BUDDHIST LEADERSHIP IN FOREST CONSERVATION OF MONKS IN NAKHON RATCHASIMA PROVINCE

Abstract

Buddhist Leadership in Forest Conservation of the Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province has the objective are 1) study about problem conditional of Forest Conservation of the Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province 2) study about Buddhist Leadership in Forest Conservation of the Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province 3) Present of Buddhist Leadership in Forest Conservation of the Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. This research is a qualitative research.The research result is found that  The problem of forest conservation of monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The problem conditional of Forest Conservation is the forest area is deteriorated and tends to be greatly reduced. This is due to several important reasons, including: illegal deforestation, forest burning, invasion to need land for living and farming. Shifting cultivation of the hill tribes in the watershed area and the use of land for government projects Buddhist Leader in Forest Conservation of Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The monk shall be a leader to plant trees in the temple, shall be a spiritual leader in forest conservation, reforestation and knowledge transfer, concept to the public. Propose Buddhist Leadership in Forest Conservation of Monks in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. When analyzing the role of conservation of forests, the monks participated to a significant role that is to say encouraging communities to participate in conservation, encouraging to being a leader in conservation and creating awareness among the public in nature. The Buddhist is a religion that emphasized to the conservation of natural resources and environment, in the dharma in Buddhism emphasizes interdependence. One of the most important things is the feeling of goodness between human beings, between human being to plants and animals. These good feelings are mutually beneficial.