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  • Underlying causes of deforestation in the Mekong region

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Hirsch, Philip Development assistance for poverty reduction and food security, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    This paper discusses the relationship between deforestation and development, as well as causation in deforestation. The paper then describes the situation in the Mekong, focusin...

  • Letters from the Mekong : site visit to Laos’ first two mainstream dam projects, executive summary

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam Profiles - Geographical areas and sites Weatherby, Courtney, Cronin, Richard 2015 Community fisheries, Environment and natural resources, Environmental impact assessments, Water resources
    Examines the current status of mitigation efforts at Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dam projects on the mainstream of the lower Mekong River. The report is based on visits to Tha...

  • Improving forest governance in the Mekong region

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs PROFOR 2011 Forest policy and administration, Forest protection, Logging and timber
    This report identifies opportunities for regional activities to improve forest governance and combat logging in the Mekong countries. The report is based on a series of workshop...

  • preparing-redd-in-viet-nam-lao-pdr-and-cambodia-designing-a-redd-compliant

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Nguyen Quang Tan, Oberndorf, Robert; Rotha, Ken Serey; Brunner,... 2010 Climate change, Education and training, Forest cover, Forests and forestry, United Nations

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  • checkpoints-how-powerful-interest-groups-continue-to-undermine-forest-governance-in-laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Environmental Investigation Agency 2012 Forest industry, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber, Trade

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  • Overview of illegal logging in Laos and related trans-boundary trade

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Smirnov, Denis 2013 Forest cover, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    A presentation giving an overview of the timber trade and illegal logging in Laos. The presentation includes main reasons for illegal logging in Laos, the scope, and timber flow...

  • Tree cover loss 2000-2013: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam July 8, 2015 Source: Global Forest Watch / Hansen, M. C., P. V. Potapov, R. Moore, M.... Forest cover, Forest industry, Forest protection, Forests and forestry, Protected forests, Regenerated forest
    A dataset describing forest loss during the period 2000–2013, defined as a stand-replacement disturbance, or a change from a forest to non-forest state. Encoded as either 1 (los...

  • Building a sustainable future for the Mekong

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations H.E. Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign... 2015 Environment and natural resources, Environment and natural resources policy and administration, Environmental and biodiversity protection, International relations
    A joint statement affirming the importance of sound environmental management in the Mekong region, by representatives of the Governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, th...

  • Mineral production and value 2014 and 2016

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam April 27, 2016 Source: World Mining Congress. World Mining Data. Volume 31: Minerals... Extractive industries
    Data taken from the World Mining Congress on production and value of minerals mined in the Lower Mekong in 2014 and 2016. Compiled for an interactive visualization used on the O...

  • International standards: Right to information

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs Article 19 2012 Access to information
    It is increasingly being recognised that governments hold information not for themselves but, rather, on behalf of the public and that, as a result, public bodies should provide...

  • Common guidance for the identification of High Conservation Value

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks HCV Resource Network 2013 Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Environment and natural resources
    This document builds on a series of Good Practice guides for High Conservation Value (HCV) practitioners and auditors. Over the past few years, as global HCV definitions are ame...

  • Global Climate Risk Index

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Issue and policy briefs Germanwatch Climate change, Disasters
    The Global Climate Risk Index analyses to what extent countries have been affected by the impacts of weather-related loss events (storms, floods, heat waves etc.). Updated an...

  • Partner Countries

    en Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam Archived web content UN-REDD Programme 2016 Foreign investors, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance
    The UN-REDD Programme currently supports 64 partner countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean.

  • How Forestry Contributes to SDGs

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Advocacy and promotional materials CIFOR 2014 Forest industry, Forest policy and administration
    Forests and forestry make an important contribution across nearly every aspect of sustainable development. We’ve compiled a set of examples from evidence on the role of forests

  • Evaluation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade) 2004-2014

    en Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Advocacy and promotional materials TEREA, S fof S & Top Perspective 2016 Foreign investors, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Logging and timber, Sustainable use forest
    A team of eight experts has conducted an independent evaluation of eleven years (2004-2014) of implementation of the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trad...

  • FLEGT Global

    en Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Advocacy and promotional materials FLEGT.org Forest industry, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Logging and timber
    Countries around the world are acting to combat illegal logging and foster good forest governance. In this section of FLEGT.org you will find information about the approaches th...

  • Biodiversity: Facts and Figures

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Archived web content Laura Hood 2010 Biodiversity, Ecological services
    Laura Hood summarises the latest data on the world's biodiversity, with facts and figures on its value and efforts to conserve it. This feature contains the latest data on th...

  • REDD+ Readiness: An Introduction

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations Ben Vickers 2013 Climate change, Forest policy and administration, Forest protection funding, Land policy and administration
    A series of slides from the UN-REDD program describing the REDD+ Readiness process

  • Who will bear the cost of REDD+? Evidence from subnational REDD+ initiatives

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Luttrell C, Sills E, Aryani R, Ekaputri AD and Evnike MF 2016 Climate change, Forest industry, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance
    While REDD+ has increasingly been accepted in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and regional and voluntary markets for carbon offsets, ...

  • Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+? The answer may surprise you

    en Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs Cecelia Lutrell, Forests News 2016 Civil society, Communal land, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Provincial and local governments
    Estimates of REDD+ costs have long been criticized for excluding transaction and implementation costs and undervaluing informal market activities such as subsistence farming. ...