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Ecotourism as an Alternative to Upland Rubber Cultivation in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Luang Namtha

បោះពុម្ពផ្សាយដោយ៖ Open Development Laos

Tourism arrivals in Laos continue to rise, reaching over one million people in 2005. It seems that visitors are primarily interested in the country’s natural and cultural attractions. There is concern now that forested lands used for community based ecotourism may be earmarked for conversion to rubber plantations. Since 2002, both ecotourism and rubber cultivation have become important economic activities in Luang Namtha province. This paper reports on the financial benefits that ecotourism is generating around the Nam Ha NPA, arguing that it generates financial benefits for local people while protecting the environment and culture of Laos. Rubber may provide less profit and negatively affects national biodiversity. It is concluded that ecotourism activities and rubber plantations can both be conducted viably, but not in the same immediate areas.

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មើល​ធនធានទិន្នន័យ - Ecotourism as an Alternative to Upland Rubber Cultivation in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Luang Namtha

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Field Value
ប្រភេទឯកសារ Advocacy and promotional materials
ភាសារបស់ឯកសារ
  • ភាសាអង់គ្លេស
ប្រធានបទ
  • Economic policy and administration
  • Environment and natural resources
  • Livelihood rights
  • Protected areas
  • Rubber
  • Tourism
តំបន់ភូមិសាស្រ្ត (ការលាតសន្ធឹងក្នុងលំហ)
  • ឡាវ
ខេត្ត (ច្រើន)
  • Luangnamtha
សិទ្ធិ No
កំហិតនៃការចូល និងប្រើប្រាស់

The journal 'Juth Pakai' or 'new thought' was a development journal produced in Laos appears with the support of the UNDP in Laos. It appears to be an open source journal, however, it has not been possible to locate a online source outlining the copy-right terms or contents of the journal. It appears to be discontinued.

កំណែ/បោះពុម្ពលើកទី 8
អាជ្ញាប័ណ្ណ unspecified
ទំនាក់ទំនង

Steven Schipani (sschipa@hotmail.com) is Senior Ecotourism Advisor to the LNTA-UNESCO Nam Ha Ecotourism Project. This paper was originally presented at the NAFRI/NAFES/NUOL Workshop on Smallholder Rubber Development in the Lao PDR (9-11 May, 2006). To read the workshop summary or other papers presented at the workshop, see www.nafri.org.la.

អ្នកនិពន្ធ (ជាបុគ្គល) Steven Schipani
កន្លែងបោះពុម្ភផ្សាយ Vientiane, Lao PDR
អ្នកបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយ UNDP
កាលបរិច្ឆេទបោះពុម្ព 2007
ការបង់លេខ 5-17
ពាក្យគន្លឹះ agroforestry,ecotourism,trade offs
កាលបរិច្ឆេទផ្ទុកឡើង កុម្ភៈ 8, 2018, 10:47 (UTC)
កាលបរិច្ឆេទកែប្រែ ធ្នូ 9, 2018, 08:30 (UTC)