1. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Name
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Xe Bang Nouan. Abbreviated: XBN
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Status
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Established by PM Decree 164, 29 October 2024
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Location
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Latitude: 15º44' - 16º01' N Longitude: 105º33' - 106º18' E.
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Map Sheets
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Scale I :100,000
Scale I :200,000
Scale I :500,000
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Provinces
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Salavan Savannakhet
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Districts
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Songkhon Tha Pang Thong Salavan Toumlan Vapi Lakhonpheng
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Perimeter
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km
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Boundary
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Generally following the outside base of the hills forming the Xe Bang Nouan watershed.
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Area
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as decreed: 1,260 km²
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Proposed Extensions or Excisions
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Access
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Road access is possible on rough all weather roads to within 1-15 km boundary in the west, north and south. Seasonal branch roads provide access to near the boundary and to Ban Nalan in the heart of the NBCA.
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Stakeholder Villages & Population
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No. of villages by type
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District
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Villages
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III
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IV
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Persons
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TOTAL
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Principal Local Resource Uses
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Residents of some 65 villages within 3 km of the boundary use forest products especially damar, fish, sticlac and medicinal plants. Three enclave substist mainly on sale of damar, livestock and shifting cultivation
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Ethnic Composition
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1993
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NBCA declared
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3. ECOLOGY
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Physical Features
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The eastern portion is flat to gently rolling terrain under 400 m north and south of the Bang Nouan river. The flats are bounded by low hills to the north and the south. In the central portion the river breaks through a large block of steep hills. East from the hills the river again flows in a wide valley rising north, south, and east to hills the crest of which demarcates the edge of the Bang Nouang catchment.
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Elevation
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<200 m - >1000 m
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Climate
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Main Forest Types
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About 87% of the area is forested, with 51% dense/mature forest: Evergreen forest 39 % Dry dipterocarp forest 21% mixed decidous forest 27% other natural forest 12% Most of the lowland evergreen forest has been logged. Forest cover toward the upper reaches of the river and its tributaries is increasingly sparse and open due to drier conditions
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Other Habitat Features
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Recorded Vertebrates
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Mammals |
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Birds |
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Reptiles |
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Amphibians |
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Fish /td> |
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Survey Efforts
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Biodiversity Values
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Watershed Values
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Security Values
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Cultural Values
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Recreation and Tourism Values
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Principal Threats
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Reasons for Proposed Extensions or Excisions
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5. CURRENT MANAGEMENT
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Contact
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Staffing
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Organization
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Buildings
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Equipment
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Financial Support & Training
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Current Management Priorities
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Other Management Opportunities
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Other Relevant Project Intiatives
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6. REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS
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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 .
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