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  • It's Time to Move Towards Environmental Sustainability

    June 5th marks the annual World Environment Day, a time to reflect on the importance of protecting the environment. In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted 17 Susta...

  • Assessment of Public–Private Partnerships in Cambodia Constraints and Opportunities

    The Cambodian economy recovered strongly after the financial crisis in 2008, with increasing levels of foreign direct investment (FDI). The country has many attractive features ...

  • Agriculture and natural resources sector needs assessment

    This document is the Inception Report for the Agriculture and Natural Resources Sector Needs Assessment (TA: 4843-LAO) to evaluate development in the ANR sector.

  • Food Systems and Natural Resources

    The authors provide solid evidence on the need to transition to more ‘resource-smart food systems’, an imperative for the achievement of at least 12 out of the 17 Sustainable De...

  • Effects of Climate Change on Supply and Demand of Rice in Cambodia

    The objective of the study is to measure impacts of climate change on rice price and demand of rice in Cambodia under moderate emission scenario and high emission scenario, usin...

  • Emerging market for sustainable food in Bangkok

    This paper analyses the process of change towards sustainable food consumption in Bangkok. The authors investigate how consumers and the system of provision interact in retail o...

  • Bamboo fabric: A study of using thick bamboo fiber for producing and developing Thai textiles

    This research investigates the use of bamboo fibre in Thai textile production. The authors explore the industry's background, current situation and challenges, and investigate h...

  • Thailand Environmental Quality Management Plan 2017-2021

    This is a powerpoint prepared by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and delivered at the National Policy Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in...

  • Access and Benefit Sharing

    This book on Access and Benefit-Sharing has the objective to enhance better understanding of principles of access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of their be...

  • Space Technology and Geographic Information Systems Applications in ADB Projects

    To promote more effective applications in the field of sustainable development, sharing best practices is very important. This report provides an overview of the space technolog...

  • Understanding the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation in Thailand

    UNDP-GIZ workshop on applying cost-benefit analysis and ecosystem-based adaptation supports adaptation planning for Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

  • Press Release: The South China Sea Arbitration (The Republic of The Philippines v. The People's Republic of China)

    Press release on the outcome of the arbitration instituted by the Republic of the Philippines against the People’s Republic of China

  • Summary and Overview of World Wildlife Crime Report

    Summary on report on global wildlife trafficking by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

    The CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals

  • Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica

    Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national scheme of payment provides compensation ...

  • Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the convention on biological diversity

    Th e Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio “Earth Summit”) and ente...

  • What is Ocean Acidification?

    Archived definition of ocean acidification from US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

  • Economic, social and environmental impacts of investments in mining

    This issues brief series is developed by the Poverty‐ Environment Initiative of Lao PDR to address poverty and environment issues in the current development and national plann...

  • Dam EIAs enable “river grabbing” (Mae Khan Dam project)

    An article about the proposed Mae Khan Dam project in Thailand. The article outlines the opposition from the villagers of Mae Khanil-Tai, and describes how opposing dam projects...

  • Chinese Banana Plantations Lose Their Appeal in Laos as Pollution Concerns Grow

    A boom in banana demand led to heavy agricultural investment in northern Laos as Chinese investors offered strong financial incentives to farmers to change land management pract...

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