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Impacts of the Laos Log and Sawnwood Export Bans
China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Phuc Xuan To, Forest Trends, Naomi Basik, Kerstin Canby
2017
In May 2016, the Government of Lao PDR enacted a Prime Ministerial Order (PM15) which, along with other commitments, aimed to help control the country’s high deforestation rates...
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Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Attapeu province, Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme
2005
The report of a study to assess household and community vulnerability to floods in Attapeu Province, Laos. This study is one of three assessing the potential consequences of cli...
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linking-poverty-reduction-with-forest-conservation-case-studies-from-lao-pdr
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Morris, Jason, Hicks, Emily; Ingles, A. W.; Ketphanh, Sounthone
2004
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Underlying causes of deforestation in the Mekong region
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Hirsch, Philip
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...
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Agrarian land-use transformation in northern Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Thongmanivong S, Phanvilay K, Fujita Y, Fox J, Faculty of...
2006
Farmers in northern Laos have been experiencing a rapid transformation from subsistence agricultural production to intensive cash crop cultivation over the last decade....
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An uncertain future: Biodiversity and livelihoods along the Mekong river in Northern Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lazarus, Kate, Dubeau, Pierre; Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.;...
2006
Although the upper Mekong River is internationally recognised as important for biodiversity, there is currently very little information about the status of these critical resour...
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Guide to biodiversity in the farmscapes of Lao PDR (Lao version)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nieman, Anne Louise, Kamp, Kevin
2009
A Lao translation of a handbook about farmscape biodiversity in Laos. The handbook is intended to provide a brief overview of the special habitats in each region of the country ...
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illegal-pesticide-trade-in-the-mekong-countries-case-of-lao-pdr
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Vázquez, Chela
2013
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Biodiversity Wild Mushrooms–Edible and Medicinal Species Local Knowledge and Use
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Ole S. Pedersen, Khamking Thammavong, FAO, UNDP, GEF
2014
Due to the rich ecological landscape and biodiversity of Lao PDR, a great number of wild mushrooms are potentially available for domestic consumption and sales. Locally, some ar...
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Letters from the Mekong : site visit to Laos’ first two mainstream dam projects, executive summary
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Weatherby, Courtney, Cronin, Richard
2015
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...
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From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals: Laying the base for 2030
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
UN in the Lao PDR
2017
This report is designed to provide technical support to the Lao PDR in localizing, monitoring, and reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is the product of...
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Climate Smart Agriculture in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
SNV
2014
Lao PDR is highly vulnerable to climate related incidents such as floods and droughts. SNV is working to increase rice farmers’ productivity by increasing their resilience to ...
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Mining license in Preah Vihear province by 2013
Cambodia
Archived web content
CEN News
2013
According to CEN News, 26 mining licenses in Preah Vihear province were granted by 2013. This news article also listed the profile of each mining company such as name, license t...
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Community empowerment in support of community fisheries: A case study in Stung Treng, Cambodia
Cambodia
Case studies
Ngeth Senglay, Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT)
This report is about a case study conducted in Stung Treng province on community empowerment in support of community fisheries. The case study was framed to perform only in Koh ...
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Water resources and current water use
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lê Quốc Tuấn, Võ Dương Mộng Huyền, Trần Thị Trà Mi, Nguyễn Thị...
2013
Research report of a teacher and a group of students from the University of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chi Minh City reviews the current status of water resources in the worl...
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Power Surge: The Impacts of Rapid Dam Development in Laos - An International Rivers Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Rivers
2008
This report presents the challenges that hydropower development poses to rural livelihoods and fragile ecosystems, and details the specific impacts caused by Lao dam projects. I...
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Xayaburi Dam: How Laos violated the 1995 Mekong Agreement
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Herbertson, Kirk
2013
This report challenges the claim of the Laos Government that the Xayaburi Dam fully complied with the Mekong Agreement. The authors examine the language of the Mekong Agreement ...
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Infrastructure Development in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Syviengxay Oraboune , Institute for Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)
2008
This report aims to provide an overall situation of the infrastructure development in Lao PDR through a review of the infrastructure development process in the country. The pape...
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Lao PDR: Transport sector brief
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Nogales, Alberto
2004
A brief about the transport sector in Laos. The author describes the transport sector, including roads, waterways and air transport. They then discuss key issues affecting the s...
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Improving forest governance in the Mekong region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
PROFOR
2011
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...