Resolution of the cabinet on land and forest resources management plan at the local level 1997. Country/Territory Thailand Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Sustainable development Sustainable use Timber Forestry protection measures Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Indian Ocean, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Cabinet's resolution on September 16, 1997 approved the principle of land and forest resources management plan, to systematically manage land and forest resources by focusing on conservation and sustainable development through preserving the remaining forest resources and restoring deteriorated forest resources with reduced conflicts of use of natural resources. An action plan to implement the land and forest resources management plan shall be proactive problem solving by surveying ownership of all forest areas in all provinces throughout the country, examining what forest areas each province has / what the problem is / how to classify the problem, and conducting a survey of the surrounding area, etc. Full text Thai Website www.cabinet.soc.go.th