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Planned resettlement, unexpected migrations and cultural trauma in Laos
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
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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COVID-19 outbreak prevention, control and response measures in VTE Capital (19-30 September 2021)
the Vientiane Mayor thus issues the order on the COVID-19 outbreak prevention, control, and response measures in VTE Capital within the period of 19 -30 Sept 2021.
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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
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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Decree on the promulgation of the amended land law, 2019
This decree divides into 15 sessions and consists of 188 articles. This law sets out the principles, regulations, measures on the management, monitoring of land works aiming to ...
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Announcement on suspend and review the forest land use certificates approval to individuals, entities or organizations in the area of conservation forest, protection forest, and production forest
This notice is issued to strengthen the forest land governance and ensure the effectiveness of law implementation of relevant government sectors. Previously, there are many peop...
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Registering property indicator, 2020
Four of Laos' property indicators from the World Bank Doing Business report, 2020 (page 26-27). Collated for the Laos Land page: https://laos.opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/la...
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From Landlocked to Land-linked: Unlocking the potential of Lao-China railway connectivity
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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Guidelines on the collection of fees and service charges for natural resources and the environment
To realize the president's decree on fees and charges, no. 002, on 17/06/2021 Ministry of Resources and Natural Environment (MoNRE), has issued instructions "on fees and charges...
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Extended implementation of measure and prevention, control, containment and responses to COVID-19 (20 July - 03 August 2021)
Government notification on COVID-19 restrictions and some relaxed measures from 20 July to 03 August 2021
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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
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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Extended implementation of measure and prevention, control, containment and responses to COVID-19 (20 June - 4 July 2021)
Government notification on COVID-19 restrictions and some relaxed measures from 20 June to 04 July 2021
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Facilitating agreements for community–private sector partnerships in forest landscapes in Lao PDR
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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Notification on the Implementation of the Order to Increase Measures to Prevent, Control, Prevent and Resolve the COVID-19 outbreak in Vientiane capital, No. 012/NTC.VC
This notification identifies 3 main measures such as Continuation Measures, Mitigation Measures, and Measures against Violators of Order No. 595 /PMO, which is implemented only ...
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Extended implementation of measure and prevention, control, containment and responses to COVID-19,No. 595/PMO (05-19 June 2021)
Government notification on COVID-19 restrictions and some relaxed measures from 5 to 19 June 2021
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Government Policy to reduce call balance for users during the COVID-19
Telecommunications service providers (telecommunications regulators) ordered telecommunications companies a 15% discount to users for all types of services (landline, cordless, ...
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Guideline on Conditions and Measures for Businesses Permitted to Operate during COVID-19 Outbreak
In order to mitigate the impact on the Lao economy against the extension on the implementation of Prime Minister’s Order No. 06/PM while ensuring low risks of [new] COVID-19 inf...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Children, Adolescents, and their family in Lao PDR
This report estimates the potential effect of COVID-19 on socioeconomic indicators of interest in Lao PDR along with secondary data sources, existing data and information to ide...
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Bridging the gap: How to get climate services to farmers
This booklet presents the methodologies used by the project “Strengthening Agro-climatic Monitoring and Information Systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and f...
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PM order on increasing the prevention, control and comprehensive preparedness measures against Covid-19 (Lockdown)
The notice stipulates 18 measures for Covid-19 prevention and control that will come into force from 6am on 22nd April and remain in force until midnight, 5 May of 2021.