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Myanmar Forest Information and Data (2011 Update)
According to the U.N. FAO, 48.3% or about 31,773,000 ha of Myanmar is forested, according to FAO. Of this 10.0% ( 3,192,000 ) is classified as primary forest, the most...
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Navigating the Border: An Analysis of the China-Myanmar Timber Trade
In addition to socio-economic pressures, the combination of insufficient regulation in China and political instability in northern Myanmar has exacted a high ecological price....
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Forest Cover Change in Southeast Asia - The Regional Pattern
This document provides an overview of the present pattern of forest change in Southeast Asia at a regional scale. Areas of forest change were identified and approximately...
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Changes of Tax Laws to Reduce Tax Evasion and Illegal Trade in Myanmar
On 11 March 2014, the Myanmar Parliament approved the following changes of tax law in order to boost Myanmar economy and to encourage taxpayers to comply with the tax laws. The...
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Myanmar: UNPO Submission to the UN OHCHR Universal Periodic Review
The Unrepresented Nations and People's Organization (UNPO) is an International, Non-violent and Democratic Membership Organization. Its Members are indigenous peoples,...
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Timber Trade and Wood Flow–Study – Myanmar
The current study on wood demand and supply, and forest industries in the Union of Myanmar is a part of the Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Remote Greater...
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The legal framework of state land leases and concessions in the Lao PDR
Discussion paper on the legal framework of state land leases and concessions in Lao PDR. This paper summarizes the relevant laws and regulations and indicate contradictions in...
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Global Forest Resource Assessment 2010: Main Report
The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010 (FRA 2010) is the most comprehensive assessment of forests and forestry to date - not only in terms of the number of countries and...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: Country Report - Thailand
This is an FAO report. FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources...
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A Disharmonious Trade: China and the Continued Destruction of Burma’s Northern Frontier Forests
This is the third in a series of reports on illegal logging in Burma. It is based on field research carried out between 2005 and 2009 in Kachin State, along the Burma-China...
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Baseline Study 5, Thailand: Overview of Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
The data used for this report was collected by Kevin Woods and based on literature reviews as well as semistructured interviews with RFD officials, academics in Thai...
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Summary Report: ITTO Statistical Training Workshop
As Royal Forest Department (RFD) by Office of International Cooperation on Forestry had organized a workshop on Forest Products Statistic in Thailand, which was supported by...
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Does Land Tenure Security Enhance Sustainable Land Management? Evidence from Mountainous Regions of Thailand and Vietnam
Neoclassical theory states that land tenure security plays an important role in determining long-term investment for sustainable land use. The case studies from Thailand and...
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Land acquisition, investment, and development in the Lao coffee sector: successes and failures
Looking at the coffee sector in Laos, the authors of this article explore dimensions of the land grab debate that have not yet been sufficiently examined. Coffee concessionaires...
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Grounding global forest economies: resource governance and commodity power in rural Laos
A dissertation by Keith D. Barney for Graduate Program in Geography at York University documenting commodity production and state power shaping the forest and paper sector in...
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Forest Conversion in Lao PDR: Implications and Impacts of Expanding Land Investments
This policy brief examines the institutional and legal framework surrounding forest conversion in Lao PDR, giving special consideration to the social, environmental, and legal...
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Building the politics machine: tools for ‘resolving’ the global land grab
Article examines tools for 'resolving' global land grabs through study in Laos. Looks at property formalization and the connection between specific land grabs and larger...
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ប្រវត្តិសង្ខេបផ្នែកសេដ្ឋកិច្ចស្ដីពីការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្មឆ្នាំ២០១៤ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
ប្រវត្តិសង្ខេបសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនេះបង្ហាញអំពីសូចនាករ «ការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្ម» នៅកម្ពុជា។ ឯកសារនេះមានសារៈប្រយោជន៍សម្រាប់ធ្វើការប្រៀបធៀប និងផ្តល់ជាទិន្នន័យអំពីសូចនាករ...
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PM emphasizes Govt’s progresses and plans for national water management
Report on the Thai Government's progress and plans for national water management
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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
llegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems due to its potent ability to undermine national and regional efforts...