Nam Phouy National Biodiversity Conservation Area
| Nam Phouy National Biodiversity Conservation Area | |
|---|---|
| Nam Phoi National Protected Area | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
| Area | 1,912.0 km2 (738.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Designation | National |
| Designated | 1993 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) |
Nam Poui National Biodiversity Conservation Area is a
National Biodiversity Conservation Areas (NBCA) established by the Lao government. The NBCA is located in the forested mountains of the Luang Prabang Range and shares a border with Thailand and three other national parks.[3] It is part of the Luang Prabang montane rain forests ecoregion.[4]
Nam Poui NBCA is home to 50 - 60 Asian elephants, the largest wild population left in Laos.[5][6] The reservoir area of the lower Nam Poun river is partly within the Nam Poui NBCA border.[7]
The area, covering nearly 2000 square kilometers is currently patrolled by 12 persons.[8] With such little support trying to maintain conservation efforts is difficult. It is because of this that the elephant and wildlife monitoring in Nam Poui NBCA needs to be strengthened.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Nam Poui from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Muang Pieng".
- ^ "Thai National Parks Bordering Lao PDR".
- ^ Luang Prabang montane rain forests
- ^ WWF. "Wild Elephant Population Nam Poui NBCA". wwflaos.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ UNOSAT Map
- ^ Elefant-Asia
- ^ Khounboline, Khamkhoun. "Current Status of Asian Elephants Lao PDR" (PDF).
- ^ Improving Elephant Patrols in Lao PDR
External links
- Ecotourism Laos – Protected Areas
- "Luang Prabang montane rain forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.
- Global Tiger Recovery Program
- Asian Elephant Conservation Fund
- Protected Planet