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Junta’s attempt to ‘return forest’ hurts the poor
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kongpob Areerat
2014
This is an article about reclaiming land by the Royal Forest Department officials from the farmers in Mae Ngao National Park in the northern province of Mae Hong Son.
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Marine Knowledge Hub
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Marine Knowledge Hub was developed under the Knowledge Management of National Marine Interest Project funded by Thailand Research Fund. The main objective is to establish a netw...
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Illegal Logging Portal Thailand
Thailand
Archived web content
Chatham House
The Illegal Logging Portal, hosted and maintained by Chatham House, provides information on illegal logging and the trade in illegal timber. It provides an overview of some of t...
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SmartWood’s certification of the Forest Industry Organisation - FIO’s history
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Chris Lang
2003
Thailand’s Forest Industry Organisation was established in January 1947 as a state-owned forestry enterprise. Operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, FIO w...
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Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN)
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
UN Forum on Forests
The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) carries out its forest financing activities through the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN). In 2015, the Economic and Social Cou...
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Forest monitoring designed for action
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Global Forest Watch
Discover the world’s forests through data Explore over 100 global and local data sets to learn about conservation, land use, forest communities, and much more. This page intr...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
2013
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Alice Catherine Hughes
2017
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species, a...
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Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
We Can End Poverty
A brief description of Millennium Development Goal 8
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Goal 9: Build Resilient Infrastructure, Promote Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Foster Innovation
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
UN Statistics Division
2018
Sustainable Development Goal 9 addresses three important aspects of sustainable development: infrastructure, industrialization and innovation. Infrastructure provides the basic ...
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A Global Perspective on SDG 9
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
UN-DESA
2017
2017 HLFP Thematic Review of SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. This background note has been deve...
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Laos - Access to electricity
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Trading Economics
2016
Breakdown along demographic lines, such as rural-urban, of the sections of the population that have access to electricity.
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Hydropower in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Department of Energy Business, Ministry of Energy and Mines
2014
A government-provided overview of the major sources of hydropower in Laos.
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Energy sector to become major GDP contributor in Laos: minister
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Xinhuanet
2016
Brief article about comments issued by a Lao official on predictions about the continuing growth of the energy sector in Laos
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Goal 11-Cities Will Play an Important Role in Achieving the SDGs
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kristie Daniel, UN Chronicle
2014
A vision for cities has never been more important than it is today. More than half of the world’s inhabitants live in cities and this migration trend is expected to continue. By...
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Goal 11: Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
UN Statistics Division
2018
The pace of urban growth has been unprecedented. Around the turn of the century, for the first time in history, urban dwellers outnumbered their rural counterparts, and by 2015,...
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City Prosperity Initiative
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat’s City Prosperity Initiative (CPI) is a global initiative that enables city authorities, as well as local and national stakeholders, to identify opportunities and pot...
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Sakon Nakhon Court jails villagers for forest encroachment
Thailand
Archived web content
Anne Sadler and William Lee, The Isaan Record
2015
Article about jailing villagers for forest encroachment in the Thai village of Sakon Nakhon.
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Commercial Registration According to Commercial Registration Act B.E.2499
Thailand
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Department of Business Development, Ministry of Commerce of the...
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World Population Dashboard Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
UNFPA
2017
This dashboard gives an overview of the population in Lao PDR, with factors like maternal and newborn health.