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Piloting community led patrolling to protect gibbon populations in the Phou Si Thone Endangered Species Conservation Area The purpose of this project is to protect gibbons and their habitat in the Phou Si Thone Endangered Species Conservation Area with local communities continuing to value the species for their ecological and cultural importance. The project will accomplish the following objectives: (1) Eliminate illegal hunting of gibbons and disturbance of gibbon habitat in the PST, and (2) Engage local communities directly in management actions of the PST ESCA. Activities under these objectives include, (a) establishing one community led enforcement team, (b) training all community patrol members in core skills from the Forestry and Wildlife Enforcement Training Curriculum, and specific data collection methods for gibbon observations, (c) implementing monthly community led patrols in priority gibbon sectors with data incorporated to SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool), and (d) conducting monitoring and evaluation, and disseminating results at local forums.
Strengthening and further expand the community led patrolling model to protect Northern white-cheeked Gibbon populations in the Phou Sithone Endangered Species Conservation Area The status of gibbons in Lao PDR has shown increasing declines although a significant population remains in Phou Sithone Endangered Species Conservation Area (PST ESCA). Two key threats endanger gibbon populations in Lao PDR and the targeted landscape: illegal hunting/trade and habitat disturbance. This project will address threats to gibbon species, build local capacity, and respond to government and community inclusion by strengthening community led patrolling in PST ESCA. Objectives include: (1) Eliminate illegal hunting of gibbons and disturbance of gibbon habitat in the PST ESCA, and, (2) Engage local communities directly in management actions of the PST ESCA.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Conservation of tiger and prey populations in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area landscape, Lao PDR through concentrated protection in the Core Zone
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Vientiane Capital City Illegal Wildlife Trade Project, Phase V
Improving enforcement and establishing a rapid response team using SMART in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protect Area Landscape, LAO PDR "The purpose of this project is to provide highly informed and adaptive enforcement response in Nam Et-Phou Louey NPA through information-based patrolling, rapid response by foot patrols, and continuing enforcement efforts in key northern white-cheeked gibbon areas to obtain an inviolate core zone. This will be done by: (1) patrolling areas with known gibbon sign; (2) placing a rapid response patrol team directly into situations where threats to gibbons and their habitat are highest; (3) having all patrol teams collect data on gibbon sign in the protected area, feeding that information back to the newly installed SMART system, and then using that information to better understand which areas to concentrate enforcement efforts; (4) customizing the SMART data model to local needs; (5) translating the SMART interface into the Lao language; (6) training local SMART database operators in data input, management and analysis; and (7) making presentations to promote the SMART model to other protected areas. .."
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Institutionalizing wildlife protection training systems for the long-term conservation of tiger and prey populations in Lao PDR
Great Apes Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to improve the understanding of the status of N. concolor in Nam Kan NPA, to support management planning and prioritize resources for the conservation of the species. This will be done by: 1) providing the necessary training to local government and NGO staff and then carrying out field surveys of the gibbons to complete the picture of the status and distribution of gibbons throughout the entire NPA; 2) assessing threats to gibbons through village interviews; 3) conducting a village awareness program; 4) engaging stakeholders where targeted responses are needed to address threats; 5) using all opportunities to engage with relevant stakeholders through informal consultations, arranged meetings, and a series of workshops and village meetings to prepare a Species Conservation Action Plan; 6) facilitating the implementation of effective law enforcement patrols through provision of SMART training to the village law enforcement patrol teams; and 7) engaging with relevant stakeholders to socialize issues relating to provincial boundary demarcation so that a workable solution may be found that removes the hindrance caused by the ambiguity of the boundary location that is hindering conservation and management of the NPA.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to: 1) Develop a wildlife crime prevention strategy for Nam Pouy National Protected Area (NPA), including robust protocols for dealing with offenders; 2) Improve capacity of NPA staff and local communities to implement an effective law enforcement patrolling system; 3) Implement Adaptive Tactical Patrolling in Nam Pouy NPA to safeguard priority species populations; and 4) Build community capacity to protect crops and mitigate damage from crop-raiding elephants.
Great Apes Conservation Fund Closing a hole in the canopy of the Nam Kading NPA, Lao PDR
Great Apes Conservation Fund Improving enforcement and establishing a rapid response team using SMART in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protect Area Landscape, LAO PDR
Disrupting African elephant ivory markets in Lao PDR Lao PDR is a major source, transit and market for Chinese and Vietnamese consumers purchasing endangered and protected wildlife products. This weak governance and a perception of wildlife trafficking as a low-level violation have led to corruption at the highest levels within Lao, preventing traffickers of high-value wildlife from being brought to justice. This has a strong negative impact on governance and security through encouraging corruption, proliferation of other crimes, and reducing overall rule of law. Wildlife criminals operating in Lao PDR undermine the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) throughout the region as drivers of poaching and trafficking, corruption of government officials in neighboring countries, and the use of fake and illegitimate permits. This project will conduct research in Lao PDR to identify shops, markets, factories, hotels, and online vendors involved in the illegal import and sales of African elephant ivory in Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng; train wildlife enforcement network (WEN) officials in order to improve operation planning and case preparation for prosecution of wildlife traffickers, and build collaborative relationships and formal mechanisms (including Legal Agreements) to share information and coordinate actions with neighboring consumer nations.
