This report aims to compile the experiences and lesson learned of local communities, people working in the government, universities, and non-governmental organizations, obtained through the “Maximizing Carbon Sink Capacity and Conserving Biodiversity through Sustainable Conservation, Restoration and Management of Peat-swamp Ecosystems Project”. It also hopes to show readers the value of peat swamp forests and share information on the project’s implementation, which led to the conservation and restoration of not only the Kuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest, but also of other peat swamp/peat land in Thailand.

The project was implemented through collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Asia-Pacific Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC), Kasetsart University, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) and other governmental agencies in  the Landscape Task Force of the project and other local Administrative Organizations (consisting of Kreng Tambon administrative Organization, Ban Tul Tambon Administrative Organization, Cha uad Tambon Administrative Organization, Bor Lor Non-Hunting Area, Thale Noi Non-Hunting Area, Office of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, Office of Phatthalung province, Office of Songkhla province, Love Homeland Association), Thaksin University, Thailand Youth Network and community members in Kuankreng area, with budget support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The project targets the Kuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest, which spans the three provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Songkhla. Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Songkhla.