Agreement of Long Kone Quarter on the Natural Resources Use Management

LAO P.D.R PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY UNITY PROSPERITY Xieng khouang Province Muang Phoukout Bang Nong T'aug-guarter Long Kone Agreement of Long Kone Quarter on the Natural Resources Use Management Pursuant to the decree No 169/PM on the forests resources use protection and management in lao P.D.R. Based on an agreed meeting in Long Une quarter on 20/6/95. Based on the actual state of Long Kone quarter. The head of the quarter Long Kone, chief of village Nong Taug, Phoukout district. Xieng Khouang Province Y'v1th all Villagers agree toallccate the natural resources use in the quarter area to the details as'folloY'v1ng as: Article 1: 1. Prohibited Forests Areas: Aims of Prohibition. To keep the forests of the water top zone for avoiding the .aridity, the soil erosion in the rivers line, to be the protection of the trees for becoming the jungle Y'v1th the big trees, the moisture of the land, Y'v1th the same time may be the living location for various types of the Y'v1ldlife. The quarter agrees to identify the prohibited forests, the-watershed Y'v1thin the top .of the rivers areas as: Nong' Pee liver top, Khaning liver, Long Khang and Khaninglivers. 2. Rules for the Prohibited Forests Areas Prohibit all actions W'lich are cutting 'M>Od and destroying forests such: cutting the plants, cutting the forests to do shifting cultivation. harvesting the forests products, making fire the forests, and hunting the animals in the said forests areas decisively. The offenders must be fined an undertaken by the proceedings as: * Cutting trees must be fined 2000 kips per tree. * cutting forests for shifting cultivation must be fined 30.000 kips per hectare. and Y'v1th together forbidden to bum. * Burning forests, in any cases, must be fined 30.000 lip per hectare. With the said above statements based on the cases, the court proceedings must be transferred, documented step by step for applicating in accordance to the principles and the national IaIM). Article 2. 1. Reserved Forests Areas: Aims of Reservation: For reserving the land to the trees W'lich are groY'v1ng and increasing themselves .and to identify the frontiers of the 'MX>d using Y'v1th the rules of the 'M>Od using distinctly for having and using the woods for long time and Y'v1thout lacking (endlessly). 1 The reserved forests areas are started in the north, among the hell of mountain Dou to Khout Ngum area, to the east Nong Lorn gone dav-.n to Nam Khay sources, to the west directed to the Nam Ngum and to river mouth Nam Kone connected to the used forests. 2. Rules for the Reserved Forests Areas For bid disorder1y and ineffectively all. actions .VYhich are cutting 'M)()(j and destroying forests. In the case an individual want to cut the 't\OOd, must be planning, proposing the plan to chief of quarter or to the committees relevant. then he \\0111 be authorized, and authorized for the cutting 'M>Od for construction and not for sales and services. In case of an individual ....no becomes an offender, must be proceeded step by step: * 1st time must be warned, censured * 1nd time 'Mite oneself the vow. * 3 rd time must be fined in cash 15.000 kips per 1 plant (tree). * make fire or bum the forests in any lose must be fined 15.000 kips per hectare (15.000 k/1 hal With the said above statements, the court proceeding must be transferred and documented step by step -applicated by the principles and the national laYvS. Article 3: The Allowed Forests Using Areas: Exeption of those.allsaid above lands,the villages must have rights to use in their daily existence, agricultural production, planting and livestock, doing the shifting cultivation in the period VYhich they could not yet exploit, expand the farms land. The enabled forests using areas are separating in t'MJ (2) zones as: Forests using for daily existence: Started the lower of Nong Long around the river Nam Khay dov-.n to the mouth of Nam Kone river connected \\o1th the mouth of Nam Khay river, followed to Khanig river and up to Phou Sai turned back to Phoukout. Forests using for production, shifting cultivation: Situated between Nam Chuang river and Houay Khaning river. Rules for the Forest Using Case of cutting disorderly the 't\OOd must be applicated: + 1st time must be warned + 2nd time must 'Mite the vow + ~rd time must be fined 75000 kipsltree For the families ....no do not \\o1den the fann lands, are allowed to cut the forests for doing the shifting cultivation under the chief of quarter's advices and those families must be gotten 4 portions for revolving the plantation. Burning forests method must be doing the railing to protect the fire burning the forests and making rife in the night If any families ....no cut the forests exceeding the outlined assignment. \\0111 be fined 15.000 kips/ 1ha. and forbidden to bum these cut forests again. In any case if people bum the forests 'Mil be fined 15.000 kip per one hectare. Article 4. Article 5:. 