McDowell, DavidScudder, TaylorTalbot, Lee M.2014-01-312014-01-312013-03-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16780This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREANIMALANIMALSANNUAL HARVESTAQUACULTUREARABLE LANDARBOREAL MAMMALSBEARBIODIVERSITYBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONBIODIVERSITY PROTECTIONBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYBIOLOGISTSBIRDBIRDSBUFFALOBURNINGCAMERA TRAPCASH CROPSCATCHMENTCOMPENSATIONCONCESSIONCONSERVATION AREASCONSERVATION INFORMATIONCONSERVATION MANAGEMENTCONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONSCONSERVATION PROBLEMSCONSERVATION WORKCORE AREACORE AREASCUBIC METERSCULTIVATIONCULTURAL DIVERSITYCULTURAL VALUESDAMDAM CONSTRUCTIONDAM PROJECTSDAM SITEDAM SITESDAMSDEERDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDISEASESDIVERSITY OF WILDLIFEDRY SEASONELEPHANTELEPHANT DUNGEMPTY FORESTENFORCEMENT AGENCIESEQUIPMENTEXTENSIONEXTINCTIONFARMERSFAUNAFENCEFENCESFENCINGFIELD WORKFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFISHFISH CATCHFISH HABITATSFISHERFISHERIESFISHERSFISHERYFLORAFORESTFOREST COVERFOREST LANDFOREST LANDSFOREST RESOURCEFOREST ZONEFORESTRYFORESTRY ACTIVITIESFORESTRY PROGRAMFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFREE GRAZINGGIANT MUNTJACGIBBONSGRASSLANDGRASSLANDSHIGH DAMHORNBILLSHYDRO PROJECTSILLEGAL FISHINGILLEGAL LOGGINGILLEGAL TRADEILLEGAL WILDLIFEILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADEIRRIGATIONISSUESIVORYLARGE DAMSLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCKLOGGINGLOGSMACAQUEMARKETINGMONKEYMOUNTAINSNATURAL RESOURCESNESTSNUTRITIONPASTUREPATROLLINGPIGSPLANTINGPOACHERSPOACHINGPRIVATE SECTORRECREATIONAL FISHINGREFORESTATIONREGENERATIONREPTILESRESERVOIRRESERVOIR FISHERIESRESERVOIR MANAGEMENTRESERVOIR PROTECTIONRESETTLEMENT AREARESETTLEMENT GUIDELINESRESETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTATIONRESETTLEMENT PROCESSRESETTLEMENT PROGRAMRESETTLEMENT VILLAGESRIVERRIVERSROADSROUTESAFEGUARD POLICIESSATELLITE IMAGERYSET ASIDESET UP CAMPSSIGHTINGSSNARE LINESSOCIAL ISSUESSOCIOLOGYSOILSSPECIESSQUIRRELTERMITETERRESTRIAL MAMMALSTIGERTIMBERTIMBER RESOURCESTOURISMTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTRAILTRAILSTREETREESVILLAGE FORESTSVILLAGESWATERFOWLWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWET SEASONWILD CATTLEWILD PIGWILDLIFEWILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWILDLIFE POACHINGWILDLIFE PROJECTWILDLIFE SURVEYSWIRE SNARESWOODWorld Bank10.1596/16780