Reinforcing systems for the enhanced protection of the Northern White-cheeked Gibbon..(Nomascus leucogenys) in the Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area Core Zone,..Huaphan Province, Lao PDR The purpose of this proposal is to conserve globally significant populations of Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbons in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area (NEPL NPA) by enabling concentrated enforcement interventions in strategic areas of the NPA Core Zone to protect these populations. This will be done by: 1) conducting two NEPL NPA/district meetings to increase cooperation between the relevant government agencies and NEPL NPA patrol teams in enforcement sectors with known gibbon groups; 2) holding four district meetings to review the importance and publicize new NEPL NPA patrolling strategies related to gibbon protection; 3) supporting substation heads to attend the monthly strategic planning meetings to create adaptive, strategic plans for protecting gibbons and to report on findings from patrols in areas with the highest gibbon abundance; 4) strengthening forest-based patrolling in gibbon areas; 5) strengthening and equipping five substations nearest to the high-risk areas for gibbons in the NEPL NPA; and 6) increasing the patrolling effort in and near gibbon territories.
Reinforcing law enforcement and community engagement systems for the enhanced protection of the Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon in the Nam Et - Phou Louey NPA core Zone, Lao PDR The purpose of this project is to conserve globally significant populations of Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) in the Nam Et-Phou Louey NPA by enabling concentrated enforcement interventions in strategic areas of the NPA Core Zone with gibbon populations. The following objectives and associated activities will be carried out: (1) Strengthen forest-based patrolling in and around gibbon areas, by (a) strengthening and equipping five foot patrol sectors, one rapid response team and three community-based law enforcement networks (CLEANs) nearest to the high-risk areas for gibbons in the NEPL NPA, and (b) Increase the patrolling effort in and near gibbon territories; (2) Improve cooperation between agencies and stakeholders responsible for protecting gibbons and their habitat, by (a) conducting meetings between NEPL NPA management, District Office of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE) and village clusters in key areas to assess the progress of the CLEAN initiative, discussing ways to expand the mechanisms being piloted in targeted CLEAN communities, and planning the next stages of implementation with the goals of professionalizing law enforcement, and (b) supporting foot patrol team leaders and CLEAN representatives to attend the monthly strategic planning meetings to create adaptive, strategic plans for protecting gibbons and to report on findings from CLEANs and patrols in areas with highest gibbon abundance.
REPLACEMENT AWARDS FOR FY2019 - STRENGTHENING AND FURTHER EXPAND THE COMMUNITY LED PATROLLING MODEL TO PROTECT NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON POPULATIONS IN LAO The status of gibbons in Lao PDR has shown increasing declines although a significant population remains in Phou Sithone Endangered Species Conservation Area (PST ESCA). Two key threats endanger gibbon populations in Lao PDR and the targeted landscape: illegal hunting/trade and habitat disturbance. Drivers of these threats and deforestation persist. This grant seeks to expand and further strengthen the operations of the community patrol model that has been supported through USFWS GACF. This project will address threats to gibbon species, build local capacity, and respond to government and community inclusion by strengthening community led patrolling in PST ESCA. To protect gibbons and their habitat in the PST ESCA Area with local communities continuing to value 3 of 06/03/2021 F21AP01545-00 3 PAGE DATE ISSUED GRANT NO. NOTICE OF AWARD (Continuation Sheet) 4 the species for their ecological and cultural importance, WCS has the following objectives: (1) Eliminate illegal hunting of gibbons and disturbance of gibbon habitat in the PST ESCA, and, (2)Engage local communities directly in management actions of the PST ESCA.
