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In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary

Figure 2. An image of exploration of plant genetic conservation areas. Uttaradit province, as shown in Figure 2. From the exploration, they wrote 26 research reports which will serve as important sources of information. Sixty three people consisting of EGAT officers, local intellectuals, and researchers from Chulalongkorn and Burapha Universities explored the physical and biological natural resources in Vachiralongkorn Dam, Kanchanaburi province. They came up with 18 research reports. 46 THE ASIA REGIONAL FORUM ON BIODIVERSITY Fifty seven EGAT officers, researchers from Khon Kaen University, and local intellectuals explored the physical and biological natural resources in Sirindhorn Dam, Ubon Ratchathani province. They wrote 23 research reports. Through the project, EGAT built and maintained 1,237 dikes and constructed a 3,266 kilometer-wide firebreak so as to conserve plant genetic protection areas. Table 1. Number of plants and location size for Plant Genetic Conservation in all dams. Dams Protection of Plant Genetic (in km2) Planting and Preservation of Plant Genetic (in km2) (1) Bhumibol Dam 12.9648 1.048 (2) Sirikit Dam 3.0336 0.0288 (3) Srinakarin Dam 1.64 0.0704 (4) Vachiralongkorn Dam 1.52 0.0576 (5) Ratchaprapa Dam 2.2688 0.12 (6) Bang Lang Dam 0.5376 0.016 (7) Ubonrat Dam 2.3696 0.128 (8) Sirindhorn Dam 4.7024 0.0608 (9) Chulabhorn Dam 1.3024 0.0512 (10) Nam Pung Dam 1.9936 0.0032 (11) Huay Kum Dam 1.4016 - (12) Lam Takong Chonlapawattana Hydro Power Plant - 0.0096 Total 33.7344 1.5936


In Celebration of His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 84th Birthday Anniversary
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