Khokmanh

Khokmanh is located in the Kuang Si watershed area which is a part of the Muong Khai Development Zone, about 27 km southwest from the Luang Prabang city.

In October 2016, Khokmanh village had 168 households of the Khmu and Lao Loum[2] ethnic groups, including 975 people (539 females).

Since 2016, Luang Prabang district and provincial authorities, in consultation with Social Policy Ecology Research Institute - SPERI and with support of CCFD-Terre Solidaire, have conducted community based forest and land allocation for Khokmanh.

The aim is to promote sustainable usage and management of community forest and land resources, as well as preserving the cultural identity of the ethnic groups not only in Khokmanh but also in the entire Kuang Si upper catchment including districts of Luang Prabang, Mueang Nan and Xieng Ngeun of Luang Prabang province.

Furthermore, a set of paper official maps and e-maps regarding the status and planning of Khokmanh forest land on the basis of local knowledge have been established.