There are 6 sites where people can choose, each can accommodate 24 people only.

1. Khon Sarn District, Chaiyapoom Province (Travel time apprx 3 hours one way)

   1. Small-scale irrigation in Sern Watershed in None Wang Prai Village (sub-district Kong Bang): This is a community's traditional knowledge on water resources. The local community have been trying to develop community own water management system as alternatives to those introduced by the government.

   2. Betel nut and leaves Orchard in Huai Lang Village (Thung Na Lao sub-district): This is a small orchard that is a common practice and has been passed on from many generations. The practices of Plu orchard has promoted and strengthened community's bonds and close relationship. It is also a household base agriculture system. The production of  ¢â‚¬ËœPlu' has also been developed as a source of income at the domestic and community level.

   3. Kon Sai's Forest orchard in Thung Pra Village and Suan Par Village (Thung Pra sub-district): This is a land conflict related case between community and Forest Industrial Commission (locally known as Aor Aor Por as abbreviation). The participants can learn about community's struggle and advocacy in trying to address the conflicts, which also includes their self mobilization in the name of The Network of Community for the Conservation of Sern Watershed'

In this area the participants are invited to study and learn about community's based natural resource management in the following areas

2. Watershed Management in Sri Charoen Village, Loei Wangsai Sub-district, Loei Province (Traveling time apprx 1 hour, one way)

   1. Concrete natural resource management at the household level, particularly in trying to preserve local biodiversity in their farming land. With this, the community has adopted a  ¢â‚¬Ëœsaving' strategy from the smallest production system in the society. For instance, soil saving, which refers promoting kitchen gardening to reduce household expenses and promoting organic production and stop using chemicals, energy saving whereby community set up their own small-scale energy production units such as water pump, and use other renewable energy, water saving whereby the community dig their own waterway at household level by using traditional knowledge, livestock saving is when the community raise cattle and use cow dong for organic soil, and also promotion of community saving group.

   2. Concrete models of community-based natural resources and see how these have helped strengthening community and their local traditions. The community has announced that they must be equipped with an  ¢â‚¬ËœIntellectual Weapons' whereby varieties of alternatives are adopted. They have been trying to prove to the society and the government that  ¢â‚¬Ëœthe poor can live with natural resource and have capacity to manage it'

The participants are invited to learn about community's experiences in trying to ensure self-reliance livelihoods amid the changing production mode. They have created several concrete alternative livelihoods, while ensuring that their traditions and customs are conserved and practices. These are

3. Phu Sam Bok & Phu Nok Kee Tee Community's based Environmental Center in Tha Chang Klong Sub-district, Pa Kao District, Loei Province. (Traveling time apprx 1 hour, one way)

   The participants are invited to learn about community's self-reliance practices. They have developed their indigenous knowledge and apply it to their natural resource conservation and management. Their practices place a strong emphasis on involvement of all groups in the community namely youth, elders and women. In this site, the participants will be taken on a tour and visit community's natural study tour where you will learn about Northeast ecology and community's practices in applying their knowledge on natural resource conservation and management

4. Self Reliance agricultural and forest dependent community of Sam Pak Nam Village, Na Nong Thum sub-district, Chum Pae District, Khon Khen Province (Travel time apprx 3 hours one way)

   The participants will explore and learn about the struggle of community who had been once evicted out their land by the government and upon their return, they found that their lands have been declared as a national park. The community persisted to remain and at the same time, has developed many natural resource management models, particularly land distribution among community members, with clear rules and guideline. They have also adopted sustainable agriculture practices and community forest conservation that ensure food security and rehabilitation of forest condition. This is one of a role model community where the participants can learn about community's rights to access rights and forest resources.

5. Impacts of Government's Industrial Development: The case of Potash Mining in None Somboon Village, Udorn Thani Province (Travel time apprx 3.5 hour one way)

   The community of Non Somboon has been heavily impacted by large-scale government project with collaboration with politician to establish potash mining in the area. The target site covers 654,145 Rai (approximately 104,663 hectares), which covers mostly the village. The mining has resulted in many negative impacts for instance, land slide and contamination of soil that is essential for community's farming. The participants will have a direct sharing with the affected community about overview of government's policy, the characteristic of the potash mining project and the local implications on community's ecology and livelihoods. Most importantly, they will also learn about community's experiences in trying to fight for their rights and the protection of their homes and natural resources through legal means and mass mobilization. This is a national conflict case where the whole of Northeast community and NGOs participate in the struggle.

6. Phu Kao Community Forest in Kok Pak Wan Village, Pa Kao District, Loei Province (Traveling time apprx 1 hour, one way)

In this village, the community has also accumulated a lot of experience in trying to protect their forest resources. They began from zero, whereby the forest degradation was very severe as a result of over competition on resource utilization conducted by people from within and outside the community. After a mass forest forest fire occurred, the community took a new turn and committed to revive the forest through many activities such as reforestation and apply strict forest management regulation.

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