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New Species Discoveries in 2020 in the Greater Mekong
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Research by Antonio Cerezo Tomàs, WWF-Greater Mekong, Text and...
2021
The Greater Mekong region is one of planet Earth’s most important biodiversity hotspots, highlighted by the endless number of new species discovered there every year. The region...
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The ABC of land tenure - Key terms and their meaning
Asia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
FAO
2020
This glossary has been prepared to assist with an understanding of land tenure terms in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, ...
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Land Tenure in Mekong Forest Landscapes: Advancing the Recognition of Customary Rights and Responsible Investment Practices
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Antoine Deligne, Daniel Hayward, Natalie Y. Campbell, Robert Cole,...
2021
This summary report was the outcome of The 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum that took place on 26 and 27 May 2021 and was organized by MRLG, FAO and the Land Portal. The focus of ...
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Defining and assessing the effectiveness of civil society networks working on forest governance issues in Africa and Asia: Special Report
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Aurelian Mbzibain and Habiba Mohamed (CIDT), Horline Njike and...
2021
This report is based on the results of a 2021 study conducted by the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) of the University of Wolverhampton, the Field Legal...
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Key Themes in Land Governance: Synopses of Research, Policy and Action in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daniel Hayward, Philip Hirsch, and Natalia Scurrah , The Regional...
2021
The Mekong region is marked by particular kinds of historical and contemporary land uses, social relations around land, interactions within and across national borders, and patt...
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Guide on Responsible Agriculture and Forestry Investment in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Case studies
governments, The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
2021
This guide studied and compiled relevant Lao investment principles, regulations, and laws; investment principles from ASEAN and the international level; and Chinese government g...
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Contract farming in Laos: Responding to a rising agricultural trend
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Dr Robert Cole, Dr Robert Cole, Sengthong Soukhathammavong
2021
This discussion note explores common practices of contract farming (CF) in Laos, which have rapidly expanded for export crops across many provinces since the early 2000s. The an...
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What is the Forest Cover of Lao PDR? Understanding forest area figures
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
FAO; Department of Forestry (Forest Assessments)
2021
This leaflet identifies how the selection of forest definition affect efforts towards achieving the government’s 70 percent forest cover target. What figures for forest area sho...
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A Political Economy of Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Andrew Wells-Dang, Kyaw Nyi Soe, Lamphay Inthakoun, Prom Tola,...
2016
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a central process in sustainable development to reduce and mitigate anticipated impacts of development projects. Every national governme...
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Planned resettlement, unexpected migrations and cultural trauma in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Olivier Evrard and Yves Goudineau
2004
Though not officially considered a 'policy' by the Lao government, resettlement of ethnic minorities has become a central feature of the rural development strategy in Laos. Over...
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Challenges and Opportunities of Recognizing and Protecting Customary Tenure Systems in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
FAO and MRLG
2019
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and ...
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Securing Land Rights of Smallholder Farmers The Secure Access to Land and Resources (SALaR) Project Experience in Laos, the Philippines, and Uganda
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Philippines
Advocacy and promotional materials
Global Land Tool Network/UN-Habitat, VFI (Funded by BMZ/Federal...
2018
The Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) is considered as one of the pilot land management platforms that has been initiatively developed as capacity building and tool development ...
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From Landlocked to Land-linked: Unlocking the potential of Lao-China railway connectivity
China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
: Chanin Manopiniwes, Task Team Leader; Mombert Hoppe, Co-Task...
2020
This analytical report is produced by world bank which compiles 5 chapters starting from the broader economic context of the railway sector and evaluating the complementary ref...
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2021 economic report on socio-economic situation and environmental impact caused by COVID-19 outbreak
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The National Institute of Social Sciences
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ZONED OUT: A comprehensive impact evaluation of Mekong economic development zone
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Darathtey Din, Ryn Jirenuwat, Aung Khant Kyaw, Chan Muyhong, Trang...
2021
This report presents a study that applies publicly available information to assess foreign-invested economic development zones (EDZs) across the Mekong region. Analysis of EDZ's...
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Assessment of the new Land Law and Forestry Law in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Customary Tenure Rights over Land and Forests
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Tony Lamb , United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the...
2021
The report explains the differences between the new Land Law and Forestry Law and their predecessor laws (the Land Law 2003 and the Forestry Law 2007). Compare the new Land La...
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Mekong Women in Open Data
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mekong, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mia Chung and Pyrou Chung
2020
Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. It is rooted in systems of governance and cultural norms that function to perpetuate this inequality. The sy...
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Facilitating agreements for community–private sector partnerships in forest landscapes in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Chay Senkhammoungkhoun, Trang Thu Hoang , Martin Greijmans
2021
This book is a guidance to help practitioners facilitate partnership agreements for the sustainable trade of forest products and/or services in the context of forest landscape r...
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Special Economic Zones and Land Dispossession in The Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Pornpana Kuaycharoen, Luntharima Longcharoen, Phurinat Chotiwan,...
2020
Special economic zones (SEZs) have become a one-size-fit-all policy solution for governments eager to expand their industrial economy. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet...
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Women Migration and Women's Land Tenure Security in the greater Mekong sub-region
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand
Case studies
Soimart Rungmanee, Souknida Sautouky, Maw Thoe Myar and Patcharin...
2021
This report considers the interlinkages between migration, gender, and land tenure. The study on which the report is based explored how migration affects women’s land tenure sec...