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Myanmar Forest Policy 1995
The policy document formalizes the commitment and intent of the Government in ensuring sustainable development of the forest resource both for environmental and economic purposes.
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The State Law and Order Restoration Council Law No. 8/92
This Law is called the Forest Law
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The Factories Act 1951 (Act No. 65/1951)
This dataset has no description
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Myanmar balances forestry exports with preservation
The forestry sector has been vitally important to Myanmar. When the country was isolated by sanctions, the selling of logs and wood helped bring in desperately needed hard curre...
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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 coun...
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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 ...
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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.
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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 FLE...
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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 explora...
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Thailand Total Forest Loss (2000-2018)
This Global Forest Watch's dataset uses a >=30% canopy cover threshold as a default for all statistics.
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Forest Cover in the Lower Mekong Region 2000-2015
Forest Cover by country in the lower Mekong region (1990-2015)
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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 o...
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Royal Decree Prescribing Works Relating to Occupation and Profession in which an Alien is Prohibited to Engage, B.E. 2522 (1979)
This dataset has no description
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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 primar...
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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 ov...
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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 t...
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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 Forest...
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Forest governance in Vietnam: A literature review
This report provides a literature review of forest governance in Vietnam to determine strengths and weaknesses of the sector, namely: the process of decision-making in forest go...
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The EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
This website describes the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs.
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Conflicts in Vietnam’s forest areas: Implications for FLEGT and REDD+
Conflicts over land are rampant in Vietnam. Some erupt into physical violence and catch the attention of the media, while others linger without attracting wider attention. Land ...