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Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing...
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Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Introduction about 54 ethnic minority groups in Vietnam: homeland, linguistic families, and ethnic diversity throughout country
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Chapter 8 Vietnam - A Widening Poverty Gap for Ethnic Minorities (Excerpt from book: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development)
Vietnam has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world in recent years. However, ethnic groups in this country may not equally share the benefit of this wealth...
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Indigenous people in Vietnam
Vietnam is considered a multi-ethnic country with 54 recognized ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minority groups. Although the country voted in favor of UNDRIP, it does not...
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Green Desert: Communities in Tanintharyi Renounce the MSPP Oil Palm Concession 2016
This report argues that the Myanmar Stark Prestige Plantation (MSPP) case highlights the environmental and social risks of oil palm expansion in Myanmar and advocates that the...
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កំណត់ត្រាសង្ខេបស្តីពីធុរកិច្ចនិងសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស ស្តីពីការ៖ ទប់ស្កាត់ ការកាត់បន្ថយ និងការដោះស្រាយការរំលោភសិទិ្ធនានាពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបញ្ហាដីធ្លីក្នុងព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា
គោលបំណងនៃកំណត់ត្រាសង្ខេបនេះ គឺដើម្បីកំណត់រកឱ្យឃើញនូវបញ្ហាសំខាន់ៗដែលទាក់ទងនឹងសិទ្ធិមនុស្សក្នុងវិស័យធុរកិច្ចនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា តាមរយៈការវិភាគលើទំ...
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Turning Land into Capital, Turning People into Labour: Primitive Accumulation and the Arrival of Large-Scale Economic Land Concessions in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
In recent years the government of Laos has provided many foreign investors with large-scale economic land concessions to develop plantations. These concessions have resulted in...
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Agrosilvopastoral systems in northern Thailand and northern Laos: Minority peoples’ knowledge versus government policy
Traditional agrosilvopastoral systems have been an important component of the farming systems and livelihoods of thousands of ethnic minority people in the uplands of mainland...
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The ‘Karen Consensus’, Ethnic Politics and Resource-Use Legitimacy in Northern Thailand
Recent Thai research on Karen ethnicity and resource management places significant emphasis on rotational shifting cultivation (rai mun wian) . A broad consensus has emerged...
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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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“Indigenous Practices for Sustainable Social Development: Summary Workshop Repor
Indigenous people play a key role in the domestication, conservation and adaptation of genetic resources and agricultural biodiversity, not just for their immediate surroundings...
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Traditional Customary Laws and Indigenous Peoples in Asia
For years, traditional laws – or customary laws – in Asia have been eroded. This report argues that remaining customary laws should be retained and discusses the extent to which...
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ការរួមចំណែកនៃទិន្នន័យទូលាយក្នុងការគាំពារជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច សុវត្ថិភាពដីធ្លី និងនិរន្តរភាពនៃធនធានធម្មជាតិ
គោលបំណងរួមនៃរបាយការណ៍នេះគឺដើម្បីតាមដានលើការស្រាវជ្រាវដែលចង់ស្វែងយល់ពីទំហំនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ទិន្នន័យស្ថិតិទាក់ទងទៅនឹងជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនៅក្នុងគម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នានានៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ គោលបំណ...
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ការប្រើប្រាស់ទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយ និងផែនទីឌីជីថល ដើម្បីប្រមូលតឹកតាងសម្រាប់កំណត់ និងការពារដីធ្លីរបស់ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច រួមទាំងធនធាននានានៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
កិច្ចការស្រាវជ្រាវនេះបានពិនិត្យការគំរាមកំហែងមកលើដី និងធនធានរបស់ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងការលំបាកនៃដំណើរការទទួលបានសិទ្ធកាន់កាប់ដីសមូហភាព។ ការសិក្សាបានរកឃើញថា ផែនទីឌ...
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គោលនយោបាយ ស្តីពី ការចុះបញ្ជីដី និងសិទ្ធិប្រើប្រាស់ដីសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច
គោលបំណងនៃគោលនយោបាយនេះគឺ ដើម្បីធ្វើការចុះបញ្ជីដីសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ដើម្បីធានាដល់សុវត្ថិភាពការកាន់កាប់ដីធ្លី និងការកាត់បន្ថយភាពក្រីក្រ ការអភិវឌ្ឍសេដ...
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អនុក្រឹត្យលេខ៨៣ ស្តីពី នីតិវិធីនៃការចុះបញ្ជីដីសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច
អនុក្រឹត្យនេះមានគោលបំណងកំណត់គោលការណ៍ នីតិវិធី និងយន្តការសម្រាប់ការចុះបញ្ជីដីសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចជាកម្មសិទ្ធសមូហភាព ក្នុងគោលបំណងផ្តល់សិទ្ធិស្របច្បាប់ក្...
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What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights? An introduction and comparison of Safeguards and Participation Mechanisms
As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework...
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The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture,...
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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Laos-Lao Soung
The page gives update information on Lao ethnic groups known as Lao highlanders or Lao Soung. Most Lao Soung grow upland rice, maize, and opium traditionally. Major ethnic...
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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Tai and other hill people
Tribal Lao Tai live in the higher valleys and on the middle slopes of the mountains in northern Laos (and in adjacent areas of south-west China, north Thailand and north-west...