Doi Suthep-Pui: Hotspots at Ban Khun Chang Khian fell from 38 to 2
A report on hotspots and burn scars during the B.E. 2568 fire season across 10 Hmong communities in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, which collectively manage 65,382 rai of forest
Translated from Thai · reviewed by the CF team
Reports on hotspots and burn scars found that forest fires in Ban Mai San Khayom, Ban Mae Hia Nai, Ban Pang Wae, Ban Thung Pong and Ban Mae Sa Mai declined significantly in terms of the number of fires, the area burned and the number of hotspots.
The communities identified three contributing factors. First, people’s increased enthusiasm came from working together; the communities did not feel isolated. Second, reviewing where, when and how fires occurred led to strategies for each community. Third, communities had the autonomy to plan how to use their budgets, for example on equipment maintenance, fuel and food for fighting fires at night—expenses that other funding sources often do not allow.
This was also accompanied by weather conditions this year, with rain arriving earlier and continuing longer than last year.