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Nam Ha National Protected Area

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agriculture. Harvesting of forest products, including timber, is also a threat. Hunting of wildlife is conducted by both residents and outsiders. Domesticated animals roam freely, disturbing wildlife and damaging wild habitats. Clearance of forested land for rubber plantations has occurred.
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In 1980 Nam Ha was identified as a Provincial Protected Area. In 1993 Nam Ha National Protected Area was initially decreed to cover 697 km (270 sq mi). This was extended in 1999 to cover the present area of 2,224 km (860 sq mi). In 2003 Nam Ha was designated an
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forest including secondary evergreen forest. At the park's lower elevations, in the Luang Namtha plain, human modification of the forest is evident and habitats include
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Elevations range from about 500 m (1,640 ft) to the park's peak at 2,094 m (6,870 ft). The park incorporates three rivers which drain into the
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The park is host to diverse bird species: about 300 species are recorded here. A few species are unique in Laos to Nam Ha:
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group (Amphibia: Ranidae), with description of a new species from northwestern Laos"
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Nam Ha National Protected Area is located about 5 km (3 mi) southwest of
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who helped with the fieldwork of the team who discovered the species in 2007.
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Nam Ha faces a number of environmental threats. The most significant is
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Sustainable Tourism Development Project in Lao PDR. Archived from
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Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Biodiversity
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Stuart, B.L.; Bain, R.H.; Phimmachak, S.; Spence, K. (2010).
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VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Ray, Nick; Bloom, Greg; Waters, Richard (February 2014).
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is only known from the park. It is named for the local
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Index

Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area
IUCN category

Map showing the location of Nam Ha National Protected Area
Luang Namtha Province, Laos
Luang Namtha
20°49′1″N 101°15′10″E / 20.81694°N 101.25278°E / 20.81694; 101.25278
www.namha-npa.org/info/nam_ha_npa.htm
national protected area
Luang Namtha Province
Laos
ecotourism
Luang Namtha
province's districts
Mekong
Nam Tha
Nam Fa
Nam Long
ASEAN Heritage Park
UNESCO
Equator Prize
deciduous
bamboo
Assam macaque
clouded leopard
gaur
tiger
elephant
muntjac
Amolops akhaorum

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