Pride in Laos: WCS and Rare help communities reduce threats to National Parks in Laos
By Steve Watkins, Vice President of Rare’s Asia, Pacific, Africa and Caribbean Programs
On a recent visit to Laos, I spent a morning in Luang Prabang, with Rare alumni Soulisak (“Sak”) Vannalath to discuss his experiences as a Rare Pride Campaign Manager and the longer term results since his Pride campaign’s completion in 2006.
It was growing awareness of the success of Sak’s campaign that ultimately lead to Rare’s second campaign in Laos - the Tiger conservation campaign at the Nam Et – Phou Louey National Protected Area near Viengthong, lead by Campaign Manager Santi (“Joy “) Saypanya.

