Sa-iap community opposes OS.12 land certificates

MGR Online•Society•1d ago

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Residents of Sa-iap sub-district in Phrae province are protesting the issuance of OS.12 land use certificates by the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

•On July 19, residents of Sa-iap sub-district, Song district, Phrae province, held a meeting to discuss OS.12 certificates.
•The OS.12 certificate grants residential and farming rights for 20 years but does not grant land ownership.
•Community members demand land title deeds instead of OS.12 certificates, claiming they lived in the area for 100-200 years before the park was declared.

Overview

•The Mae Yom National Park and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation are surveying and issuing OS.12 certificates to certify residency and farming in conservation areas.
•Some residents of Don Kaew village signed the OS.12 documents under the misconception that they would lead to the issuance of land title deeds.
•Han Narong Yaowaloet stated that OS.12 certificates have a 20-year holding period and prohibit the construction of factories or buildings higher than two stories.
•Han Narong Yaowaloet noted that on March 1, 1986, several villages were excluded from the park, but later the park boundaries were declared over them due to the Kaeng Sue Ten Dam project.
•Pongsa Chunan stated that the community lived in the area for over 100 years before the park laws were enacted.
•Laksanaree Duangtadam argued that the OS.12 conditions violate rights and suggested the Mae Yom National Park Act be revoked from the Sa-iap sub-district.
•Chanathip Supphasiri initially suggested villagers accept the OS.12 certificates first but withdrew the statement after community protest.
•Residents of Don Chai, Don Chai Sak Thong, and Mae Ten villages largely refuse to accept OS.12 certificates, demanding full land title deeds.

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Key Quotes

Pongsa Chunan

"Actually, the park is the wrongdoer for issuing park laws over community areas that existed first. Therefore, the park has no power to call villagers to prove their rights."

จริงๆแล้วอุทยานเป็นผู้กระทำผิดที่มีการออกกฎหมายอุทยานทับพื้นที่ชุมชนที่อยู่มาก่อน ดังนั้นอุทยานไม่มีอำนาจเรียกชาวบ้านไปพิสูจน์สิทธิ

Key Entities

Organization

Sa-iap Community(ชุมชนสะเอียบ)

A community in Phrae province protesting OS.12 certificates and demanding land title deeds.

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation(กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติสัตว์ป่าและพันธุ์พืช)ℹ️

The government agency issuing OS.12 certificates for residency and farming in conservation areas.

Mae Yom National Park(อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่ยม)ℹ️

The national park whose boundaries overlap with the Sa-iap community areas.

Green Party(พรรคกรีน)

A political party whose head provided input on the land rights of the Sa-iap community.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party of MP Chanathip Supphasiri.

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of MP Laksanaree Duangtadam.

Protected Areas Regional Office 13(สำนักงานบริหารพื้นที่อนุรักษ์ที่ 13)

The regional administrative office for protected areas involved in the OS.12 process.

Place

Sa-iap Sub-district(ตำบลสะเอียบ)

A sub-district in Song district, Phrae province, where the land dispute is occurring.

Song District(อำเภอสอง)ℹ️

The district in Phrae province containing the Sa-iap sub-district.

Phrae Province(จ.แพร่)ℹ️

The province where the Sa-iap community is located.

Person

Kongmaitri Tedsungnoen(ก้องไมตรี เทศสูงเนิน)

Head of Mae Yom National Park.

Rattanachai Moonsiri(รัตนชัย มูลศิริ)

A professional forest officer from the Protected Areas Regional Office 13.

Jongrak Thungsipsi(จงรักษ์ ทุ่งสิบสี่)

The Phrae provincial land officer for the Song district branch.

Han Narong Yaowaloet(หาญณรงค์ เยาวเลิศ)

A representative from an NGO focused on natural resources and the environment.

Pongsa Chunan(พงศา ชูแนน)

Head of the Green Party and a former forestry official.

Atitaya Innachai(อาทิตยา อินนะไชย)

A provincial administrator for Phrae in the Song district area.

Chanathip Supphasiri(ชนาธิป ศุภศิริ)

An MP for Phrae Province, District 2, from the Bhumjaithai Party.

Laksanaree Duangtadam(ลักษณารีย์ ดวงตาดำ)

An MP for Phrae Province, District 3, from the People's Party and spokesperson for the Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Environment.

Somming Mueangrong(สมมิ่ง เหมืองร้อง)

A leader of the villagers in Sa-iap sub-district.

Law

National Park Act 2019(พ.ร.บ.อุทยานแห่งชาติปี 2562)

The law used to support the certification of residency and farming rights in protected forests.

Policy

OS.12(อส.12)

A certification document for residency or farming in conservation areas that does not grant land ownership.