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White paper on universal trusted credentials: Transforming access to finance for MSMEs and beyond
This report outlines the transformative potential of UTCs and describes the UTC framework, potential use cases, coordination structures, recommended policies, and modes of engag...
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Mekong EIA Briefing: Environmental Impact Assessment Comparative Analysis In Lower Mekong Countries
The objective of this Report is to conduct a comparative analysis of EIA laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines in the Lower Mekong countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Th...
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Draft Law on Association, 7th version
This Law provides for the right on establishing association of Vietnamese citizens; organization and operation of associations and State management of associations.
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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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Vietnam's Second National Communication to The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
With the financial and technical assistance from the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission ...
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Penal Law, 2005 [Lao PDR]
The role of the Penal Law is to safeguard the political, economic and social system of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the property of the State, collectives and individua...
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IMF statement to 2014 round table implementation meeting in Lao PDR
IMF statement to the attendees at the 2014 Round Table Implementation Meeting in Lao PDR on the state of the Lao economy, poverty reduction, and fiscal stability.
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Encourage attention
Projects on land and natural resource network data Introduction Introduction Problems with land-use conflicts cause landowners Problems arise as a result of the use of unsuitab...
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Participatory land use planning mnual village and village cluster levels – Draft, March 2009
The Family Land Tenure Analysis Form would allow the DLMA to see how long a parcel has been developed, whether the type of land is “permanent” or “non permanent”, and any docume...
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Mekong Region Water Resources Decision-makingNational Policy and Legal Frameworks vis-à-vis World Commission on Dams Strategic Priorities
The Environment Management Standards for Electricity Projects as well as resettlement policy and guidelines on involuntary resettlement state that an affected person is entitled...
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Law No. 60/2005/QH11 dated 29 November 2005, on Enterprise
This Law prescribes the establishment, management, and operation of limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, partnerships and private enterprises of all economic sect...
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Human Development Reports: Lao People's Democratic Republic
This webpage provides an overview of human development indicators and the human development index for Lao PDR.
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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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Food Security
Policy brief on food security.
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Agribusiness Models for Inclusive Growth in Myanmar: Diagnosis and Ways Forward (WORKING PAPER)
The objective of this study is to provide strategic policy priorities for attracting agribusiness investments and managing land resources for inclusive and sustainable developme...
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Maha Shwe Zabu Co., Ltd._Environmental Management Plan for Gold Mining_Plot KMS-13
This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is prepared for the gold mining site: KMS-13 in Si Khan Gyi Village Tract, Mansi Township, Bhamo District, Kachin State, to reduce and ...
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Supporting Policy Dialogue for Farmers and Agribusiness for 10 year, 2016
Policy dialogue does not automatically lead to better policy implementation, but the SSWG-FAB has provided decision-makers with cases, analysis and opinions, from multiple sour...
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Agricultural Land Reform Act B.E. 2518 (1975)
This Act improves concerning rights and holding of agricultural land, including allocation of places for living on such agricultural land, whereby the state bri...
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Burma’s New Labor Law: Built to Fail or Shifting Toward Democracy?
Burma has long been known as a black hole for human rights. But the new leadership of the military junta hopes to shed its pariah image by loosening its oppressive policies. And...
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CITES I-II-III Timber Species Manual
The CITES Appendixes I-II-III Timber Species Manual provides the procedures for the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora an...