Management Plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site
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Management plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site Pathoumphone District, Champassak Province, Lao PDR, 2013 -2017 International Union for Conservation of Nature, 2012 The designation of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN or The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN or The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland or OECC or ANA sales or of MoNRE. This report is based on a summary of research implemented in 2011 under the Mekong Water Dialogues, facilitated by IUCN and on dialogue at community level and with different Ramsar committees in Lao PDR. 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Management plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site, Pathoumphone District, Champassak Province, Lao PDR, 2013-2017 Mekong Water Dialogues Project. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. 88pp. Cover Photo: Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland view from Phou Asa, R. Glémet, IUCN Lao PDR Edition and Layout: Raphael Glémet, Water and Wetlands programme coordinator for Lao PDR, Produced by: IUCN Lao PDR Country Office Funded by: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, OECC and ANA sales Available from: IUCN Lao PDR Country Office PO Box 4340 082/01 Fa Ngum Rd Ban Wat Chan, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: +856-21-216401 Fax: +856-21-216127 Web: www.iucn.org/lao TABLE OF CONTENTS Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................ i Executive summary ..................................................................................................... 1 Preamble/ Introduction ................................................................................................ 2 Description and analysis of the ................................................................................... 4 Beung Kiat Ngong ....................................................................................................... 4 Ramsar site ................................................................................................................. 4 I Description ................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Location ............................................................................................................. 6 1.3 Catchment area ................................................................................................. 8 1.4 Landscape and Ecology .................................................................................... 8 1.4.1 Water and hydrology .................................................................................. 9 1.4.2 Geology and soil ........................................................................................ 9 1.4.3 Climate ..................................................................................................... 10 1.4.4 Biodiversity ............................................................................................... 10 1.5 Economic, social and cultural values .............................................................. 14 1.5.1 Population ................................................................................................ 14 1.5.2 Economic uses ......................................................................................... 15 1.5.3 Tourism and recreation ............................................................................ 20 1.5.4 Social and cultural values ........................................................................ 21 1.6 Summary of Ecosystem services .................................................................... 22 1.7 Governance and Management of Ramsar convention and Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site ........................................................................................................... 24 1.7.1 Ministries, Agencies, and Other Governmental Institutions Managing Ramsar Sites in Lao PDR ................................................................................. 24 1.7.2 Relevant Activities of Private Entities, Public Interest Groups, Professional Bodies, and the Academic/Research Sector ..................................................... 28 1.7.3 Land use, tenure and planning ................................................................. 31 1.7.4 Past and present management ................................................................ 34 1.8 Threats and Risk Factors ................................................................................ 37 1.8.1 Overexploitation of natural resources and habitat degradation ................ 37 1.8.2 Lack of law enforcement .......................................................................... 38 1.8.3 Lack of knowledge on biodiversity............................................................ 39 1.8.4 Low income from crop cultivation ............................................................. 39 1.8.5 No benefit sharing from tourism ............................................................... 39 1.8.6 Lack of awareness about the Ramsar site ............................................... 39 1.8.7 Lack of direct dialogue between the Provincial Ramsar Committee and the local communities .............................................................................................. 40 Management plan for the .......................................................................................... 41 Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar site ................................................................................. 41 II Evaluations and objectives ..................................................................................... 42 2.1 Ecological features .......................................................................................... 42 2.1.1 Evaluation ................................................................................................ 42 2.1.2 Long-term objectives ................................................................................ 42 2.1.3 Factors preventing the achievement of long-term objectives ................... 42 2.1.4 Operational objectives .............................................................................. 43 2.2 Socio-economic ............................................................................................... 43 2.2.1 Evaluation ................................................................................................ 43 2.2.2 Long term objectives ................................................................................ 43 2.2.3 Factors influencing the achievement of long-term objectives ................... 43 2.2.4 Operational objectives .............................................................................. 44 2.3 Cultural ............................................................................................................ 44 2.3.1 Evaluation ................................................................................................ 44 2.3.2 Long term objectives ................................................................................ 45 Maintain and develop the cultural values of Beung Kiat Ngong ........................ 45 2.3.3 Factors influencing the achievement of long-term objectives ................... 45 2.3.4 Operational objectives .............................................................................. 45 2.4 Governance and management organization ................................................... 45 2.4.1 Evaluation ................................................................................................ 45 2.4.2 Long term objective .................................................................................. 45 2.4.3 Factors influencing achievement of long-term objectives ......................... 45 2.4.4 Management plan objectives on improving governance and management organization ....................................................................................................... 45 III Action plan/prescriptions ....................................................................................... 47 3.1 Logframe of objectives and activities .............................................................. 48 3.2 Activities/work programme .............................................................................. 50 3.2.1