evelopment Project for the Deteriorated Area of Khao Cha-ngum
Location: Khao Cha-ngum Sub-district, Photharam District, Ratchaburi Province
Soil at Khao Cha-ngum had severely been deteriorated due to land misuse, to the extent that it was no longer arable. Owing to the Chaipattana Foundation’s soil development and rehabilitation projects, the landscape of laterite soil and fallen trees was replaced with a picturesque view of green and flourishing trees and an abundant mixed deciduous forest, spreading moisture over the area. The efforts prompted His Majesty’s concept of Do Not Abuse the Forest, Do Not Abuse Nature, and the theory of Reforestation without Planting, which have produced tangible results as witnessed here.