Rhino & Tiger Conservation Fund Conservation of tiger and prey populations in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area landscape, Lao PDR through increased patrolling by mobile teams for illegal wildlife trade in human settlements and improved field patrolling in the core zone
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Conservation of tiger and prey populations in Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area landscape, Lao PDR through concentrated protection in the Core Zone
Rhinoceros & Tiger Conservation-Species Conservation Grant Joint Efforts to Preserve the Wild Indo-Chinese Tigers in China-Lao Border Areas Conducting Cooperative Field Survey on Tigers and Their Prey Base
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund Protecting the Lao PDRs Nam Kading elephant population
Strengthening systems for reducing poaching and forest encroachment, and law enforcement.monitoring for gibbons in Nam Kading NPA, Lao PDR The purpose of this proposal is to strengthen defenses against poaching and habitat encroachment for globally significant gibbon populations in the Nam Kading NPA by increasing enforcement staffing and expanding the coverage of patrols and investigations, and implementing a new improved system for law enforcement monitoring. Specifically, this will be done by: 1) increasing the number of staff at three checkpoints from three to six; 2) upgrading the Tad Vang Fong checkpoint to meet increasing threats due to activity related to NT1 feasibility works; 3) providing motorcycles to allow mobility to field teams to quickly respond to emerging situations that require immediate attention; 4) recruiting 6 skilled and highly motivated staff to a mobile rapid response team and ensuring that a vehicle is available for use by the mobile team at all times; 5) training of project staff in use of SMART software; 6) designing a site-specific data model; and 7) implementing the SMART system of law enforcement monitoring.
Conservation of the enigmatic and highly threatened Lao newt, Laotriton laoensis, Phase II Conservation of the Enigmatic and Highly threatened Lao Newt, Laotriton Iaeoensis, Phase II in Northern Laos. This is the second year of support to the Wildlife Conservation Society. This project will support a conservation effort for the Lao newt, by increasing the protection of the species from human overexploitation. Specific activities include: (1) conducting site visits to the areas that have been identified to have the optimum location with the best habitat, forest cover, stream, etc. to identify optimum areas to establish a community conservation area for the Lao newt; (2) increase public awareness by conducting an outreach campaign while working closely with the Xiengkuang local authorities. This campaign will focus on conservation education and aims to raise awareness about the species among villagers in the community, government officers, tourist agencies, and neighboring villages (3) petition CITES to list the Lao newt under Appendix III.
STRENGTHENING PROTECTION OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS IN A SITE OF GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE, THE NAM KADING NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF B THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THREATS TO EXISTING POPULATIONS OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS IN LAOS, AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVED SPECIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THROUGH COORDINATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADDRESSING INFORMATION GAPS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (1) STRENGTHEN PROTECTION FOR WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS AND N. SIKI) AT BOTH NAM ET PHOU LOUEY NATIONAL PARK (NEPL NP), AND NAM KADING NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA (NKD NPA) THROUGH INCREASED RANGER PATROLLING AND COORDINATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (2) IMPROVE COOPERATION BETWEEN AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS) AND THEIR HABITAT AND ENSURE THAT PATROLLING EFFORTS SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT LINK SUPPORT WITH CONSERVATION AND (3) IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF CONSERVATION STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS AND N. SIKI) IN NEPL NP AND NKD NPA.
REINFORCING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR THE ENHANCED PROTECTION OF THE NORTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED CRESTED GIBBON IN THE NAM ET-P The project will accomplish the following objectives: (1) Strengthen forest-based patrolling in and around gibbon areas, and expand patrolling coverage into important gibbon habitat not previously patrolled; (2) Improve cooperation between agencies and stakeholders responsible for protecting gibbons and their habitat; and, (3) Ensure patrolling efforts support community engagement linking support with conservation outcomes such as reduced agricultural encroachment and illegal use of the total protection zone.
STRENGTHENING PROTECTION OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS IN A SITE OF GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE, THE NAM KADING NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA AND IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSERVATION STATUS OF B THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THREATS TO EXISTING POPULATIONS OF NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS IN LAOS, AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVED SPECIES MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THROUGH COORDINATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADDRESSING INFORMATION GAPS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) STRENGTHEN PROTECTION FOR WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS AND N. SIKI) AT BOTH NAM ET - PHOU LOUEY NATIONAL PARK (NEPL NP), AND NAM KADING NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA (NKD NPA) THROUGH INCREASED RANGER PATROLLING AND COORDINATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (2) IMPROVE COOPERATION BETWEEN AGENCIES AND STAKEHOLDERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS) AND THEIR HABITAT AND ENSURE THAT PATROLLING EFFORTS SUPPORT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT LINK SUPPORT WITH CONSERVATION AND (3) IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE OF CONSERVATION STATUS, DISTRIBUTION AND SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBONS (N.LEUCOGENYS AND N. SIKI) IN NEPL NP AND NKD NPA.
Improving the Conservation Status of Western Black Crested Gibbon in Nam Kan National Protected..Area, Lao PDR The purpose of this project is to improve the understanding of the status of N. concolor in Nam Kan NPA, to support management planning and prioritize resources for the conservation of the species. This will be done by: 1) providing the necessary training to local government and NGO staff and then carrying out field surveys of the gibbons to complete the picture of the status and distribution of gibbons throughout the entire NPA; 2) assessing threats to gibbons through village interviews; 3) conducting a village awareness program; 4) engaging stakeholders where targeted responses are needed to address threats; 5) using all opportunities to engage with relevant stakeholders through informal consultations, arranged meetings, and a series of workshops and village meetings to prepare a Species Conservation Action Plan; 6) facilitating the implementation of effective law enforcement patrols through provision of SMART training to the village law enforcement patrol teams; and 7) engaging with relevant stakeholders to socialize issues relating to provincial boundary demarcation so that a workable solution may be found that removes the hindrance caused by the ambiguity of the boundary location that is hindering conservation and management of the NPA.
