Villagers living in the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) are petitioning the United Nations to give the government time to resolve a decades-old land dispute in the area before deciding whether to designate it as a World-Heritage site as requested by the state.
The KKFC consists of Kaeng Krachan National Park, Kui Buri National Park, Thai Prachan National Park and Maenam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary. The complex covers expansive forest areas across Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces.
About 100 residents of Ban Bang Kloi in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi on Wednesday petitioned Unesco, through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), saying the government should first sort out land disputes in the area before seeking the listing. The petition was submitted at a seminar on the KKFC World Heritage listing, organised in…
