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Strategic framework and action program for mineral resources and petroleum sector (upstream) for 2014-2018 (mineral resources strategy 2018)
This strategic framework is compiled to set short- and medium-term strategic directions and key work programs of the Ministry of Mines and Energy for 2014-2018. This strategy co...
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Law for state land management in Cambodia
A conference paper on the topic of state land management in Cambodia. The author discusses the legal framework, governance and empowerment, land valuation, state land leasing, c...
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Fair Trial Rights in Cambodia Second Bi-annual Report 2011
This report is an output of the Cambodian Trial Monitoring Project (the “Project”), implemented by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”). The purp...
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Myanmar Human Rights Analysis of Biometric Digital ID Systems
This paper is the analyzing of human right issue related to a biometrics-based digital ID system that Myanmar might use. Digital ID systems are systems which assign individuals...
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Commercial agriculture expansion in Myanmar: Links to deforestation, conversion timber, and land conflicts
This report collates quantitative and qualitative data on the expansion of agribusiness in Myanmar’s forests and analyzes the role that laws and policies, and revenues generated...
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Trends of development of Myanmar fisheries, with references to Japanese experiences
The report is about the trends of development of Myanmar fisheries with references to Japanese experiences. The report highlights the status of fisheries in Myanmar and Japan by...
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Master Plan on Development of the Rule of Law in the Lao PDR toward the year 2020
The Master Plan on the development of the Rule of Law State of the Lao PDR toward the year 2020 consists of three linked and interrelated parts as follows: Part I: The Evaluatio...
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Improving land sector governance in Vietnam: Implementation of Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF)
This document represents the country report for Vietnam’s national LGAF Study. This Study was undertaken by team of national experts, with support from the World Bank, and in co...
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EU and Thailand hold 2nd negotiation on legal timber trade agreement
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their second round of negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLE...
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Data Governance Framework
The Data Governance Framework was prepared to determine the rights, duties and responsibilities of stakeholders in data management, by considering the environment of information...
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Q&A: Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement.
This document provides answers to some common questions about the Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement negotiations, FLEGT licensing and the Lao timber legality assurance sys...
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Red Alert: How Fraudulent Siamese Rosewood Exports from Laos and Cambodia are undermining CITES Protection
The 2013 listing of Siamese rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis spp) on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has failed to protect ...
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Myanmar: UNPO Submission to the UN OHCHR Universal Periodic Review
The Unrepresented Nations and People's Organization (UNPO) is an International, Non-violent and Democratic Membership Organization. Its Members are indigenous peoples, minoritie...
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The legal framework of state land leases and concessions in the Lao PDR
Discussion paper on the legal framework of state land leases and concessions in Lao PDR. This paper summarizes the relevant laws and regulations and indicate contradictions in t...
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Forest Conversion in Lao PDR: Implications and Impacts of Expanding Land Investments
This policy brief examines the institutional and legal framework surrounding forest conversion in Lao PDR, giving special consideration to the social, environmental, and legal i...
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Review of the National Protected Area System of Lao PDR
This review presents the report on the National Protected Area System of Lao PDR. It provides current status of legal, policy and institutional frameworks, biodiversity signific...
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Design options for a forest carbon legal framework for Lao PDR: Drawing lessons from across the globe
This study looks at the possible design options that could form the basis of a legal framework for carrying out forest carbon activities and investments in Laos by both public a...
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Land-taking disputes in East Asia: A comparative analysis and implications for Vietnam
This report provides comparative insights into land-taking disputes in three East Asian countries—China, Indonesia, and Cambodia—that are relevant to Vietnamese conditions. It i...
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Mekong Region Customary Tenure Workshop
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...
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Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 1992 (As Amended 2001)
Adopted on: 15 April 1992 – unanimously adopted by Legislature VII of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 11th session on 15 April 1992, signed by ...