Introduction

   Since 2003 the "Wellbeing in Developing Countries" (WeD) project in the south of Thailand has been run by the Agricultural Development Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai Campus  

Even though the South of Thailand looks more prosperous than other parts, mainly because of natural resources, there are many problems that people face, such as natural resources degeneration, which effects the population both in city and rural areas.

Beside the natural resources problem there are also differences with culture, especially between Buddhist and Muslim communities   that are also important and are related to development and Wellbeing.