Phou Den Din National Protected Area Explained

Phou Den Din National Protected Area
Iucn Category:	VI
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Map:	Laos
Relief:	yes
Location:	Phongsaly, Laos
Coordinates:	21.952°N 102.4223°W
Area Km2:	2,200
Elevation:	1700m (5,600feet)
Designated:	1993

Phou Den Din National Protected Area or National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) is a protected area in northern Laos, covering 2,200 km2 in Phongsaly Province.^{[2] [3]} It was designated a National Biodiversity Conservation Area in 1993.^[1] The name is also spelt Phou Dene Dinh and Phou Daen Din. The conservation area borders Vietnam, and its terrain is hilly, rising to over 2,000 meters. Among the animals found in the area are elephants, gibbons, macaques, gaurs, bantengs, Asiatic black bears, sun bears, leopards, and tigers.^{[4] [5]} It also has a high density of lesser fish eagles and crested kingfishers.^[6] The area is not easily accessible, but can be reached by boat or on foot.^[7]

See also

• Protected areas of Laos

External links

• Ecotourism Laos - Protected Areas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Protected Planet . 2020 . Phou Dene Din . United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
2. Web site: Phou Daen Din National Protected Area, Laos. Nam Ha National Protected Area (Nam Ha NPA). 9 June 2017.
3. Web site: National Report on Protected Areas and Development in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
4. Web site: Surveying Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon in Phou Dendin National Protected Area. 18 June 2015. khambang. Lao Biodiversity Association .
5. Web site: BIODIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS - Lao PDR. J E Clarke .
6. A Preliminary Wildlife and Habitat Survey of Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area, Phongsali . William Robichaud . Bounhom Sounthala . 1995 . 10.1.1.467.9926.
7. Web site: National Protected Area in Laos: Phou Den Din . Tourism Laos .