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UNESCO Nam Ha Ecotourism Project
Street address: (Site Office) Nam Ha Ecotourism Project, P O Box 7, Muang Luang Namtha, Khoueng Luang Namtha, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 86 211534
Contact: Soon Manivong Project Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 86 212251
Proprietor: Luang Namtha Provincial Tourism Office, Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) and UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP)
Contact: Khamliene Tanyakeo (Director, Luang Namtha Provincial Tourism Company) Provincial Co-ordinator
Telephone: 856 (0) 20 999 0077 (mobile)
Mailing address: (Country Project Office) Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA), P O Box 3556, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 212248
Fax: 856 (0) 21 212769, 856 (0) 21 212791
E-mail: yaliboun@yahoo.com
Contact: Bounpheng Souliyanon National Co-ordinator
The UNESCO Nam Ha Ecotourism Project in Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR, is currently being implemented by the Lao National Tourism Administration (LNTA) in co-operation with the Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Forestry Resource Conservation, and the Lao Ministry of Information and Culture. The UNESCO Office of the Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific is the executing agency, and provides technical assistance and monitoring. The project is funded by grants from the government of New Zealand and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The objectives of the project are: to ensure that tourism contributes to the conservation of Laos’ natural and cultural heritage; to involve local communities in the development and management of tourism activities; to use tourism as a tool for integrated rural development; to provide training and human capacity building skills to tourism providers and local communities; to integrate public and private sector investment in culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism; and to assist communities to establish cultural and nature tourism activities in and around the Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA).
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