Conservation priority

Protecting the corridors
that connect wild spaces.

The challenge

Over 43% of Thailand's jungles have been lost since 1973. In other words, every day a football field of jungle disappears from Thailand's landscape.

Amidst this mass development, some forest complexes remain. These connected areas of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are among the last strongholds for biodiversity in the region.

Our location

Western Forest Complex

Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary · Kanchanaburi, Thailand

OurLand is located at the southern tip of the Western Forest Complex, one of the largest contiguous forest areas in Southeast Asia. Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary is the southernmost adjoining piece of protected land in the Western Forest Complex.

Context and conservation strategy

Regenerating the forest.
Protecting access to water.

Sunlight filtering through a dense forest

OurLand is situated in and seeks to protect one of the last remaining wildlife corridors at the southern tip of Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary.

We are currently conserving and regenerating 26 Rai, protecting the path to an access point on the River Kwae frequented by wild elephants and other wildlife.

Rai of land currently being conserved and regenerated

History of land protection and development

A fragile corridor
under pressure.

Salakphra is a fragile arm of the Western Forest Complex, closest to expanding human settlements. Its borders have long been encroached upon.

More recently, development along the River Kwae has impeded animals from crossing the 3199 highway to drink from the river.

Strategic importance of OurLand

OurLand is situated in one of the last corridors before Lat Ya City.

Our goal is to preserve and expand the wildlife corridor. The corridor is made up of a development project that was halted due to the economic recession in 1997, a privately conserved tract of primary jungle in the holdings of a large conglomerate, and another 163 Rai for sale that is prime for reforestation to the southeast.

Looking ahead

Expanding protection.
Building coexistence.

Plan for land acquisition

We intend to acquire and regenerate more forest space within the defunct development and to the other side in order to expand this important corridor, as well as to develop more research stations to monitor biodiversity in the region.

Vision for the future

Our vision is to create a model for living integrated with nature as a scientifically-driven, conservation-focused ecovillage, education center, and research station, pioneering techniques in human-wildlife coexistence.

We believe that lasting conservation requires us to:

Connect wild spaces and promote coexistence between people and wildlife to protect biodiversity.
Work with local partners to establish resilient livelihoods that make this coexistence sustainable.

Protecting the corridorsthat connect wild spaces.