Analysis of Areas at Risk of Fire in Khuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest in South Thailand
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Khuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest is Thailand's second-largest peat swamp forest. It serves as the primary source of income for villagers in this area. In this study, we 1) created three-dimensional (3D) images with Mathematica using Digital Elevation Model (DEM), 2) analyzed the displacement of wildfire risk of this research with Google Earth Pro with the wildfire data of Thale Noi Forest Fire Control Station from 2010 to 2022, and 3) analyzed the duration of forest fire risk to monitor and open platform field trips with villagers. We found that the forest fires in the Khuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest had an average displacement of 93.88 ± 6.61m from the road line and an average displacement of 92.28 ± 7.33 m from the canal line, with an area of 339.158 km2 under special surveillance. The forest fire risk area was dense in the UTM range of 617000 - 629000 E and 870000 - 890000 N. The cases of wildfire peaked between May and August annually. In the Kreng sub-district, the topography of a lowland alternating with Phangan (low hill) is covered with Krajood (Lepironia articulata (Retz.) Domin) and Samed (Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake). The fire-prone areas are located near the roaming path around the Krajood forest. The best method to prevent forest fires is to maintain water in the Khuan Kreng Peat Swamp Forest from drying up. Avoid deepening the main canal around the swamp area and provide oil palm plantation limits, and sustainable land use management. In addition, awareness should be raised about the loss incurred from forest fires and a network should be created to monitor forest fires for villagers in risky areas and long-term monitoring.
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