Country	Lao PDR
Name of scheme	Biodiversity monitoring scheme at Xe Pian
Biome (terrestrial; freshwater; marine)	Terrestrial and freshwater
What is monitored	Human resource use and wildlife
Who compiles data	Government rangers and community members
Number of community members involved	30 community members (2002)
Spatial scale. Size of area monitored	240,000 ha in one area (2002)
Methods used	Methods include patrol records and village group discussions
Year of initiation	2000
Funded by	Funded by Government of Laos, Swedish International Development Assistance through the Lao–Swedish Forestry Project, the IUCN, the Kouprey Conservation Trust, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Bank/Global Environmental Facility through the Forest Management and Conservation Program, WWF-Thailand, the Danish International Development Assistance (Danida) and NORDECO
Documents or publications available	Poulsen M.K. and Luanglath K. / Projects come, projects go: Lessons from participatory monitoring in southern Laos.  ABSTRACT    FULL PAPER
Organizers and contact details	Provincial Agricultural and Forestry Services, That Luang Colony, Pakse, Lao P.D.R.
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