Koh Yai SAO and ThaiHealth Restore Songkhla Lake Resources

MGR Online•Politics•2d ago

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Koh Yai Subdistrict Administrative Organization and ThaiHealth collaborate to implement a 9-point public policy proposal for the restoration of Songkhla Lake resources.

•Koh Yai SAO and the Songkhla Lake Basin network are driving public policy through the "Happiness Innovation" project.
•ThaiHealth (Office 3) provides support to unlock budget constraints and facilitate cross-border cooperation between local administrative organizations.
•The initiative involves a 9-point policy proposal covering resource conservation, community regulations, and sustainable tourism across Phatthalung, Songkhla, and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces.
•Concrete actions include creating a 250-meter coastal conservation zone and releasing one million giant freshwater prawns into Songkhla Lake.

Overview

•Koh Yai SAO in Krasae Sin District, Songkhla Province, faced issues with environmental degradation and declining aquatic resources affecting local income.
•Koh Yai SAO established a 250-meter coastal conservation zone to nurse aquatic species, specifically giant freshwater prawns, and installed community rule signs.
•There are currently over 600 registered fishing boats in Koh Yai Subdistrict, with pilot projects starting in 4 villages.
•Nisa Rattanadilok Na Phuket stated that ThaiHealth uses shared local problems like resource degradation to enter the community before integrating health and risk-reduction advice.
•Koh Yai SAO collaborates with other local administrative organizations, including Na Pa Kho SAO (Phatthalung), Ban Mai SAO, and Ban Khao SAO (Songkhla).
•The "Public Policy Proposals for Songkhla Lake Restoration by Local Communities" consists of 9 points, including establishing a basin conservation assembly and banning illegal fishing gear.
•The project has expanded to 13 social capital learning bases across the basin, serving as a model for bottom-up public policy development.
•Experts from ThaiHealth visited the Koh Yai area and released one million giant freshwater prawns into Songkhla Lake.

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Key Quotes

Mongkol Krueakaew

"When receiving support from ThaiHealth, it has improved the way of life and income of the villagers in Koh Yai Subdistrict."

เมื่อได้รับการสนับสนุนจาก สสส. ทำให้ชาวบ้านในตำบลเกาะใหญ่มีวิถีชีวิตและรายได้ที่ดีขึ้น

Key Entities

Organization

Koh Yai Subdistrict Administrative Organization(องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลเกาะใหญ่)

A local administrative organization in Krasae Sin District, Songkhla Province, leading the restoration of Songkhla Lake resources.

ThaiHealth(สำนักงานกองทุนสนับสนุนการสร้างเสริมสุขภาพ)

An organization providing budget and strategic support for community health and resource management.

Bureau of Community Health Support (Office 3)(สำนักสนับสนุนสุขภาวะชุมชน (สำนัก 3))

A specific bureau within ThaiHealth that supports the Koh Yai network.

Na Pa Kho SAO(อบต.นาปะขอ)

A local administrative organization in Bang Kaeo District, Phatthalung Province, part of the restoration network.

Ban Mai SAO(อบต.บ้านใหม่)

A local administrative organization in Ranot District, Songkhla Province, part of the restoration network.

Ban Khao SAO(อบต.บ้านขาว)

A local administrative organization in Ranot District, Songkhla Province, part of the restoration network.

Koh Mak SAO(อบต.เกาะหมาก)

A local administrative organization in Pak Phayun District, Phatthalung Province, acting as a main network management center.

Place

Songkhla Lake(ทะเลสาบสงขลา)ℹ️

The primary water body and resource area being restored by the network.

Person

Mongkol Krueakaew(มงคล เครือแก้ว)

President of Koh Yai Subdistrict Administrative Organization.

Nisa Rattanadilok Na Phuket(นิสา รัตนดิลก ณ ภูเก็ต)

Director of the Bureau of Community Health Support (Office 3) at ThaiHealth.

Phisit Sriprasert(พิศิษฐ์ ศรีประเสิรฐ)

Chairman of the Plan Administration Committee 3 of ThaiHealth.

Narong Wunsiew(ณรงค์ วุ่นซิ้ว)

Chairman of the Southern Region Directional Supervision Committee of ThaiHealth.

Lertkiat Wongphotiphan(เลิศเกียรติ วงษ์โพธิพันธุ์)

Member of the Southern Region Directional Supervision Committee of ThaiHealth.

Lakkhana Termsirikulchai(ลักขณา เติมศิริกุลชัย)

Member of the Community Health Plan Directional Supervision Committee for the Central Region of ThaiHealth.

Policy

Public Policy Proposals for Songkhla Lake Restoration by Local Communities(ข้อเสนอนโยบายสาธารณะการฟื้นฟูทะเลสาบสงขลาโดยชุมชนท้องถิ่น)

A 9-point policy framework for resource restoration and sustainable quality of life developed by the lake basin communities.