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Name |
Phou Loei. Abbreviated: PLI
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Status |
Established by PM Decree 164, 29 October 1993. |
Location |
Latitude: 19º50' - 20º29' N
Longitude: 103º00' - 103º23' E |
Map Sheets |
Scale I :100,000
Scale I :200,000
Scale I :500,000
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Provinces |
Houapanh
Louang Prabang |
Districts |
Viengthong [Houapanh]
Ponsai [Luang Prabang]
Viengkham [Luang Prabang] |
Perimeter |
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Boundaries |
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Area |
as decreed: 1,465 km²
(in combination with Nam Et NBCA, directly adjacent to its eastern boundary: 3880 km²) |
Proposed
Extensions or
Excisions |
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Access |
The site is most conveniently accessed by an all weather road from Phonsan on route 7 and route 1 to Meuang Hiam close to the boundary. From Meuang Hiam, spur roads penetrate into the north and west.
Road access is also possible from Luang Prabang
The northern parts can be approached from Xam Neua on a rough seasonal road, which traverses Nam Et NBCA in an east-west direction.
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Stakeholder
Villages &
Population |
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No. of villages by type |
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District |
Villages |
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Principal Local
Resource
Uses |
Shifting cultivation, with rotation down to 2-3 years. Poppy is still an important crop for some villages. |
Ethnic
Composition |
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1993 |
Declared NBCA
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Physical
Features |
Mostly rough highlands with elevations well above 1,000 m and over wide sections much above 1,500 m. Drainage is primarily southwest into Nam Khan and Nam Xuang rivers. |
Elevation |
500 – 2,257 m |
Climate |
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Main Forest Types |
Forested area 87% with dense/mature forest 46%:
Mixed decidous forest (56%)
Evergreen forest (31%)
Other natural vegetation (8%) |
Other Habitat |
Much bamboo and grassland probably resulting from past shifting cultivation.
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Recorded
Vertebrates |
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No. of Species |
No. of Key Species |
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| Birds |
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| Reptiles |
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| Amphibians |
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| Fish
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| Survey Efforts |
low
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Principal Contributions to the NBCA System
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Biodiversity
Values |
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Watershed
Values |
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Cultural
Values Recreation
and Tourism
Values |
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Research &
Education
Values |
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Principal
Threats |
- New settlements in remote areas with good forest \
- Increased disturbances along new roads
- Hunting pressure high
- Fishing with indigenous poison was observed
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Reasons for
Proposed
Extensions or
Excisions |
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Contact |
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Staffing |
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Organization |
[ Flow chart]
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Buildings |
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Equipment |
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Financial
Support &
Training |
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Current
Management
Priorities |
- Settlement control
- Prevention of development along roads inside the NBCA
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Other
Management
Opportunities |
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Other Relevant
Project
Intiatives |
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Anon. (1992). 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. Project Proposal, 3 rd revision. Vientiane .
Wildlife Conservation Society (1995). Report on Management Options Reconnaissance. |
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