|
| Name |
Nam Et. Abbreviated: NET |
| Status |
Established by PM Decree 164, 29 October 1993 |
| Location |
Latitude: 20º09' - 20º50' N
Longitude: 103º21' - 103º53' E |
| Map Sheets |
Map Sheets Scale I :100,000
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Scale I :200,000
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Scale I :500,000
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| Provinces |
Houaphan |
| Districts |
Viengthong
Xam Neua
Xiang Khor
Houa Meung |
| Boundaries |
The northern boundary is formed by the Vietnamese border, and, alomg sections of its western boundary is contingous with Phou Loei NBCA. |
| Area |
as decreed: 1,915 km²
(in combination with Phou Loei NBCA, directly adjacent to the western boundary: 3880 km²) |
| Perimeter |
km |
Proposed
Extensions or Excisions |
Based on vegetation cover maps, Nam Et should be reduced in size by excising some 500 km² mainly in the east and the Vietnam border regions. |
| Access |
Xop Neua, a centrally located district center, can be reached by 4WD-vehicle on a rarely used seasonal road from Sam Neua (112 km) and on an all-weather road from Muang Hiam (65 km). |
Stakeholder
Villages and
Population |
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No. of villages by type |
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District |
Villages |
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III |
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Persons |
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TOTAL |
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Note: Only small villages within the NBCA. |
Principal Local
Resource
Uses |
The predominant land use is shifting-cultivation |
Ethnic
Composition |
|
| 1993 |
NBCA declared
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Physical
Features |
The entire area is comprised of rugged hills usually well above 1,000 m (65%) with the highest peak at 2,052 m. Most streams drain to the Nam Et, the remainder to the Nam Peun. |
| Elevation |
500 – 2052 m |
| Climate |
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Main Forest
Types |
The forested area is about 72%, with 10% dense/mature forest:
Mixed decidous forest 69%
Evergreen forest 3%
Other natural vegetation 19% |
Other Habitat
Features |
The vegetation is generally a mosaic of old shifting cultivation fallow, bamboo groves. |
Recorded
Vertebrates |
Vertebrate Class |
No. of Species |
No. of Key Species |
Mammals |
- |
- |
Birds |
- |
- |
Reptiles |
- |
- |
Amphibians |
- |
- |
Fish
| - |
- |
Notes: |
| Survey Efforts |
low
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Principal Contributions to the NBCA System
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Biodiversity
Values |
The flora and fauna have not been fully surveyed
Nam Et has comparatively little dense forest but still ranks high in its importance for representative coverage mainly due to its size in a geographical sub-unit where few other NBCAs have been identified.
The Nam Et and its tributaries are reportedly teeming with fish even close to long existing villages.
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Watershed
Values |
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Cultural
Values |
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Security
Values |
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Recreation &
Tourism
Values |
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Principal
Threats |
Shifting cultivation |
Reasons for
Proposed
Extensions or
Excisions |
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| Contact |
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| Staffing |
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Organizational
Structure |
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Buildings
Equipment
Financial
Support & Training |
Currently no full-time donor support |
Current
Management
Priorities |
- Establishment of settlement control
- Reduction of severe shifting cultivation practices in some areas
- Re-Examination of boundaries
- In-depth biophysical and social surveys
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Other
Management
Opportunities |
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Other
Relevant
Project
Initiatives |
- Lao-American Drug Control Project
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Anon. (1993). Reconnaissance Survey Report.
IUCN (1995). Protected Area Fact-Sheets. Annex 3 to the mid-1995 status report on Protected Area system planning and management in Lao PDR. Vientiane.
IUCN (1998). Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Community Development in Nam Et and Phou Loei NBCAs, Lao PDR. 3rd revision of project proposal: 30 pp. Vientiane.
Wildlife Conservation Society (1995). Report on Management Options Reconnaissance. |
