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  • Lao Version of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

    en lo Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2012 Fishing policy and administration, Food security, Forest policy and administration, Land policy and administration
    FAO published its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security in 2012. The purpos...

  • After the Boom: Responding to Falling Rubber Prices in Northern Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Thoumthone Vongvisouk, Michael Dwyer 2017 Government, Plants, Rubber
    This study examines responses to this price drop by Lao rubber growers and state institutions in northern Laos. It also examines the reasons that prices are what they are, given...

  • a-checklist-for-the-vascular-plants-of-lao-pdr

    en lo Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Newman, Mark, Ketphanh, Sounthone; Svengsuksa, Bouakhaykhone;... 2007 Biodiversity, Environment and natural resources, Environment and natural resources policy and administration, Plants

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  • Timber markets and trade between Laos and Vietnam: A commodity chain analysis of Vietnamese driven timber flow

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Forest Trends 2009 Foreign workers in country, Logging and timber, Markets
    This study examines the timber trade between Laos and Vietnam, exploring power and political dynamics of the trade between the two countries. The study has adopted a commodity c...

  • preparing-redd-in-viet-nam-lao-pdr-and-cambodia-designing-a-redd-compliant

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Nguyen Quang Tan, Oberndorf, Robert; Rotha, Ken Serey; Brunner,... 2010 Climate change, Education and training, Forest cover, Forests and forestry, United Nations

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  • checkpoints-how-powerful-interest-groups-continue-to-undermine-forest-governance-in-laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Environmental Investigation Agency 2012 Forest industry, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber, Trade

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  • Fundamentals of viable community forestry business models: Preliminary research findings

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand Case studies Martin Greijmans, Ronnakorn Triraganon, & David Gritten 2014 Communal land, Community forest, Forest policy and administration
    Research from seven countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) in the Asia-Pacific region shows that sustainable practices are inhere...

  • District a model for success in beating haze

    en Thailand Archived web content Chularat Saengpassa, The Nation 2016 Air pollution, Forest protection support
    CHIANG MAI’S Mae Chaem district has gone from suffering the North’s worst haze to this year becoming one of the least-affected areas. This year there were only 30 hotspots in Ma...

  • FAOSTAT country profile - Lao Peoples Democratic Republic

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Profiles - Geographical areas and sites Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2015 Agriculture, Economy and commerce, Fisheries production, Food security, Forests and forestry, Land
    A profile of the Lao People's Democratic Republic by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Data is provided on economic indicators; food, nutrition and fo...

  • REDD+ at the crossroads: Choices and tradeoffs for 2015-2020 in Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Michael B. Dwyer, Micah Ingalls 2015 Climate change, Deforestation drivers, Forest policy and administration, Forest protection, Mitigation
    This study examines key choices and tradeoffs that confront current efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in Laos. Drawing on key inform...

  • FLEGT Process Enforces PM Order No.15 to Improve Forest Governance and Fight Deforestation to Ensure Legal Timber Trade Agreement With EU

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Advocacy and promotional materials FLEGT Laos 2016 Forest policy and administration
    A remarkable outcome has been witnessed after the Prime Minister of Lao PDR has issued the Order No. 15 On “Strengthening Strictness of Timber Harvest Management and Inspection,...

  • Overview of illegal logging in Laos and related trans-boundary trade

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Smirnov, Denis 2013 Forest cover, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    A presentation giving an overview of the timber trade and illegal logging in Laos. The presentation includes main reasons for illegal logging in Laos, the scope, and timber flow...

  • Rosewood Robbery - the Case for Thailand to List Rosewood on CITES

    en Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Environmental Investigation Society 2012 Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    Illegal and unsustainable rosewood logging is the major threat to Thailand’s limited remaining forests, particularly in the northeast regions. Unprecedented demand for luxury ‘H...

  • Soil Types of Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic July 27, 2015 Source: Asian Development Bank/ Environment Operations Center... Soil management
    A geospatial dataset containing polygons of soil types Laos, according to FAO classifications. Attributes include: type of soil (FAO classification - full name), abbreviation. P...

  • Tree cover loss 2000-2013: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam July 8, 2015 Source: Global Forest Watch / Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M.... Forest cover, Forest industry, Forest protection, Forests and forestry, Protected forests, Regenerated forest
    A dataset describing forest loss during the period 2000–2013, defined as a stand-replacement disturbance, or a change from a forest to non-forest state. Encoded as either 1 (los...

  • Unusual partnerships: Lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Doe Mae Salong landscape, Thailand

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Rattanasorn, Tawatchai, Fisher, Bob; Kugel, Carolin 2012 Civil society, Forests and forestry, Land tenure and land titling, Livelihood rights
    This paper describes the interventions undertaken in the Doe Mao Salong watershed in an effort to restore the landscape and improve the livelihoods of local communities. Interve...

  • Rethinking investments in natural resources: China's emerging role in the Mekong region

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Jeff Rutherford, Kate Lazarus and Shawn Kelley 2008 Extractive industries, Mining
    This scoping study is part of a research project entitled Understanding China as an Actor in the Mekong Region, jointly implemented by the Heinrich Böll ...

  • Power, progress and impoverishment: Plantations, hydropower, ecological change and community transformation in Hinboun District, Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Keith Barney, Faculty of Forestry, National University of Laos;... 2007 Economic land concessions and plantations, Foreign investors
    This report documents the contemporary ecological, social and economic transformations occurring in one village in Lao PDR’s central Khammouane province under multiple sources o...

  • Management Plan of Boung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site,Phathomphone District, Champasak Province, Lao PDR 2013-2017

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) IUCN 2012 Biodiversity, Ecological services, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Food security, Plants, Protected areas
    A 2013-2017 management plan for the Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, one of two sites in Laos recognised by the Ramsar convention. This document is based on recommendations from the Ra...

  • Impact of climate change on sediment yield in the Mekong River basin: a case study of the Nam Ou basin, Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Shrestha, B., Babel, M. S.; Maskey, S.; van Griensven, A.;... 2013 Adaptation, Climate change, Rivers and lakes, Soil management, Water resources
    This paper evaluates the impact of climate change on sediment yield in the Nam Ou basin, northern Laos. Future climate (temperature and precipitation) from four general circulat...

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