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Community Forestry in Myanmar: Some Field Realities
Myanmar’s Community Forestry programme began in with the Community Forestry Instruction of 1995. Since then over two hundred and fifty Forest User Groups have been formed across...
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SDG 10: Reducing inequalities – Concepts and approaches for development cooperation
Since the 1980s, the gap between rich and poor has been growing in many parts of the world. As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the reduction of inequality...
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Timber Flows and their Control in Thailand
This study has been undertaken to provide an understanding of the domestic, imported and exported timber flows in Thailand, and their control through the Royal Forestry Departme...
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Corporate social responsibility in lao
This study on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was commissioned by GIZ and BGR to inform the work of the Lao-German development cooperation programme‘ Economic De...
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Green Growth Opportunities for Asia
This paper assesses the low-carbon economy in Asia: how large it is today and how well it will fare in the future. Using patent and trade data, it analyzes the potential of Asia...
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Cambodia energy sector assessment, strategy, and road map
This sector assessment, strategy, and the road map (ASR) document the current analysis of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) analysis of the strategic investment priorities of th...
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Corruption Perception Index 2015
Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide. Not one of the 168 countries...
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Forest Plantation Act B.E. 2535 (1992) and Revisions
There shall be added a definition of “Forest by-product” between the definitions of “Plant” and “Sign” in section 3 of the Forest Plantation Act, B.E.2535 (1992).“ The land whic...
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Greeen Solutions For Livable Cities
This publication is authored by a multidisciplinary technical assistance team of experts. It shares solutions emerging from the GrEEEn Cities Initiative of the Asian Development...
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Due Diligence Timber – Thailand
The great majority of Thailand's wood processing industry is based on tree plantations (mainly rubber and acacia). Few of the illegalities associated with supplies from forest a...
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Viet Nam: Energy Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
This energy sector assessment, strategy, and road map for Viet Nam documents the current assessment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the strategic investment priorities ...
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Viet Nam Energy Sector Assessment, Strategy and Road Map
This energy sector assessment, strategy, and roadmap for Viet Nam documents the current assessment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the strategic investment priorities o...
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Climate change strategic plan for climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation in transport sector (Cambodia)
The Cambodian Government’s strategic plan on climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation in the transport sector. The document provides information on the current st...
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Assessing Financial Protection against Disasters: A Guidance Note on Conducting a Disaster Risk Finance Diagnostic
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank have worked in more than 50 countries to (i) quantify the economic and fiscal impact of disasters; (ii) take stock of existing mechanis...
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Emerging market for sustainable food in Bangkok
This paper analyses the process of change towards sustainable food consumption in Bangkok. The authors investigate how consumers and the system of provision interact in retail o...
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Land degradation in Laos: Materiality and discourses
Building on recent debates related to environment change an knowledge production, this paper examines the social construction and political outcomes of the current official disc...
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Mysterious Mekong: New Species Discoveries 2012-2013
An extraordinary 367 new species were discovered in the Greater Mekong in 2012 and 2013. Among the species newly described by scientists are 290 plants, 24 fish, 21 amphibians, ...
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Thailand’s New Transfer Pricing Guidelines
Transfer pricing refers to the sale of goods or services between branches of a company or subsidiary companies to a parent enterprise, and most countries instate some form of tr...
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Land Reform, Livelihoods and Poverty in Vietnam
The purpose of this background paper is to provide Oxfam with information, analysis and recommendations on a number of land-related issues in Vietnam which can then be used to d...
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Promoting land rights in Vietnam: A multi-sector advocacy coalition approach
Paper prepared for presentation at the “ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY”. The World Bank - Washington DC, April 8-11, 2013. "The paper begins with a political e...