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  • Freshwater Ecoregions of the Mekong Basin

    This dataset was created from Hydrosheds level 3 dataset to represent approximate freshwater ecoregions of the Mekong basin. Based upon the WWF freshwater ecoregions dataset whi...

  • Sub-decree No.97 on the clearing of 32.5102 hectares of land, located in Preah Sihanouk City, Preah Sihanouk province, from Prek Teuk Sab Kbal Chhay Multi-purpose use areas, established by sub-decree No.116, issued on 05 June 2016, and being reclassified as state private land, and grant ownership to local people who in actual fact occupied the land

    This Sub-decree shows 32.5102 hectares of land located in Preah Sihanouk City, Preah Sihanouk province, was cut from Prek Teuk Sab Kbal Chhay Multi-purpose use areas. This was ...

  • Sub-decree No. 90 on the modification of Ta Mok lake (Buoeng Kob Srov) in Phnom Penh

    2,985,472 square meters of land as established in the sub-decree No.20, issued on 03 February 2016, on defining the Ta Mok lake as a public state property were​ ceded and reclas...

  • Sub-decree No. 92 on the reclassification from public state property to private state property

    This Sub-decree shows three land parcels in Phnom Penh underwent reclassification from state public property to state private property: (1) Daun Penh District Gendarmerie Base, ...

  • Arsenic concentration hotspots in Cambodia (2010)

    This vector dataset provides the arsenic concentration hotspots in Cambodia, as provided by Cambodia Well Map database. Data were provided to ODC in raster format by Save Cambod...

  • Biodiversity, Human Rights and Business in Myanmar

    This briefing paper explores the relationship between biodiversity, human rights, society and business in Myanmar, with particular reference to the oil and gas, mining and touri...

  • Law on Fisheries

    This law aims to ensure the management of natural resources and fisheries and the livelihood of the local community for social, economic and environmental benefits, including th...

  • A Visit to the Mother River

    The Mekong, which local people call their Mother River (or Mae Khong), is central to Chiang Khong’s way of life. However, its environment has been damaged as special economic zo...

  • Northern villagers feel 'zoned' out

    The news of a Special Economic Zone on their doorstep was of little concern to the laid-back community in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai. They had their forest, or “natural...

  • The river ‘is not for sale’ warn Mekong villages

    The locals of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand describe their lives as “three days of fishing, two days of drying the nets”. They fish the river in the rainy season, then as the ...

  • Climate change vulnerability mapping for greater Mekong sub-region

    It is well recognized that the impacts of climate change pose a serious threat to socio-economic, environment, and people’s livelihoods,particularly those in developing cou...

  • Impacts of mineral exploitation on forests and biodiversity in 2015

    This report focuses on: Impacts of mining activities on forest resources and biodiversity in Minh Son commune; Benefit-sharing between the mining companies and the local communi...

  • Indigenous knowledge and customary law in natural resource management: Experiences in Yunnan, China and Haruku, Indonesia

    Lands and territories inhabited by most indigenous peoples across the globe are rich in natural resources. Through generations of experimentation and as custodians, the indigeno...

  • Status of Indigenous Peoples’ lands, territories and resources in Asia

    Indigenous Peoples, because of their subordination and distinctiveness from mainstream cultures and polities, have been and still are subjected to gross human rights violations,...

  • Research on the Roles and Contributions of Indigenous Women in Sustainable Forest Management in Mekong Countries

    Indigenous women depend daily on the forests to supply the needs of their families for food, water, livelihood, firewood, shelter and health care.

  • Risks of Belt and Road Initiative Projects in ASEAN

    This paper mainly analyzes the three most salient risks, namely fiscal risk, governance risk and environmental risk host countries of BRI might confront. First, the implementati...

  • Press release No. 490 of the Ministry of Environment on the state land registration of Pream Krasaob wildlife sanctuary in Koh Kong province and Phnom Prech wildlife sanctuary in Mondulkiri province

    According to this press release, the Peam Krasaob wildlife sanctuary in Koh Kong province and Phnom Prech wildlife sanctuary in Mondulkiri province were registered as state land...

  • Vietnam 2035: Toward Prosperity, Creativity, Equity and Democracy

    The year 2015 marks 70 years since Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence, 40 years since Reunification, and just short of 30 years from the launch of Doi Moi, which catapulted t...

  • Evidence of water quality degradation in Lower Mekong Basin revealed by self organizing map

    A report analysis by Ratha Chea, Gaël Grenouillet, Sovan Lek on evidence of water quality degradation in Lower Mekong Basin revealed by self organizing map, published in the Low...

  • Brief of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Systems Diagnostic

    This brief provides understanding of Myanmar EIA systems and recommendations towards their strengthing.

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