Description: Lao People's Democratic Republic Nam Theun 2 Multipurpose Project : Reports 21A and 21B of the International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts

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Lao People's Democratic Republic Nam Theun 2 Multipurpose Project : Reports 21A and 21B of the International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts

This report details seven recommendations from the International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts for the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) Multipurpose Project in the Lao People s Democratic Republic. 1) Watershed Management and Protection Authority...

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Main Authors:	McDowell, David, Scudder, Taylor, Talbot, Lee M.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMALS ANNUAL HARVEST AQUACULTURE ARABLE LAND ARBOREAL MAMMALS BEAR BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGISTS BIRD BIRDS BUFFALO BURNING CAMERA TRAP CASH CROPS CATCHMENT COMPENSATION CONCESSION CONSERVATION AREAS CONSERVATION INFORMATION CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVATION PROBLEMS CONSERVATION WORK CORE AREA CORE AREAS CUBIC METERS CULTIVATION CULTURAL DIVERSITY CULTURAL VALUES DAM DAM CONSTRUCTION DAM PROJECTS DAM SITE DAM SITES DAMS DEER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DISEASES DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE DRY SEASON ELEPHANT ELEPHANT DUNG EMPTY FOREST ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES EQUIPMENT EXTENSION EXTINCTION FARMERS FAUNA FENCE FENCES FENCING FIELD WORK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FISH FISH CATCH FISH HABITATS FISHER FISHERIES FISHERS FISHERY FLORA FOREST FOREST COVER FOREST LAND FOREST LANDS FOREST RESOURCE FOREST ZONE FORESTRY FORESTRY ACTIVITIES FORESTRY PROGRAM FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FREE GRAZING GIANT MUNTJAC GIBBONS GRASSLAND GRASSLANDS HIGH DAM HORNBILLS HYDRO PROJECTS ILLEGAL FISHING ILLEGAL LOGGING ILLEGAL TRADE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IRRIGATION ISSUES IVORY LARGE DAMS LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOGGING LOGS MACAQUE MARKETING MONKEY MOUNTAINS NATURAL RESOURCES NESTS NUTRITION PASTURE PATROLLING PIGS PLANTING POACHERS POACHING PRIVATE SECTOR RECREATIONAL FISHING REFORESTATION REGENERATION REPTILES RESERVOIR RESERVOIR FISHERIES RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT RESERVOIR PROTECTION RESETTLEMENT AREA RESETTLEMENT GUIDELINES RESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION RESETTLEMENT PROCESS RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM RESETTLEMENT VILLAGES RIVER RIVERS ROADS ROUTE SAFEGUARD POLICIES SATELLITE IMAGERY SET ASIDE SET UP CAMPS SIGHTINGS SNARE LINES SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIOLOGY SOILS SPECIES SQUIRREL TERMITE TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS TIGER TIMBER TIMBER RESOURCES TOURISM TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TRAIL TRAILS TREE TREES VILLAGE FORESTS VILLAGES WATERFOWL WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WET SEASON WILD CATTLE WILD PIG WILDLIFE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WILDLIFE POACHING WILDLIFE PROJECT WILDLIFE SURVEYS WIRE SNARES WOOD
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/18369721/laos-nam-theun-2-multipurpose-project-report-21a-21b-international-environmental-social-panel-experts http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16780

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Summary:	This report details seven recommendations from the International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts for the Nam Theun 2 (NT2) Multipurpose Project in the Lao People s Democratic Republic. 1) Watershed Management and Protection Authority (WMPA) conservation patrols will be repeated at least once a month, including the wet season. 2) The provincial and central government authorities will take effective action to recognize and halt the undermining of village authorities in the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area (NPA) for the illegal rosewood trade, including its participants, supporters, and enablers. 3) The WMPA will assure that law enforcement staff is provided at least two reliable, functional vehicles, a boat with good motor, motorbikes and laptops. 4) The organizations responsible for monitoring, patrolling and enforcing management of the reservoir, especially the WMPA and the resettlement-based village fisher groups, will find or develop mechanisms to complement and harmonize their activities to achieve effective management of the reservoir and its fishery. 5) The WMPA will develop rigorous criteria for evaluating which existing WMPA staff meets the present requirements and which do not, and to seek to replace the latter with university graduates or experienced staff from conservation organizations. 6) An institutional review of the WMPA and relevant line agencies will be carried out to consider the functions that the WMPA should implement in accordance with Decree 471. 7) The WMPA will monitor track construction in the NPA, only allow tracks that are in the agreed upon access plan, and actively halt and as appropriate destroy any other track construction.