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of Village No. 1, Huai Mae Phriang Subdistrict, Kaeng Krachan District,
Phetchaburi Province, is related to the government's conservation policy

and the living culture of the people, who live in the forest practicing
shifting cultivation. When government policies and the traditional way

of life of minorities are not compatible and the state chooses to follow
the policies laid out by the state where minority cultures are given

secondary importance.

Cause of the problem

(1) The state plays the main role as a policy maker to set policies
that affect the villagers’ lives. The perspective of being the main developer
destroys environmental justice. Since the existence of the state aims to

centralize all resources through force or power of the state.

(2) Treating people in society differently leading to inequality and

discrimination, which clearly appears in the case of Bang Kloi Villagers.

Refusal to accept local cultures in case of Bang Kloi villagers clearly
reflects discrimination in access to environmental resources in terms of
arable lands.

(3) Meaningless participation process challenges feedback process

in assessing environmental impacts like EIA, an important tool in deciding
whether a development project will be approved or not. For example,