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Nam Et - Phou Louey
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 33.8%
Nam Et–Phou Louey (pronounced “naam et poo loo-ee”) National Park is located in the northeast of Lao PDR. With an area of 595,000 hectares, it is the largest of Laos’ protected areas, covering 10 districts and three provinces (Houaphan, Luang Prabang and Xieng Khouang provinces). Mostly hilly or mountainous, it is the source of many rivers. It is named after its two main features, the Et River and Phou Louey (“Forever Mountain”). The area has primary forest remaining in many areas, a high level of biodiversity, and a number of endangered species including Sambar deer and white-cheeked gibbon. There are four other cat species including clouded leopard, Asian golden cat, marbled cat, and leopard cat. Approximately half the park is dedicated to full habitat protection and the other half is managed directly by communities and local district governments for sustainable use.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.