Local Government Role for Conservation of World Heritage Site and Becoming World Heritage Site in the Provincial Group of Western Region, Thailand

Abstract

World heritage site and becoming world heritage site are the conservative areas for the treasure of mankind. This research focuses on the role of local governments in the provincial group of Thai western region such as Nakhon Pathom province, Kanchanaburi province, Ratchaburi province, Phetchaburi province and Prachuap Khiri Khan province. 5 provinces relate with 4 sites that are Thungyai - HuaiKhaKhaeng wildlife sanctuaries, Kaeng Krachan forest complex, death railway and Phra Pathomma pagoda. The study found that the role of local government in the provincial group of Thai western region for the world heritage site and the becoming world heritage site is diversity. The research shows the role of local governments have not authority for the world heritage site and the becoming world heritage site conservation. Besides that, the local government does not cooperates with the public organization has authority for those sites’ conservation. The local government is not developed for the readiness in the world heritage conversation. The local government gets the conflict of conservation ideas in the site protection. The finally, the local government in Thai western region cannot make understand and awareness with the local people in the world heritage site and the becoming world heritage site’s conservation.