1. With the said above statements based on the cases, the court proceedings must be transferred, documented step by 'step applicated by the principles and the national 18'Mi. The Names Ust of the Prohibited Wildlife and the Regulations of Punishment: Prohibited animas species: Stag, roe-deer. bear, black. bear, v-.1ld buffalo, giraffe, tiger, snake and tortoise all every types. Birds Species: Pheasant. Plover, Moortlen. Rule of Hunting Forbid crucially the hunting of prohibited d animals Must devastate the hunting dogs existed in 0'M'l possession Forbid the use of illegal weapons for the hunting In case of an individual, a group of persons W10 violates must be fined by each.animal type: + Roe-deer 12.000 kips/1.body + Stag 32.000 kips/1 body + 35.000 kips/1. body + Giraffe 3O.oookips/1 body + 15.000 kips/1 body + Tiger 15:000 kip/1 body +Tortoise 15.000 kips/1.body + Snack 15.000 kips/1 body + different birds 5.000 kips/1 .body With the same time, the court proceedings must be applicated and documented step by step by the principles and by the national laws, Rule of the fishing: It is forbidden to fish 'Mth al war weapons particulariy as: poison, bombs, and the other illegal acts. If some people violate must be fined + poisoning fish is fined 15.000 quips/1 time 'Mth confiscation matemal object. + bombing fish is fined 50.000 kips/1 piece 'Mth material object confiscation. With the same time the court proceedings must be transferred, documented and applicated step by step by the principles and the national laws Drinkable and Used Water Sources: Water Sources: Drinkable and used water sources are the rights for all population W"lO have the duties for protecting and keeping them always clean and healthy. protecting the top of the water forests for lacking the aridity. 3 2. Rules for Drinkable and Used Water Sources Management It is forbidden to dust or to infect the river streams and the sing public residences. It is forbidden to cut V'tOOd, to :.stake the plants, and to reject the residue leavings into the mainstream of the river and the using public residences. In case somebody violated must be fined: + 1st time to be warned + 2nd time to be controlled oneself and to 'Mitten the vow + 3rd time to be fined in cash 3000 kips/ltime. Article 6: Article 7: The Shelters Removal Anybody or any family want to move hislher local birth shelter to another must have the removal letter approved by the new shelter chief then report clearly by the application to the quarter officer orthe quarter committee atterwards the quarter addresses and submits 1his:application to the village elder before 15 days to complete the letter of removal then 'helhercan remove. It someone or some family WlO borrows the fund from the .state must arrange this fund completely to the state.In case of escaping must be fined 15.000 kips "";th confiscation of"1he :properties of 'state existing and the precious subsistence "";thout any requests. If some family WlO want to 'move from 'the .another shelter to the in changing village or to the quarter 'having 'enough the lands for the protection, under the quarter officer's decision 'the 'chief of the -quarter ....;th his committee are submitting to the village elderihis 'matter, 'must .compiete the letter of removal and take the letter of rernovalottne former shelter to the villager elder, then accepted by the elder. . If there are not .things mentioned above, it must be not accepted decisively. but in case of body, any family, any organization WlO do not approve must be fined 15.000 kips "";th moving back to their former shelter and preventing the removal for the existed villagers. The Implementation: Rights of the possessors are the duties of the all population in the quarter Vvtla must be the owier possessors for making the natural protection. The quarters every body in the quarter possess the rights to use all the resources "";thin the quarter under the principles issued by their agreement. The persons of other districts, of other villages and of other quarters must admit and applicate the natural principles of the quarters. The chief of.the quarter separated the responsibility to the controller or follower WlO 'M>r!<s actually on every day, if some matters arise the controller must find and catch the offender to applicate in according to the agreement, the principles and the national laws. The Cost of Rerumeration of the Fine + Person ....no can do the fines must get 40 % of the fine value + assign or fixed up the collective treasury of the Quarter 60 of the fine value In case of serious offense must be reported on step by step for application of the principles and the national laws. Article 8: This agreement is to be agreed by all together in the quarter and effective from the day they are signed till there ~II be a new alternation. At Long Kone, 18/07/95 Approved by the Chief of Sub Village Certified by The Chief of District Agriculture Forestry Office of Phoukout Approved by the Village Elder Certified by Chief of Phoukout District 5