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Final report of the social assessment for the six served provinces and two unserved provinces of the Lao PDR land titling project
A social assessment study of the provinces affected in the Government of Laos' land titling project. Includes findings and issues of the social assessment, implications to proje...
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Food security through livestock (cattle and buffalo) production: Case study at Phonxay District, Luang Phabang Province, Lao PDR
Research on livestock production systems in Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR, and the food security implications and opportunities in raising livestock.
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Direction of agricultural and forestry development plans by 2020-2010 and five-year V plan (2001-2005)
Over the past years, especially during the period of implementation of the Resolution of the Sixth General Assembly, the Fourth Economic and Social Development Plan (1996-2000),...
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Supporting the resolution of tenure-related disputes
This lesson will introduce a range of dispute resolution mechanisms that can contribute to a coherent dispute resolution system. We will review their relative advantages and dra...
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Biodiversity assessment of the Mekong River in northern Lao PDR: A follow up study
The follow-up scoping survey presented in this report builds on the first rapid biodiversity scoping study of the upper stretches of the Mekong conducted in February 2003. It is...
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Efficient management for sustainable intensification of rice-based farming systems
A case study of the Save and Grow project's work and successes in sustainably intensifying rice production in Laos, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
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Round table implementation meeting 2014: Speaking points of the Swiss Delegation
Swiss delegation commentary on a variety of issues, including food security, land management, civil society funding, the Lao PDR Sam Sang policy, unexploded ordnance, etc.
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A political ecology of Jatropha promotion: Elucidating actors, narratives and local reality in the Lao PDR
This thesis aims to analyze the promotion of jatropha-based biofuel production in Laos in regard to policy narratives, the institutionalization of the private sector a...
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Resettlement impacts of Nam Ngum 2 hydro-power project on community culture
This report examines the resettlement of people for Nam Ngum 2, a 615-megawatt hydroelectric dam in central Lao PDR. The author identifies several human and environmental rights...
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Analysis of investments of China and other neighboring countries and their Influence on the development context in Lao PDR
A brief overview of foreign investment in Laos, predominantly from China, but also from other neighboring countries, and their effect on Laos' development, politics, and percept...
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Poverty environment initiative (PEI) framework in Lao PDR
The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) in Lao PDR aims to strengthen capacity of targeted central and provincial authorities to integrate poverty-environment concerns and opp...
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Who benefits from land titling? Lessons from Bolivia and Laos
The author researches land titling issues, using the case studies of Bolivia and Laos to explore women's difficulties in acquiring rights to land, involvement of CSOs in titling...
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An introduction to the fisheries of Lao PDR
This report, the sixth in the Development Series, summarises key aspects of the fisheries of Lao PDR, providing an introduction and overview for a general audience. It is hoped ...
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) in land in the Lao PDR
Research on foreign direct investment (FDI) in land in Lao PDR, including the policy and legal frameworks, forms of investment, and driving factors of FDI, and recommendations f...
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Environmental impact assessment guidelines
Guidelines from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to guide developers and their consultants in conducting and reporting on environmental impact assessmen...
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Strategy for agricultural development 2011-2020
The present Agriculture Development Strategy (ADS) 2011 to 2020 is a long term frame-work for the development of the sector, which is not intended to provide operati...
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Enhancing sustainable development of diverse agriculture in Lao PDR
This volume presents a descriptive and quantitative analysis of the current secondary crop agriculture and development constraints and options. This study focuses on policy reco...
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Communal land tenure in the Lao PDR: Results from a draft study on pilot experiences
Results from a pilot study on land titling in two provinces in Laos. Includes community interviews, comparison of pilot cases, success factors, and recommendations.
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Position paper on tree plantation sector development in Lao PDR
Research on tree plantations in Lao PDR, their effects on smallholders, the legal context that enables plantation, and foreign investment, including recommendations for sustaina...
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Expert workshop on illegal land conversion in the Mekong Region - Lao PDR
A workshop on illegal land conversion in Laos, its social and environmental impacts, driving factors, and future areas for improvement.