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  • Global Forest Resources Assessment 2016: Country Report - Myanmar

    FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This...

  • Resources and Rules of the Game: Participation of Civil Society in REDD+ and FLEGT-VPA Processes in Lao PDR

    Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to achieve its purpose by working across multiple sectors and involving multilevel actors in reducing...

  • Tackling Illegal Logging, Deforestation and Forest Degradation: An Agenda for EU Action

    This briefing note is the contribution of a group of non-governmental organisations to the policy debate related to the evaluation of the European Union Forest Law Enforcement,...

  • Framework for Assessing Legality of Forestry Operations, Timber Processing and Trade Annex

    This publication is produced by TRAFFIC and WWF's Global Forest and Trade Network.

  • The Parallel Evolution of REDD+ and FLEGT for Improving Forest Governance

    This presentation is from an expert exchange on the implementation of FLEGT and REDD+ in October 2018. It is an introductory presentation to create a common understanding of...

  • Synergies Among Social Safeguards in FLEGT and REDD+ in Cameroon

    This paper presents (i) a comparison of the social safeguards of the FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes and an explanation of their commonalities and differences, and (ii) an...

  • Act Promulgating The Land Code B.E. 2497 (1954)

    A person who has been in possession and made use of land prior to the date the Land Code comes into force without a land ownership document shall give notice of his possession...

  • Royal Decree Prescribing Works Relating to Occupation and Profession in which an Alien is Prohibited to Engage, B.E. 2522 (1979)

    ບໍ່ມີຄຳອະທິບາຍສຳລັບຊຸດຂໍ້ມູນນີ້


  • Gateway to International Timber Trade

    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...

  • Land Readjustment Act B.E. 2547 (2004)

    “Land Readjustment” means the implementation of development of many plots of land by land re-plotting, improving or constructing infrastructure, and jointly bearing the burdens...

  • Thailand Country Commercial Guide – Labour Policies and Practices

    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...

  • Decree No. 117/2010/ND-CP on the organization and management of the special-use forest system

    This Decree provides for the organization and management of the special-use forest system in Viet Nam in order to conserve the forests’ ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as...

  • Decision No. 186/2006/QD-TTg promulgating the Regulation on forest management

    The Decision provides for the creation, organization, production, management, use, maintenance, and conservation of Special-use Forests, Protection Forests and Production...

  • Addressing Forest Governance Challenges in the Greater Mekong Region

    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...

  • The Role of Social Safeguards in Addressing Forest Governance in FLEGT and REDD+

    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...

  • Forest Watch Special: FLEGT VPA Update June 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...

  • The Environmental Conservation Law 2012 (The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 9/2012)

    ບໍ່ມີຄຳອະທິບາຍສຳລັບຊຸດຂໍ້ມູນນີ້


  • CSO's View on FLEGT VPA Process in Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities

    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...

  • Chain Saws Act, B.E. 2545 (2002)

    The reason for the proclamation of this Act at the present time is for the conservation of, and to maintain, the current Forest resources, especially through the prevention and...

  • Forest policies in Asia – a regional synthesis

    Historically, the main objective of forest management was timber production. Although forest policies and forest management objectives diversified and expanded long before the...