“Plant a million rai of forest with EGAT.” Actually planted, can be verified.

Bangkok, EGAT reiterates reforestation project. Participatingly Covering an area of ??nearly 200,000 rai. Emphasis on community participation Ready to receive inspections from both internal and external agencies. Mr. Chaiwut Lakmuang, Assistant Governor for Sustainability Management As the Deputy Spokesperson of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) mentioned, the Participatory Reforestation Project will be implemented starting in 2022 together with partners and people in the area. The goal is to plant forests in the areas of the Royal Forest Department and the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation by planting and rehabilitating forests (200 trees per rai) to increase green space to absorb carbon dioxide. Responding to the country's Carbon Neutrality policy, during 2022 - 2023, reforestation and forest maintenance can be carried out in an area of ??over 188,692 rai, emphasizing the process of participation in integrated reforestation with partnering agencies, both public and private sectors. Including contracting for planting and maintaining forests directly with people in the area. Foster a sense of belonging Wild jealousy arose. and create an economy for communities in the area For the selection of local people to be contractors for planting and maintaining forests in this project, it is done through village community formation. And the department that owns the area will issue a certificate of expertise in planting and maintaining forests for EGAT contractors in order to sign a contract to hire such person. The contractor then proceeds with planting and maintaining the forest according to the details specified in the contract conditions. As for visiting the area to inspect forest planting and maintenance work, information on the location coordinates and supporting documents for the inspection of the forest must be prepared. Ready to coordinate appointments with relevant people Every visit to the area to inspect the work must consist of 3 parties working together in the area. Both the Department of Land Ownership, contractors (contracts) who are people in the area, and EGAT representatives. The work acceptance is a random inspection in the area where the planting or maintenance of forests is being carried out in every plot, not less than 1 percent of the area, along with a random inspection of the survival rate of trees, which must not be less than 85 percent, which is a mutual agreement. of all 3 parties and in accordance with the guidelines for surveying plots and collecting data for forestry projects in the Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project according to Thailand standards (T-VER), in which wages for planting and maintaining forests will be paid According to the actual results, paid directly to the people who are contracting parties with EGAT. But if there is no actual reforestation in any area, the contract will be canceled. Source: Thai News Agency