Transfer of Local Wisdom on the Forest and Water Resource Conservation of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom

The purposes of this study were to 1) investigate the body of knowledge of local wisdom on the forest and water resource conservation of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in Nakhon Phanom, 2) develop the activities of the local wisdom transfer in conserving the forest and water resources of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom, and 3) explore and compare knowledge, attitudes and participation in conserving the forest and water resources of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom.: The samples used in the event transfer of Local Wisdom on the Forest and Water Resource Conservation of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom. The sample were of 80 who voluntarily participated in activity. The research tools were the manual interview, observation, manual transfer of Local Wisdom on the Forest and Water Resource Conservation of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom, knowledge test, attitudes test and participating questionnaire manuals. The statistical analysis of data were percentage, mean, standard deviation and One?Way ANOVA. The results showed that the knowledge and wisdom of conserving forests and water resources. Has been maintained by the community through knowledge and wisdom in the form of beliefs about power. Sacred, and Phantoms The act protects both you and provide care for those individuals who follow a traditional pattern and violators do not comply. The use and conservation of forest resources for. Subsistence using wood for firewood Making Tools Equipment livelihood Using forests as a source of wild food hunting store. Forests are used for rituals. Don wild ancestors used to do farming family. Don Woods Cemetery, the burial ceremony. The use and conservation of water resources as a source of food fish catch has many taboos that conserve water, not urine, feces into the water. Water is used for ritual ceremonies, such as the Loy Krathong ritual fire ceremony guests. These sub-systems were performed in forms of being aware of the values of the forest and water resources making the communities live in harmony with nature. Supplemented documents of the activities on the utilization and conservation of the forest and water resources among the Thai Yo Ethnic Group in NakhonPhanom were acquired from the synthesis of the knowledge in the first phase. The contents of the documents comprised: Activity of Paying Homage to the Ancestral Holy Ghost/Pu Ta, Activity of Community Forest, Activity of Family Building, Activity of Sending Guests/Song Khaek, Activity of Loikrathong, Activity of Lai Ruea Fai as well as Activity of Fishing for Sustenance. The effects of identifying knowledge, attitudes and participation of the Thai Yo Ethnic Group before and after the activities were transferred revealed that there were no significant differences among male and female participants in terms of knowledge and attitudes. The knowledge concerning local wisdom on the conservation of the forest and water resources classified by age showed no differences. There were no significant differences on the attitudes toward the conservation of the forest and water resources classified by age.