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National Biodiversity Conservation Areas
A National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) is an environmentally protected area in Laos. There are all together 21 different NBCAs in Laos, protecting 29,775 square kilometers. Another 10 NBCAs have been proposed, many of them being treated by authorities as though they were already officially protected. List of NBCAs * Corridor Nakai - Nam Theun and Phou Hin Poun National Biodiversity Conservation Area *Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area * Dong Hua Sao National Protected Area * Dong Phou Vieng National Protected Area * Hin Nam No National Biodiversity Conservation Area * Houei Nhang Conservation Area * Khammouane Limestone National Biodiversity Conservation Area * Nakai - Nam Theun National Biodiversity Conservation Area * Nam Chuane Conservation Area * Nam Et National Biodiversity Conservation Area * Nam Ha National Protected Area * Nam Kading National Protected Area * Nam Kan *Nam Phouy National Biodiversity Conservation Area Nam Poui Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area
Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area is a national protected area in Salavan and Champasak provinces of southern Laos. This park, the country's only park on the Mekong river, is home to a wide variety of animal and plant species, some endangered. The park is an ecotourism destination. Geography Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area is located about north of Pakse and covers parts of Salavan's Khongsedone and Lakhonepheng districts and Champasak's Sanasomboun district. The park's decreed area is . The park's western boundary is the Mekong river opposite Thailand's Ubon Ratchathani Province. Ubon's Pha Taem National Park is located on the western bank. Phou Xieng Thong elevations range from about by the Mekong to the park's highest point, Phou Nangam at . Near-vertical cliffs rise from the Mekong to the plateau where most of the park is located. History In 1983 Phou Kang Heuan, an area within the present park, was declared a Forest Reserve. Logging was ended withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
