Bangpu Nature Education Centre
Region
Asia
Country
Thailand
Flyway
East Asian - Australasian flyway
Initiative
WLI Asia-Oceania
About
Name of organisation
Foundation for Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (Thailand) : FEED
Funding support
Business companies
Number of staff
6
Number of visitors per year
8,000 – 10,000
Overall aims of the centre
Wetland conservation and Nature education services
Description of the centre
Size of site
102 Hectare
Type of habitats
Wetland with mangrove tree forest
Bird
200 species(included Migraty and domestic birds)
Mudkeepers
4 species
Trees
58 species
Mudflat
30 hectare
Ant
30 species
Activities run
CRS activities, nature education program for youth, nature education curriculum for school children daily, youth nature camp, and planting events.
Since 2012 WWF Thailand and WWF GMP supported Department of Environmental Education to register as the foundation for environmental education for sustainable development or FEED in short, to managing and running three nature education centres, namely, Bangpu Nautre Education centre (BNEC), Nature and Agriculture education Centre (NAEC), and Education for sustainable Development Centre( ESDC).
Work Areas
Main CEPA work areas
Communication
local Radio network program, local newspaper nature columnist and press release.
Education
Nautre education and environmental program for school children and general public.
Participation and awareness raising
Planting events , teacher training, community observing, and others.
Top three successes
Nature Education program and youth camp for environment, for it can be CSR project and activities for all business company and education institution and schools.
Top three challenges
Yes, visiting our centre and observing or joining some activities.
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage/site information; Producing written materials;
Visitor centres
Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Working with disabled people; Engaging hard-to-reach groups; Engaging young people; Engaging the local community;
Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Early years education; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Lobbying / running campaigns; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials
General
Auditing / assessing effectiveness; PR and marketing; Running effective administration; Health and safety; Fund-raising; Project planning.
Contact
Trirach Pukotchasarnseen
2549/54 paholyothin Rd., ladyao, jatujak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel: 66 2 942 7687 Fax.: 662 942 7687 ext. 18
Email: Trirachp@feedthailand.org
Trirach Pukotchasarnseen(Thitivuth Kochasarnseen)
T: 66-81-9277758, 66 2 942 7687 ext. 15
E:Trirachp@feedthailand.org
Teerayuth la-orphanphol
T: 66 2 709 5005
E: Teerayuthl@feedthailand.org
Website address: www.feedthailand.org