           1. Dr. Bach Tan Sinh 2. Bruce Ravesloot 3. Mr. Nguyen Van Quang 4. Dr. Nguyen Tien Hiep 5. Mr. Nguyen Vien 6. Dr. Renae Stenhouse 7. Dr. Le Xuan Canh 8. Mr. Savanh Chanthakoummane 9. Mr. Somphone Bouasavanh 10. Mr. Tran Huu Nghi 11. Mr. Van Ngoc Thang   Facilitators: 1. Mr. Colin McQuistan 2. Dr. Luong Quang Huy

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Limestone forest / Karst Evergreen forest

Everwet Pl. Refogia Broadleaf mixed conifer

Lagoon River basin

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Mammals/Reptiles/Fish Saola Endemic and endangered primate Lowland pheasants Montane birds Annamite striped rabbits Freshwater turtle / terrapins Asian elephant Indochinese tiger Rock rats Khanou Endemic fish species Gaur Neusnakes species Annamite muntjac

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Plants Three conifer species Ginseng species Slipper orchids Cycads species Dalbergia species Dipterocarp List) (Red List) species (Red List) Glyptostrobus pensilis (Red Underlined: Referred to important species in Everwet pl. refogia

           Electricity potential – Hydropower Water supply – irrigation / urban Groundwater conservation EcoTourism Carbon storage Livelihoods safety net – forest/wetland resources NTFPs (medicinal, ornamental) Cultural / Spiritual Services Erosion / landslide / flood control Soil conservation Micro-climate regulation (rainfall, temp.)

DEVELOPMENTS

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GMS East West Economic Corridor

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Other road construction

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Construction of East Truong Son

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Gold Mining

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Other mining

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Rubber/Acacia/Eucalyptus plantations

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Hydropower plants

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Population growth / Migration / Swidden

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Increased purchasing power

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National strategies and plans

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Protected area development

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Wildlife animal farming

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Impacts ranked according to: (i) Severity; (ii) Reversibility; (iii) Scale Severity & scale of impacts to biodiversity value

Extinction / biodiversity loss  Habitat loss  Wildlife / timber trade  Degradation of waterways (including erosion, sediment, etc.)  Relocation / settlement / population growth (including loss of traditional knowledge

             Fishery (negative at downstream, positive at reservoirs) Payment for Environmental Services Pollutions (air, water, soil) Pressure on traditional livelihoods Increased accessibility to economically valuable species Land price fluctuation Ecotourism development / opportunity Protected areas planning Chemical contamination Infrastructure development Increase subsistence logging and hunting Invasive species Loss of natural restoration areas

Habitat

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Summit conifer forest 2.

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Steep slopes Coastal lagoons 4.

Wetlands

Species

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Montane birds Turtle and terappins

Ecosystem services

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Hydropower potential Water supply (agriculture, urban) Wetland resources Forest ( uncertain ) Erosion control / Soil conservation

Little understanding of       The Annamites’ ecology Inherent species plasticity Species migration as temp and rainfall changes Seasonal changes of temp and rainfall Seasonal humidity changes If less wet months, everwet forest being vulnerable

Central Annamites

Prioritised

 Erosion / Landslides / Degradation of infrastructure   Forest Fire Plantations expansion / shifts   More water storage scheme Agriculture productivity changes

Other relevant concerns

  Flood Pollutions    Sedimentation Changes of National Strategies Increase of Protected Areas

Climate Change Impacts Developments Drought Storm events Water storage Flood Logging Farming Roads Fire Habitat loss Biodiversity reduction Changes in aquatic ecology Soil erosion Slope instability Sedimentation

Priority

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Protected areas enhancement (i) Terrestrial (ii) Wetlands and (iii) Lagoons 2.

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Smart Infrastructure Planning Integrated Water Resources Management Landscape restoration / reforestation Climate-tolerant agriculture (community-based) 6.

Effective use of local knowledge

Additional

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REDD and REDD+ Biodiversity planning 3.

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Improvement of Forest Fire Control System (community based) Invasive species control NTFP-based livelihoods development

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Protected Areas Management

 Capacity building and strengthen human resources   PA Unit in the Division of Forestry and Resource Conservation (DFRC) [in Laos] to be upgraded to Department level Funding to be diversified (Gov. NGOs, Private sectors) to setup new PAs and meet the need of current Pas  Improvement of Law Enforcement

Landscape restoration

 Infrastructure Planners consider restoration  Awareness raising for planners Joint monitoring for REDD, Invasive species, Forest Fire, Transboundary Trade and Climate Change indicator species

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Awareness raising

 Community and authority at district / community level,   Facilitate adaptive planning

Research

 Participatory planning Address uncertainties  Improve understanding / interpretation between Scientist and Policy Makers IWRM – Capacity, concepts, institutional cooperation

Transboundary collaboration and cooperation