GAFC-Expend On Investmnt-Species Conservation Grant Feasibility Assessment for a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) demonstration activity to support gibbon conservation in the Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area
Great Apes Conservation Fund This project will conserve globally significant gibbon populations in the Nam Kading NPA by implementing cooperative interventions to protect gibbon populations involving villages, the Department of Forest Inspection (DFI), the Integrated Ecosystem and Wildlife Management Project (IEWMP) and industry. This will be done by: (1) improving enforcement cooperation between agencies and stakeholders by holding a provincial meeting to report on the status of enforcement operations in the NK NPA and surrounding areas, as well as maintaining cooperation between the relevant government agencies and industry partners; (2) strengthening forest-based patrolling and checkpoint operations by supporting substation 1, located in an area attractive to intruders, within the gibbon conservation area, and Pak Beuark checkpoint, located in close proximity to a recently established resettlement village of 700 households; and (3) improving DFI enforcement of the wildlife and aquatic law at key markets known to be hotspots of wildlife trade by supporting DFIs regular checks of markets in Bolikhamxay Province.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Assessing the Status of the elephant population and reducing human-elephant conflict in the Nam Kading National Protected Area, Lao PDR
transboundary collaboration, law enforcement and tourism development The purpose of this project is to reduce the trafficking of elephant ivory in Lao PDR. Specific activities will include: review, update, and distribute training tools for use by enforcement officers; conduct a multi-agency training for inspection and enforcement officers situated at key transit and trade locations; conduct an illegal ivory trade awareness campaign at key border ports; conduct targeted multi-agency patrols of key border and transit locations; assist the government to report required information to CITES, MIKE, and ETIS. This project will contribute to the strengthening of the control of ivory trafficking in Lao PDR.
Wildlife Without Borders-Amphibians In Decline Conservation of the Enigmatic and Highly threatened Lao Newt, Laotriton Iaeoensis, Phase II in Northern Laos. This is the second year of support to the Wildlife Conservation Society. This project will support a conservation effort for the Lao newt, by increasing the protection of the species from human overexploitation. Specific activities include: (1) conducting site visits to the areas that have been identified to have the optimum location with the best habitat, forest cover, stream, etc. to identify optimum areas to establish a community conservation area for the Lao newt; (2) increase public awareness by conducting an outreach campaign while working closely with the Xiengkuang local authorities. This campaign will focus on conservation education and aims to raise awareness about the species among villagers in the community, government officers, tourist agencies, and neighboring villages (3) petition CITES to list the Lao newt under Appendix III.
Asian Elephant Conserv-Species Conservation Grant Protecting the Lao PDRs Nam Kading elephant population
RECOVERING THE LAST VIABLE POPULATION OF ENDANGERED WHITE-HANDED GIBBONS IN NAM POUI NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA, LAO PDR The purpose of this project is to improve management and promote local knowledge base for applied conservation of white-handed gibbons in Nam Poui National Protected Area (NPA). Project objectives include, (1) Facilitate participatory zoning and enhance regulations for Nam Poui NPA; (2) Increase capacity of NPA staff and local communities to effectively implement biodiversity monitoring and gibbon protection in Nam Poui NPA; and (3) Strengthen local knowledge base for applied gibbon conservation in Nam Poui NPA, by facilitating applied research on gibbons such as monitoring and biodiversity research by local students, mentoring students, and exploring diversified livelihoods and incentive options for local communities.
The phasing out of tiger farms in Lao PDR to disrupt and prevent the domestic and.international trade in tiger parts and derivatives The purpose of this project is to support the Government in developing a plan to phase out tiger farming in Lao PDR. Under this primary objective, grantee along with Lao government officials will, (1) Conduct a full site audit at each facility to record, identify and register animals, and, (2) Develop a phase-plan that proposes placement and management solutions for all tigers at an individual level and that costs out the different placement options.
Asian Elephant Conservation Fund The purpose of this project is to, 1) Raise public awareness and knowledge of the status and threats to the Asian elephant, the Indochinese tiger and the five gibbon species in Lao PDR; 2) Build capacity of four target provincial radio stations in creating their own conservation radio programming that is sensitive to local contexts and dialects; 3) Reach a greater number of ethnic minorities by expanding the programs to Hmong and Khmu language radio stations; 4) Raise awareness about Asian elephant conservation among military personnel throughout the country; 5) Increase the listening audience by collaboration with a Lao telecommunications company; 6) Evaluate the effectiveness of past and current radio programs.