Environmental Management in Chedi Bucha Canal According to the Guidelines of the Royal Thai Volunteers Administration Center, Nakhon Pathom Province

Abstract

         This research was action research and used purposive sampling. The main informants were 12 Royal Volunteers and 904 Volunteers. Using semi-structured interviews and data analysis using content analysis. The research results found that 1) Chedi Bucha Canal has been affected by changes in today's society. It causes environmental degradation and many problems including 1.1) the problems of canal shallow; 1.2) the problem of encroachment; 1.3) the problem of the spread of weeds such as water hyacinth; and 1.4) the problem of polluted water and deteriorated water quality.2) The Royal Volunteer Administrative Center of Nakhon Pathom Province brings royally bestowed volunteers to participate in volunteer activities to develop the Chedi Bucha Canal several projects of Nakhon Pathom Province. All volunteers joined together to clean the areas of Chedi Bucha Canal bank. adjust its landscape, trim trees, cut grasses, eliminated weeds and water hyacinths, collect trash, eliminated weeds in the Chedi Bucha Canal to keep it clean and beautiful. Additionally, they added microorganisms and EM Ball to the better conditions water quality. The Royal Volunteer Administration Center of Nakhon Pathom Province supports environmental management in Chedi Bucha Canal to carry out sustainable development goals in accordance with the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy.and 3) Royal Volunteer Administration Center, Nakhon Pathom Province has implemented the guidelines for environmental management in the Chedi Bucha Canal. in accordance with the master plan for sustainable management and development of Chedi Bucha Canal in a period of 3 years (2021-2023).