FOREST MANAGEMENT IN NORTHERN THAILAND - A RURAL THAI PERSPECTIVE

Deforestation is considered to be one of Thailand's most pressing natural resource management problems. Critics of past management practices argue that protection policies have been ineffective because of inadequate attention to the needs and concerns of local people. This study compares the responses of men and women. The results show that men are quite involved, and that the genders do not differ in their perceptions of deforestation.