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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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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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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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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...
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Opposition to proposed Stung Cheay Areng Dam
The site for proposed 260-MW Stung Cheay Areng Dam is located in Central Cardamom Protected Forest. China-based Sinohydro Resources is contracted by the Cambodian government for...
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Open budget survey 2015: Results for Vietnam
Results of the Open Budget Survey 2015 for Vietnam. The Open Budget Survey evaluates national governments on three pillars of budget transparency and accountability: budget tran...
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Tyrants, Tycoons and Tigers: Yuzana Company Ravages Burmas Hugawng Valley
A bitter land struggle is unfolding in northern Burma’s remote Hugawng Valley. Farmers that have been living for generations in the valley are defying one of the country’s most ...
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Women in Natural Disasters:Indicative Findings in Unraveling Gender in Institutional Responses
As the ASEAN moves toward efforts at responding to natural disaters as a region, it has yet to fully integrate the gender approach in its regional disaster response. Already in...
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Guide to Legal and Responsible Sourcing
This guideline is developed for reference only regarding the rules and regulations outlined for sourcing timber legally within Vietnam. It is not intended and should not be...
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ANFREL final report: 2002 Cambodia commune/sangkat council elections
The report was the result of ANFREL's missions to observe Cambodia's 2002 commune council elections from 25 December 2001 to 25 February 2002. A group of nine experienced long-t...
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The criminal justice system and community-based treatment of offenders in Thailand
Responsibility for the administration of criminal law in Thailand is shared by several governmental organizations (including the police, the courts and the correctional departme...