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Myanmar's changing mangroves Implications for nature, people and climate
Myanmar is home to globally significant mangrove forests, which support numerous endangered species, and are vital to local economies and society. However, these forests are un...
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The 4th state of environment report
The purpose of the 4th state of environment report is to summarize the current situation and environmental trends in the Kingdom of Cambodia, to further support the development ...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: how are the world's forests changing? [2016]
Sustainably managed forests provide essential goods and services and thus play a vital part in sustainable development. Reliable and up-to-date information on the state of for...
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Tree Cover Loss (FORMA) Alerts - Humid Tropics
This data set is from Global Forest Watch and indicating satellite data of tree loss cover alerts (humid tropics) for the Lao PDR. These are known as Forest Monitoring for Actio...
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Forest Cover Change in Myanmar 2002-2014
This dataset indicates the forest cover change in Myanmar between 2002 to 2014. Land cover classes: Intact Forest (>80% canopy cover); Degraded Forest (10%-80% canopy cover); ...
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Tree cover data from Global Forest Watch
This file contains tabular data on tree cover, loss, and gain produced by the University of Maryland/Google. For more information on each data set, please visit data.globalfores...
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Forest Cover Change in Southeast Asia - The Regional Pattern
This document provides an overview of the present pattern of forest change in Southeast Asia at a regional scale. Areas of forest change were identified and approximately deline...
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The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture, hyd...
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Forest Cover Changes in Lao Tropical Forests: Physical and Socio-Economic Factors are the Most Important Drivers
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has been experiencing significant forest depletion since the 1980s, but there is little evidence to demonstrate the major causes and under...
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Forest strategy until 2020 of Lao PDR.
Forest strategy until 2020 of Lao PDR.
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Forest monitoring designed for action
Discover the world’s forests through data Explore over 100 global and local data sets to learn about conservation, land use, forest communities, and much more. This page intr...
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Land Use. Forest Area. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam (2000-2015)
This dataset contains data from the FAOSTAT for the proportion of land use related to forests in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam. It covers the years from 2000 to 20...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...
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Keeping an Eye on SDG 15: Working with countries to measure indicators for forests and mountains
The brochure presents the three indicators under SDG 15, for which FAO is the custodian agency: 15.1.1-Forest area as a proportion of total land area, 15.2.1-Progress towards su...
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Drivers Affecting Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): An Overview
The study had two main thrusts: 1. To assess the positive and negative drivers affecting forests in the GMS 2. To propose a regional action plan to tackle the negative drive...
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FRA 2015: Terms and Definitions
FAO has been coordinating global forest resources assessments every five to ten years since 1946. The assessments have to a great extent contributed to the improvement of concep...
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Tropicl forest report
Most forests (84%) and other wooded lands (90%) worldwide are officially under public ownership. In the developing countries in Africa and Asia, forests are almost entirely unde...
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Lao Development Report 2014
Although recent media reports of a perceived “skills problem” in Lao PDR have spurred an in-tense focus on the role of the education sector in creating the right skills, this fo...
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Forests and Forestry in the Greater Mekong Subregion to 2020
In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These cha...
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Tree Cover Loss and Gain Area - Lao PDR
This file contains tabular data on tree cover, loss, and gain produced by the University of Maryland/Google. For more information on each data set, please visit data.globalfores...