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Gateway to International Timber Trade
Myanmar
Archived web content
European Timber Trade Federation
2016
According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are primar...
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Thailand Country Commercial Guide – Labour Policies and Practices
Thailand
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
International Trade Administration
2017
In 2016, Thailand’s formal labor force was 38.3 million, or more than 56 percent of the population. Reported unemployment rates are well below full employment, at 1.0 percent ov...
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Addressing Forest Governance Challenges in the Greater Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Voices for the Mekong Forests
2018
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests, working with civil society partners as part of the European Union funded Voices for the Mekong Forests (V4MF) project, is seeking to...
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The Role of Social Safeguards in Addressing Forest Governance in FLEGT and REDD+
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Celina (Kin Yii) Yong, UN-REDD
2018
This presentation seeks to demonstrate how social safeguards can provide opportunities to address the forest governance challenges faced by FLEGT and REDD+. It discusses the imp...
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Forest Watch Special: FLEGT VPA Update June 2018
Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Fern
2018
This update discusses the importance of protecting forest resources through robust efforts rooted in broader strategies linked to the European Union's development and climate po...
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CSO's View on FLEGT VPA Process in Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities
Myanmar
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Kyaw Htun
2018
This presentation provides forestry sector updates and an overview of forestry issues and forest governance issues in Myanmar, such as land tenure and transparency. The presenta...
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Myanmar Imposes Export Ban To Stop Its Timber From Foreign Exploitation, Goal Is To Establish Domestic Wood-Processing Industry
Myanmar
Archived web content
Sophie Song
2014
Myanmar's government is putting an end to its timber exports in the first step of a project to establish a domestic wood-processing industry that will dramatically boost revenue...
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The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Thailand Readiness Plan Idea Note (R-PIN) Template
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Dr. Saksit Tridech, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment...
2008
The purpose of this document is to: a) request an overview of your country’s interest in the FCPF program, and b) provide an overview of land use patterns, causes of deforestati...
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Timber Legality Assurance System of Cambodia
Cambodia
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
So Lorn
2018
Presentation slides emphasizing the importance of having laws, regulations and clear policy as stated in the NFP in cooperation with EU to develop FLEGT-VPA
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Contract Tree Farming and Smallholders: Drivers of Adoption in Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Axelle BOULAY
2010
This research aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the adoption of contract tree farming by Thai smallholders. The theoretical frameworks of economic theory, diffusion of...
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Constraints on People’s Participation In Forest Management in Thailand
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Pearmsak Makarabhirom, RECOFTC
2002
It is an article about constraints to participation of local population in the forest management in Thailand.
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – Thailand’s Management Authorities competent to grant permits
Thailand
Archived web content
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild...
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‘More Valuable than Gold’: Thailand’s Fight to Save the Siamese Rosewood
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Graham Land, Asian Correspondent
2016
Dalbergia cochinchinensis, otherwise known as Thailand Rosewood or Siamese Rosewood, is an ancient hardwood found in the countries of the Mekong region, namely Thailand, Cambodi...
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Occupational Safety and Health Management among Five ASEAN Countries: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Surasak Buranatrevedh MD, DrPH, ThaiScience
2015
Occupational safety and health is one of important issues for workforce movement among ASEAN countries. The objective was to study laws, main agencies, and law enforcement regar...
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Work Permits for Foreign Nationals
Thailand
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Thailand Board of Investment
2015
The Foreign Working Act of 2008 requires all foreigners working in Thailand to obtain a work permit prior to starting work in the Kingdom and describes the procedures for issuan...
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Case Studies in South and East Asia: Forest Ownership, Forest Resource Tenure and Sustainable Forest Management
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sureeratna Lakanavichian, Chiang Mai University
2006
This case study on trends in forest ownership, forest resources tenure and institutional arrangements in Thailand was undertaken for FAO as a component of a regional study. A ma...
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Assessing Civil Society Participation in REDD+ and FLEGT: Case Study Analysis of Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and the Republic of Congo
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Poshendra Satyal
2017
This report presents findings from an assessment study on the quality of participation of civil society actors in REDD+ and FLEGT voluntary partnership agreement processes in fo...
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FLEGT and REDD+ Synergies and Impacts in the Congo Basin: Lessons for Global Forest Governance
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne
2016
This document provides the results of a study on the synergies and impacts of FLEGT and REDD+ in the Congo Basin countries. The results point to the conclusion that fundamental ...
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Linking FLEGT and REDD+ Processes in Practice
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Yitagesu Tekle Tegegne, Marcus Lindner
2014
The European Union’s FLEGT Action Plan – which aims to reduce trade in illegal timber -, and REDD+ constitute two recent international forest regimes. Since the aims of the regi...
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Update on Thailand's VPA and Legal Reforms
Thailand
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
2018
This presentation is from the 6th Sub-Regional Workshop Meeting on Timber Legality Assurance. It provides an update on the FLEGT voluntary partnership agreement in Thailand, dis...