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Linking FLEGT and REDD+ to Improve Forest Governance
For the past decade or so, developing countries have engaged in a variety of new international initiatives aiming at improving forest management and governance. The prevailing...
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Lao People's Democratic Republic's Constitution of 1991 with Amendments through 2003
This Constitution is the constitution of the people’s democratic regime in our country. It recognises the great achievements of our people in the course of their struggles for ...
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Data protection in the context of indigenous peoples in Cambodia
Indigenous people’s rights in Cambodia have recently gained greater recognition, notably within the scope of land ownership. Acknowledgement of these rights has not led to a ver...
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Income options for the poorest of the poor: the case of cardamom in northern Laos
This study examines the potential of cardamom for poverty alleviation and sustainable rural development under conditions of increased resource scarcity in the uplands of norther...
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Protected Area Governance and Equitable Access in the Lao PDR
This report provides eight recommendations for implementing the concept of equitable access in the governance of protected areas, particularly in the Lao PDR. First, formalize a...
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FAOSTAT country profile - Myanmar
A profile of Myanmar by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Data is provided on economic indicators; food, nutrition and food security; population and l...
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Negotiating post-resettlement livelihoods: the Chinese special economic zone and its impact in northwestern Laos
Special economic zones (SEZs) are often employed by the state as a development mechanism to attract foreign direct investment and as a key engine for rural transformation. Drawi...
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Rubber Boom in Luang Namtha: A Transnational Perspective
This study takes a cross-border and comparative perspective in examining Luang Namtha’s rubber boom, focusing on stakeholder relationships (between villagers, governments, and...
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‘Voluntary’ Migration in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) (GoL) seeks to transform what it considers to be a traditional, rural economy into a modernised, market-oriented system ...
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Profitability and opportunity of conservation agriculture in acid savannah grasslands of Laos 2013
Four years after the conversion of the native savannah grasslands into agricultural land, the evalu-ation, in controlled experimental plots, of CAvs. CTeffects on soil productiv...
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Oudomxay NTFP Exchange Meeting 14 to -17 March 2005
This is the report of a four-day exchange meeting between organizations working on Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in Oudomxay Province. The goal of the meeting was to promot...
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June Cement Industry Ltd._Initial Environmental Examination for Construction of Jetty in Kyaikmaraw Township
June Cement Industry Limited proposed to conduct the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) report for proposed jetty construction, at near Kaw Pa Naw Village, Kyaikmaraw Tow...
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Country Forest Note : Vietnam
This Country Forest Note (CFN) provides an upstream analysis of the status of forests and of investments and policies relevant to the forest sector in Vietnam. It looks at fores...
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The Geography of Security: Coercion, Comparative Advantage and Population Management Work in Contemporary Laos
In early 1988, Laoss Council of Ministers issued an instruction to the nations ministries, state committees, mass organizations, provinces and municipalities. Titled stepping up...
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Assessment of the environmental and social impacts created by the VLRC industrial rubber plantation and proposed environmental and social plans
Vietnam General Rubber Corporation entered into an Authorisation and Licence Agreement with the Government of Lao PDR on the 18th of January 2005 for the devel...
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Small island tourism development plan implementation: The case of Koh Tao, Thailand
This article examines the implementation of tourism development plans in Thailand, focusing on the island of Koh Tao as a case study. It examines the applicability of plan imple...
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Regional FPIC Handbook: Practicing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in ASEAN Customary Tenure Systems in Forested Landscapes
The Regional FPIC Handbook: Practicing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent in ASEAN Customary Tenure Systems in Forested Landscapes was developed in collaboration with the ASEAN S...
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A Dangerous Unselfishness – Learning from Strike Actions
We are living in an era of unprecedented wealth coupled with unprecedented inequality. Richest one percent of the global population owns the 82% of the wealth created in 2017.2 ...
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[Draft] Environmental impact assessment for Lower Sesan 2 hydropower project in Stung Treng province, Cambodia
The length of the main dam is 8km with crest 83m above the sea level and 40m above the river. The Lower Sesan II is located in Sesan district, Stung Treng province, Cambodia a...
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Eighth National Five Year Socio-Economic Development Plan
The Five Year National Socio-Economic Development Plan VIII (2016-2020) (8th NSEDP) is a means of implementing the National Strategy on Socio-Economic Development until 2025 and...