FACTORS EFFECTING THE BIODIVERSITY UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY: CASE STUDY OF BAN DONG COMMUNITY FOREST, CHAT TRAKAN DISTRIC, PHITSANULOK PROVINCE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the element data and factors that have influenced the utilization of biodiversity in Ban Dong (the village in Chat trakan District, Phitsanulok Province) between November 2016 and March 2017. The questionnaire and interview were used to study from 382 household. The research finding found that there were 17 items used from biodiversity in this village. In terms of the stepwise multiple regression analysis in 11 variables, it showed that the three variables have affected to the utilization from biodiversity: selling forest products can help local people to obtain the increase income, lead to the relaxing of people and improve mental health as well as limited area for working or farm. The prediction power was 71.200 and the perdition equation in the form of raw scores and standardized scores can be derived as following: = 298.543 + 98.942X₁ – 98.246X₂  + 74.600X₃  และ =0.407Z_X1 – 0.363Z_x2  + 0.257Z_x3