Nam Et-Phou LoueyDirectly linking tourism &
conservation
Northern Highlands region of Lao PDR
Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area 4,220 km2 (current)5,959 km2 (+ extensions)
Core zone (3,000 km2)
Management zone (2,959 km2)
•400-2257 m asl
• Evergreen / deciduous forest & grasslands
Enforcement Outreach
Monitoring Land-use
Wildlife-based tourism is also one of the interventions to reduce threats and increase wildlife in the NPA
10,000 tourists x $5/tourist
= $50,000/year Logging, agriculture & hunting nearby
≠ Conservation
Nam Nern Night Safari
Tour Area & Stakeholders
Village Development Fund
Decrease Threats
Increase Prey
Levels
Revenue linked to conservation
• 14 (originally 9) villages are partners in tourism• Villages have responsibilities and benefits• All families involved
Contract
Benefit Distribution Plan
Fund is reduced for each infraction•1st infraction = 25% reduction• 2nd infraction = 50% reduction•3 or more infractions = 100% reduction
Animals Bonus – total (14 villages)
Class I: Tiger $225 per sighting
Class II: Sambar deer, otter or tiger tracks
$5.00 per sighting
Class III: Barking deer, civet, porcupine, slow loris, serow
$2.50 per sighting
Human (tourists) $11.25 per person
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Village Fund & Tour ReceiptNam Nern River Trip
Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Price/person
Village Fund NPA District
$150 $22.50 $10.00 $2.50
Village Ecotourism Benefit Calculation for Year 5 2013-14
ບາ້ນ Village ຄອບຄົວ
Families
ຄະດີທັງ ໝົດ
Infractions
ຄະດີປະເພດຫວງ
ຫາ້ມClass I Infractions
ຄະດີທີ່ປະປາຊົນໃນບາ້ນລາ
ຍງານInformed Infractions
ເປີຖື ກຕັດ
Reduction
ເງິນທີໄ່ ດຮ້ັບ
Fund Received
Perfect Families
Added Benefits Per Village
Adjusted Total Benefits Per Village
ບາ້ນ ນາພຽງ Na Phieng 54 0 0 0 0% 829,578 54 402,948 1,232,527
ບາ້ນ ໂຮມພັນ Homephan 84 1 0 0 25% 967,841 0 0 967,841
ບາ້ນ ໂຮມທອງ Homethiong 87 0 0 0 0% 1,336,543 87 649,195 1,985,738
ບາ້ນ ສົບລາບ Sob Lap 107 0 0 0 0% 1,643,794 107 798,435 2,442,229
ບາ້ນ ໝໍ M້o 54 0 0 0 0% 829,578 54 402,948 1,232,527
ບາ້ນ ພຽງດີ Phieng Dee 95 0 0 0 0% 1,459,444 95 708,891 2,168,334
ບາ້ນ ສົນ້ຂົວ Son Koua 176 4 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0
ບາ້ນ ກໍຮິງ້ Ko Hing 122 0 0 0 0% 1,874,233 122 910,365 2,784,597
ບາ້ນ ສົບເລົາ້ Sob Lao 159 1 0 0 25% 1,831,986 0 0 1,831,986
ບາ້ນ ເມືອງອໍ M້uang Au 37 0 0 0 0% 568,415 37 276,094 844,509
ບາ້ນ ຜັກຫຍາ້ Pak Nya 38 0 0 0 0% 583,777 38 283,556 867,334
ບາ້ນ ພຽງໄຊ Phieng Xai 38 0 0 0 0% 583,777 38 283,556 867,334
ບາ້ນ ໂຮງອອ້ຍ Hong Oy 41 2 0 0 50% 314,933 0 0 314,933
ບາ້ນ ຫວ້ຍຫູ້Houay Hoo 94 1 0 0 25% 1,083,061 0 0 1,083,061
ລວມ Total 1186 9 1 0 13,906,960 578 4,313,040 18,220,000
ກອງທຶນທັງໝົດ Total Fund 18,220,000 ຄິດເປັນເງິນຕໍຄ່ອບຄົວ
Total Per Family 15,363 ເງິນທີຖ່ືກຕັດທັງໝົດ
Total Reduced 4,313,040
Total Perfect Families 578
Added benefit/perfect family 7,462
Contract for Village Services
Guides (10)
Boatmen (10)
Cooks (10)
Camp (7) Crafts (5)
1 village works on river
Spread the benefits to 5 groups – 10 families per group
Wages & Bonuses for ServicesService Group Wage per trip Wildlife Bonus
(Average sightings per boat)
Service Bonus(Average score on feedback)
Boatmen / Guides $12.50 / night 0 / boat = $0.00
1 / boat = $0.25
2 / boat = $0.50
3 / boat = $0.75
4 / boat = $1.00
5 / boat = $1.25
$0-$1.25
Cooks $6.25 / group $0-$1.25
Cleaners $5.00 / group -
Handicrafts $4.38 / craft -
Training & Infrastructure
Year Tours Tourists Gross Rev. Village Fund
1 (’09/’10) 22 50 $3,486 $450
4 (‘12/’13) 45 `116 $18,191 $3,006
Total 134 373 $46,176 $6,622
$64,000 indirect revenue to local economy
Year Average Sightings per boat
Infractions
Baseline (‘08/’09) 2.08 6
4 (‘12/’13) 3.59 2
640 rare mammals seen
Revenue
Wildlife / Threats
Comparing Threats
Ecotourism Strategy• 7 tourism priority sites
• Includes 31 villages in 4 districts in areas monitored by 7 NPA enforcement substations
Issues & Lessons Learned Lack of benefit sharing with the
government threatens the program Benefit schedule could be adjusted,
higher value placed on tiger tracks and other species such as Sambar.
Nominal benefits still low
Is this pseudo PES? Who is the buyer?
Tourists are passive buyers. The NPA is the active buyer Like a mutual fund broker and its investors
Who is the seller? Villages are the sellers But prices are determined by the buyer with
passive agreement by the villagers
What’s the environmental service? Good behavior by the villagers Sightings for the tourists