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The role of such institution is to provide the education and training for all people involved in the

management of natural resources and the environment, and support staffs to implement a public

participation process along with process of raising environmental awareness and environmental ethics.
Furthermore, the Local Administrative Organization plays the important role to legislate the local provisions

related to the natural resources and environment in the community in nature of supporting the public

participation.

The mechanisms for cooperation between government sector and citizens and communities needs a
legal right to support the community about public participation. Although there has been a reference to legal

rights for public participation at the constitutional level, there has not specified the legal rights, especially at

the lower level of the Act. Thus, it is necessary to reform the laws in order to support the citizen rights to
meaningfully participate in the natural resources and the environmental management in the area of forest

resources.

However, when functions of the State are determined, the State must perform its functions. Whether
such functions are the obstacle to the administration or not, it depends on the aspect of the State.

Furthermore, the mechanism in each activity created by the State is the mechanism for citizens and

communities to participate in such activity as much as they can. This can prevent the claim of their right
against the State resulting in removing all of obstacles, and lead to the administration running smoothly.

Suggestions

1. Policy suggestions
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, B.E. 2560 concerning the state duties chapter should

be amended to be clear.

The provisions in such chapter is the absolute enforcement that the State must operate its functions
and all State agencies are binding to comply with. There are activities being the duties or responsibilities of

the State as provided in the Constitution. If such activities have been determined for the immediate purpose

of the public interests, citizens and communities should have rights to call on the government to carry on
such activities and should be entitled to the impeachment against relevant State agencies. This is to provide

the citizens and communities benefits in accordance with the laws.