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REDD PLUS and Cambodia: Engaging Community Views and Participation
With the Readiness Plan approved by the UN-REDD and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, in 2011 a group of civil society organisations (CSOs) identified a need to raise awar...
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Joint proclamation no. 1451 on Ministry of Mines and Energy’s public service and penalty fee
This joint proclamation decides on 10 articles on Ministry of Mines and Energy’s public service and penalty fee.
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Design options for a forest carbon legal framework for Lao PDR: Drawing lessons from across the globe
This study looks at the possible design options that could form the basis of a legal framework for carrying out forest carbon activities and investments in Laos by both public a...
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Community forestry adaptation roadmap to 2020 for Lao PDR
Community-based forest management in Lao PDR lacks strong legal standing. However, the legal revision process currently underway promises increased rights for communities over...
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Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing labor-in...
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From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals [opinion]
The article provides an analysis on the difficulties of transitioning from the MDGs to SDGs, and the progress developing countries have made in doing so.
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[Draft] Initial Environmental and social impact assessment:Economic land concession of Sethikula Co., Ltd
Sithikula is the limited company in Cambodia and requests the Royal Government of Cambodia through the provincial governor and the senior minister of environment the land amount...
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Rethinking investments in natural resources: China's emerging role in the Mekong region
This scoping study is part of a research project entitled Understanding China as an Actor in the Mekong Region, jointly implemented by the Heinrich Böll ...
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Economic evaluation of wetland ecosystems in Lao PDR - Case Study: Boung Kiat Ngong Wetlands
Boung Kiat Ngong (BKN) is a rural wetland located in Phathomphone District, Champasak Province and plays an important role for local residents in term of providing direct and in...
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The Government-Donor Coordination Committee (GDCC) and Technical Working Groups (TWGs) in Cambodia: A Review
Since December 2004, the TWG-GDCC mechanism has proceeded largely on a "learning by doing" basis. Over the past 18 months, some TWGs are perceived to have functioned well, som...
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Swidden, Rubber and Carbon: Can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia
Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). Today the ecological bounty of this region is th...
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Green investment delivers growth: Key findings of GGGI's green industry scenario for Cambodia
The industrial sector in Cambodia is a driver of economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew from 17% in 1998 to ...
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Urbanization projection 2010-2030
UN HABITAT projections for percentage of urbanization of populations across the Lower Mekong. It shows urban population level at 2010, and projected additional urban population ...
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Assessment of existing fund mechanisms under Cambodian Law for a national REDD+ fund
This report is about the assessment of existing fund mechanism under Cambodia’s law for a national REDD+fund. The aim of this report is to support the first step in a process fo...
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Implementation of disaster risk reduction and management policies in a school setting in Lao PDR: a case study
This study aimed to clarify the present situation to inform better implementation strategies on disaster risk reduction and management in a school setting focused on fire disast...
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Vietnam water resources - problems required for completing the policy and legislation on water resources
The article includes 4 parts: (i) Overview of water resources in Vietnam (ii) 8 major issues of water resources in Vietnam (iii) System of legal documents on water resources and...
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Rescaling and Reordering Nature–Society Relations: The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Dam and Laos–Thailand Electricity Networks
This article seeks to interrogate these links, showing how the hydrological flows of the XBF River are now transformed by regional power grids that are heavily shaped by fluctua...
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Management Plan of Boung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site,Phathomphone District, Champasak Province, Lao PDR 2013-2017
A 2013-2017 management plan for the Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, one of two sites in Laos recognised by the Ramsar convention. This document is based on recommendations from the Ra...
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Asian Water Development Outlook 2016: Strengthening water security in Asia and the Pacific
Asian Water Development Outlook 2016 briefly describes the overview of the water security in Asia and the Pacific and explains how the Asia and the Paci...
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Baseline Study 4, Myanmar: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
Myanmar remains one of the world’s only countries with no prohibitions on log exports. The country provides much coveted teak and other hardwood logs to the region and beyond. S...