Community Forest Policy Committee Approves Carbon Credits

MGR Online•Politics•12d ago

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The Community Forest Policy Committee approved a regulation granting full carbon credit rights to community forests to incentivize forest conservation.

•The Community Forest Policy Committee meeting No. 1/2026 was held on September 9, 2026, at Government House.
•The committee approved a draft regulation allowing carbon credits generated in community forests to belong entirely to the community forests.
•The Royal Forest Department has completed 26 out of 29 secondary laws required under the Community Forest Act 2019.

Overview

•The Community Forest Policy Committee held meeting No. 1/2026 on September 9, 2026, at Meeting Room 301, Command Building 1, Government House.
•Nipon Jamnongsirisak, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, chaired the meeting.
•The Royal Forest Department reported the completion of 26 secondary laws out of a total of 29 under the Community Forest Act 2019.
•The Community Forest Policy Committee approved a draft regulation increasing the sharing proportion of carbon credits so that all credits belong to the community forests.
•Granting full carbon credit rights to community forests aims to create incentives for increasing green areas and supporting national greenhouse gas reduction goals.
•The Community Forest Policy Committee approved a list of qualified persons for appointment as expert members of provincial community forest committees.
•Including civil society and community forest management representatives in provincial committees is intended to reflect local contexts and increase public participation in decision-making.

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Key Entities

Organization

Community Forest Policy Committee(คณะกรรมการนโยบายป่าชุมชน)

The committee that approved regulations on community forest carbon credits and the appointment of provincial expert members.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)ℹ️

The ministry under which the meeting chairman serves as Deputy Permanent Secretary.

Royal Forest Department(กรมป่าไม้)ℹ️

The agency responsible for drafting secondary laws under the Community Forest Act 2019.

Person

Nipon Jamnongsirisak(นายนิพนธ์ จำนงสิริศักดิ์)

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment who chaired the Community Forest Policy Committee meeting.

Dr. Pongpayak Sriya(ดร.พงศ์พยัคฆ์ ศรียา)

Deputy Director General of the Royal Forest Department serving as the secretariat for the Community Forest Policy Committee.

Law

Community Forest Act 2019(พระราชบัญญัติป่าชุมชน พ.ศ. 2562)

The legislation governing community forest management in Thailand.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where the Community Forest Policy Committee meeting was held.