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ii Community-based management holds the potential to simultaneously deal with the multiple objectives of community economic development and the conservation of natural resources. Pred Nai Community Forestry Group based in the coastal mangrove forests of Thailand was recognized by the UNDP in 2004 as an example of a successful case of community-based management. The overall purpose of this research was to study the Pred Nai group in order to learn about the institutional and organizational characteristics, and the cross-scale linkages that facilitate community-based management. This qualitative research was carried out during four months of fieldwork in rural Thailand using interviews and participant observation. Pred Nai Community Forestry Group has been working toward the sustainable use and restoration of the local mangrove forest. The principal means they have employed includes the restoration of formerly logged and degraded areas and the development of a forest management plan. In addition to stopping the loss of existin