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