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From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals: Laying the base for 2030
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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Sub-decree No. 14 on establishment of Koh Rung Marine National Park
The Kong Rung Marine National Park covers seven islands includes Koh Rong, Koh Rong Samloem, Koh Koun, Koh Touch, Koh Tatiem, Koh Mnoas Krav, Koh Mnoas Knong and other surroundi...
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Assessment of tillage erosion rates on steep slopes in northern Laos
In most tropical areas, the increasing weed pressure resulting from the intensification of upland farming requires farmers to dedicate more labour to weeding (Nye and Greenland,...
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Power, progress and impoverishment: Plantations, hydropower, ecological change and community transformation in Hinboun District, Lao PDR
This report documents the contemporary ecological, social and economic transformations occurring in one village in Lao PDR’s central Khammouane province under multiple sources o...
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The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture, hyd...
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Development Finance for the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals in Lao PDR: A Development Finance and Aid Assessment
This Development Finance and Aid Assessment (DFAA) was commissioned by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UND...
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An uncertain future: Biodiversity and livelihoods along the Mekong river in Northern Lao PDR
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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Unusual partnerships: Lessons for landscapes and livelihoods from the Doe Mae Salong landscape, Thailand
This paper describes the interventions undertaken in the Doe Mao Salong watershed in an effort to restore the landscape and improve the livelihoods of local communities. Interve...
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Ecotourism as an Alternative to Upland Rubber Cultivation in the Nam Ha National Protected Area, Luang Namtha
Tourism arrivals in Laos continue to rise, reaching over one million people in 2005. It seems that visitors are primarily interested in the country’s natural and cultural attrac...
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Myanmar’s Nascent Environmental Governance System: Challenges and Opportunities
This is one of the articles of Natural Resources & Environment (NR&E) which is a quarterly magazine of practical, informative articles for practitioners. NR&E is published by th...
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Lao PDR and ADB: Celebrating 50 Years of Partnership
Over the past 50 years, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have worked to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in the ...
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Local Initiatives to link farmers to markets in upland Laos
Throughout Laos, local government and aid-supported rural development projects are promoting schemes to increase rural production. Only a few organizations have tried to tackle ...
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Primary results on the national assembly's election (2013)
The dataset describes information on the primary results of the national election in Cambodia . The data was collected from National Election Committee (NEC), the governmental b...
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Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in Thailand: Rapid Assessment
Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have had significant impacts on Thailand’s natural environment. According to the State of the Environment for 2002 developed by the Roya...
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Management Plan of Samaki Boeung Kro Chab community fishery
This community fishery management plan outlines the general situation, demographics, and socio-economic status of the community fishery, resources available in community fishery...
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Management Plan of Boeung Be 6 community fishery
Community fishery management plan outlines the general situation, demographics and socio-economic status of community fishery, the resources available in community fishery, fish...
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Management Plan of Anlong Kbal Krek Meanrith community fishery
Community fishery management plan outlines the general situation, demographics and socio-economic status of community fishery, the resources available in community fishery, fish...
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Lao PDR country technical note on indigenous peoples' issues
General report on the state of ethnic minority groups in Laos, with a focus on Lao Soung and Lao Theung
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Mangroves for the Future (2011). Thailand National Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2013
The execution under MFF national strategy and action plan to guide the second phase (2010-2013) implementation is intended to strengthen the cooperation of all partners includin...
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Disaster Risk in Asia and the Pacific Assessment, Management and Finance
Globalization and technology deepen value chains and production networks to the great benefit of producers and consumers—both domestic and foreign. But it also means that, above...