Shifting frames for local people and forests in a global heritage: the Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary in the context of Thailand's globalization and modernization

Zusammenfassung: Focusing on the case of the World Heritage Site and Wildlife Sanctuary Thung Yai Naresuan, the paper sketches the interdependences of international and national forest and conservation policies in Thailand since the middle of the 19th century. In the context of Thailand's globalization and modernization, these policies resulted in a coercing conservationism which focuses increasingly on the so-called 'hill tribe' ethnic minority groups. The shifting cultural and political framings of the area that became a national wildlife sanctuary and a 'global heritage' reflect external economic, political, and ideological interests. The people of the Karen ethnic minority group who live in the sanctuary are conceived of as a disruptive factor and never have had a chance to participate in these framings. After the designation of the area as a World Heritage Site, the remaining villages face increasing pressure from the Royal Forest Department which is trying to remove them with the help of the Military.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Geoforum, Band 34, Heft 3, Seite 375–393, 2003, doi: 10.1016/S0016-7185(02)00083-0

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Keyword: Modernisierung ; Entwicklung ; Naturschutz ; Globalisierung ; Karen ; Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Reserve ; Thailand

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Freiburg
• (who): Universität
• (when): 2016
• Creator: Buergin, Reiner

Further information

• DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(02)00083-0
• URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-105054
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:49 AM CEST