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The Prospects for Sustainable Rubber in the Mekong Region: An Assessment of Emerging Initiatives
Mekong
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Miles Kenney-Lazar
2022
This study presents a detailed comparison of three emergent voluntary frameworks on sustainable natural rubber, which seek to influence investors and buyers in the Mekong countr...
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Streaming the establishment of community protected areas (CPAS) in Cambodia
Cambodia
Issue and policy briefs
Florian Rock
2022
This Policy Brief is the first in a series of three that have been compiled as input into the revision of the Protected Areas Law (2008) based on a comprehensive review of docum...
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Case study: A glimpse into women's customary forest tenure practices in Lao PDR: Access, use, and management rights of women in customary tenure systems in Mai District, Phongsali province.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Case studies
Phetsakhone Somphongbouthakanh, Natalie Y. Campbell and Violaine Fourile
2022
This case study will first examine village level perceptions of customary land tenure in two villages in the Mai district of Phongsali province. It will then unpack customary l...
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Key Themes in Land Governance: Synopses of Research, Policy and Action in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daniel Hayward, Philip Hirsch, and Natalia Scurrah , The Regional...
2021
The Mekong region is marked by particular kinds of historical and contemporary land uses, social relations around land, interactions within and across national borders, and patt...
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State of Land in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, the...
2019
In a region in rapid transition, understanding the changing role and contribution of land in development is critical to inform policy, planning and practices towards a sustainab...
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The recognition of customary tenure in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jeremy Ironside
2017
This study begins with a broad overview of customary tenure arrangements in Lao PDR, followed by a discussion of key policy changes over the past 30 years that have impacted on ...
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Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Case studies
Thoumthone Vongvisouk, PhD, Michael Dwyer, PhD
2016
A rubber case study by Thoumthone Vongvisouk, PhD and Michael Dwyer, PhD on Falling rubber prices in Northern Laos: local responses and policy options. The report highlights the...
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Guiding principles towards responsible agricultural investment in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
James Lette, Justine Sylvester, Vanida Khouangvichit
2017
A discussion note from Mekong Region Land governance (MRLG) summarizing findings and recommendations of a multi-stakeholder initiative and study tour conducted in Southern Laos,...
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Large-Scale Land Acquisitions for Agricultural Development in Myanmar: A Review of Past and Current Processes
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Celine Allaverdian, U San Thein, Jean-Christophe Diepart, U Hlwan...
2018
The objective of this study is to provide a synthesis of historical and contemporary processes of large-scale land acquisition for agricultural development in Myanmar. It relies...
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They will need land!
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jean-Christophe Diepart , Mekong Region Land Governance
2016
A report by Jean-Christophe Diepart on They Will Need Land, The current land tenure situation and future land allocation needs of smallholder farmers in Cambodia.
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Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook
Myanmar
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Celine Allaverdian, Julia Fogerite, Natalia Scurrah, Si Thu Than Htike
2017
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s first edition guidebook to customary tenure in Myanmar provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society ...
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Civil society participation in land policy making: the innovative experience of Myanmar’s pre-consultation on the National Land Use Policy
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Eben Forbes
2017
A discussion paper on civil society's participation in land policy-making, focused on the pre-consultation phase of Myanmar's National Land Use Policy. Written by Eben Forbes,...
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Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar
Myanmar
Case studies
U San Thein, Khin Pyae Sone and Jean-Christophe Diepart
2017
This study presents a country-wide quantitative analysis of the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission reports that were released to the public. The aim is not just to anal...
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The political economy of land governance in the Mekong Region
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Philip Hirsch, Natalia Scurrah
2015
This report presents a political-economic analysis of land governance at the regional level, focusing on the Mekong Region. The primary emphasis is on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar an...
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The Political Economy of Land Governance in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Natalia Scurrah, Kevin Woods, Philip Hirsch
2015
This country report commences with a brief identification of the political-economic context that sets the parameters for existing land governance and for reform in Myanmar. It ...
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The political economy of land governance in Cambodia
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Natalia Scurrah, Philip Hirsch
2015
A 2015 report published by Mekong Region Land Governance project (MRLG) issue of land governance in Cambodia. Land governance is an inherently political-economic issue. This rep...
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Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: Workshop Outcomes
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Mekong Regional Land Governance
2017
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...
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Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: An Online Dialogue, Summary Report
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)
2017
Summary report of Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s online dialogue on 'Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region' held in 2017, containing justification for the...
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Mekong Region Customary Tenure Workshop
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Mekong Region Land Governance
20177
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...