Theme D Case Study: Ecotourism in Nam Ha, Laos

Question 1

What type of area is Nam Ha?

Answer 1

National Protected Area (NPA)

Question 2

What year did Nam Ha become a heritage park?

Answer 2

2005

Question 3

In Nam Ha, what type of wildlife is there?

Answer 3

Rare wildlife

Question 4

In Nam Ha, how many species of bird is there?

Answer 4

288

Question 5

In Nam Ha, what animals are at risk of extinction?

Answer 5

Tigers and leopards

Question 6

How many species of large mammals are there in Nam Ha?

Answer 6

37

Question 7

What percentage of the Nam Ha protected area is covered in dense deciduous forest?

Answer 7

90%

Question 8

Why is there a large support of a wide range of plants and animals in Nam Ha?

Answer 8

There is a wide range of habitats and ecosystems

Question 9

What have visitor numbers increased from?

Answer 9

1000 to 4000

Question 10

What group is the eco-tourism project at Nam Ha organised by?

Answer 10

UNESCO

Question 11

In Nam Ha, what are the 2 major attractions for tourists?

Answer 11

Boating on the Nam Ha River
Trekking through forests

Question 12

In Nam Ha, what must all trekking and boat trips use?

Answer 12

Nam Ha Eco-Guide service

Question 13

Howe many villages are involved at the project in Nam Ha?

Answer 13

57

Question 14

In Nam Ha, what do the villages offer for the local people?

Answer 14

Village based lodges and forest camps

Question 15

In Nam Ha, what are local people trained to monitor? What does this do for the government?

Answer 15

Biodiversity
Helps government look for changes in number of endangered species

Question 15

In Nam Ha, what do local people become instead of hunters?

Answer 15

Guides

Question 16

In Nam Ha, what were there plans to build? What would these have lead to and what banned it?

Answer 16

2 roads through the area
Would have lead to logging and illegal trade
Eco tourism project banned it

Question 17

In terms of people, what does the Nam Ha ecotourism project help conserve?

Answer 17

Culture of Laos

Question 18

What areas does the Nam Ha ecotourism project help develop?

Answer 18

Rural areas

Question 19

What does the Nam Ha ecotourism project provide and what does this mean for the local community?

Answer 19

Training and skills
Means they can fight poverty

Question 20

What does the Laos government want to promote in Nam Ha?

Answer 20

Tourism

Question 21

What does the Laos government in Nam Ha not want to damage?

Answer 21

The beauty and the wildlife of the area

Question 22

What is the negative to the locals being eco-guides in Nam Ha?

Answer 22

They are under staffed and poorly equipped

Question 23

What is the main issue the Laos government is facing?

Answer 23

They are unable to promote Nam Ha without damaging the natural area, the wildlife and beauty