Country Snapshot - Laos
Draft for Public Consultations in Preparation for the "Global Tiger Workshop"
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TCL - Tiger Conservation Landscapes
Status of National Tiger Action Plan
Available: No
Approval date: -
Approval authority: Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Revision expected: -
Key Tiger-Related Statistics
Estimated number of tigers: No estimate available
Subspecies: Indochinese Tiger
Number of Tiger Conservation Landscapes (TCLs) identified: 7
Area of TCL: 63,537 km2
Area of TCL under protection: 19,029 km2
*This estimate is for the subspecies occurring in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, but the exact number in Laos remains
Priority Issues and Actions
(from Existing National Tiger Action Plan and/
or Other Sources)
- Improvement in wildlife crime control
- Capacity-building for detection of trafficking and trade
- Ameliorating human-wildlife conflicts
- Public awareness programs
- Hunting management to restore tiger prey base
- Framework for tiger monitoring
- Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
- Trans-boundary cooperation with Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia
Key National Stakeholders
Main Government Agencies: Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry
Main Non-governmental Groups: Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International, WWF
Country Membership
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Yes
Global Tiger Forum: No
Opportunities for Early Action
- Capacity-building for detection of trafficking and trade
- Development of ecotourism
- Public awareness programs
- Hunting management to restore tiger prey base
- Developing framework for tiger monitoring
- Improvement in Protected Area management, infrastructure and equipment
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