Using Remote Sensing for monitoring and evaluation natural resources in chiang MAI province
Guideline for land use management measures in the various Watershed Classes area
Watershed Class 1A
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 1A would have as the following
- Very strictly prohibition to change the forest lands to the other land use types.
- The concerned agencies have to maintain natural resource and prohibit for any logging permission and protecting for the illegal logging very strictly.
- Swidden land or deteriorated forest area should be deserved for reforestation very urgently.
- The concerned agencies have to make decision for the appropriate land use planning for the permanent settlements and having very strictly measures for any movement or expand the cultivated land by encroach the forest land.
Watershed Class 1B
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 1B would have as the following.
- The concerned agencies would have to participate to make decision for the appropriate land use planning in those areas, that have been changed for agricultural purposes and would have strictly control measures for any movement or expand the cultivated land by encroach the forest land.
- In the deteriorated forest areas that are not suitable for agriculture or other purposes, the concerned agencies have to participate for reforestation to revive the watershed stability urgently.
- In the areas that have been developed for recreation areas if these areas are changed or improved, there would be o make decision for the appropriate land use planning, which related with natural environment.
- The concered agencies would have responsibility to make decision about road conduction or mining and would have very strictly control measures, which do not affect all those natural environments.
- In the case of can not avoid the use of the land for the institutional lands. They would have been done by not affecting to the natural environment.
Watershed Class 2
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 2 would have as the following.
- The uses of the land for agricultural purposes, the concerned agencies would have to participate to make decision for the appropriate land use planning.
- The uses of the land for forestry, mining and other purposes would have strictly control measures, which do not affect the natural environment.
- In the disturbed forest areas which have been abandoned as fallow land and deteriorated forest land, the concerned agencies would have to use these lands for reforestation.
Watershed Class 3
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 3 would have as the following.
- The uses of the land for agricultural purposes depend on soil suitability and kind of cultivated crops, however the cultivation practices would be under soil and water conservation measures.
- The use of purposes. The uses of the land would have strictly control measures, which do not affect the natural environment.
- In the fallow land and the deteriorated forest land, which the lands are not suitable for agriculture. they should be improved as reforestation or pasture.
Watershed Class 4
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 4 would have as the following.
- use of the land for agricultural purposes depend on soil suitability and king of cultivated crops, however the cultivation practices would be under soil and water conservation measures.
- uses of the land for forestry, mining and other purposes would be under the regulation.
Watershed Class 5
The land use management measures of the Watershed Class 5 would have as the following.
- The uses of the land for agricultural purposes depend on soil suitability and kind of cultivated crops.
- The used of the land for forestry, mining and other purposes would be under the regulation.
- Industrial land and urban land should be avoided to set up on the highly potential agricultural land
Conclusions
Natural resources management is characterized by a dual objective. It aims simultaneously at natural resource development and conservation. The main purpose of natural resource management is to achieve and maintain a balance between natural resource development and natural resource conservation. This study is to monitor and identify the national policies problems on natural resource management.
