establish good relationship with local government agencies

• Community realize the value, importance and benefits of the

mangrove forest.

• Trail development lead the community into self-reliance.

• The trail raise the consciousness of natural resource conservation and

of the seriousness of global warming



Thank you for your participation.

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