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Balancing the returns to catchment management: The economic value of conserving natural forests in Sekong, Lao PDR
A study on the economic returns of conserving forests in Sekong, Laos. The study explores the costs to Laos if natural forest regeneration (NFR) schemes were not undertaken. The...
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The Trading of Agro-forest Products and Commodities in the Northern Mountainous Region of Laos
The purpose of this study is to clarify the trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities by analyzing commercial activities and private traders in a mountainous region. Th...
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Growing up together with the forest: the unique relationship between the forest and indigenous Karen people of Kamoethway
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Decree on Management of the Importation and Use of Chemicals Destroying Ozone Class No. 162 / ND of 13 October 2003
Decree on Management of the Importation and Use of Chemicals Destroying Ozone Class No. 162 / ND of 13 October 2003
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Economy Profile of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Doing Business 2019
Sixteenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2019 covers 11 areas of business regulation. Ten of these areas - starti...
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Navigating the way through the market: A first assessment of contract farming in Luang Namtha
Aims at evening up the responsibilities and benefits between stakeholders, whereby the farmers contribute land and labor
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Legal analysis of communal land and communal title in the Lao PDR July, 2009
The purpose of this brief report is to gather, review and analyze the current 1 legislation relevant to collective property, to make suggestions for modifications to the Right...
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Involvement of civil society organizations in the FLAG/VPA process in Lao PDR 2016
To report to members about the involvement of Lao CSO FLEGT committees in the process, To have consultation with Lao CSO FLEGT members on the activities of the network in FLEGT,...
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Forest degradation in Cambodia: an assessment of monitoring options in the central cardamom protected forest
The report is about an assessment of monitoring in the central cardamom protected forest (CCPF). The assessment involves three different stages including 1) define biomass...
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The political economy of land governance in Lao PDR 2015
n summary, Laos has moved through several key tran-sitions from the colonial period, to wartime, to a period of inwardly-focused socialist practice, to a more outwardly oriented...
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The Role of Special Economic Zones in Improving Effectiveness of Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors
The paper brings together the wider literature and the GMS evidence to assess the arguments and modalities for harnessing SEZs for border development. The report concludes with ...
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Paradigm Trap: The Development Establisments Embrace of Myanmar and How to Break Loose
Is it possible for Myanmar to take a path to sustainable development that would avoid the pitfalls of the orthodox development paradigm? This report argues that this is not only...
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Agricultural change in Lao PDR: Pragmatism in the face of adversity
This thesis examines current agricultural systems in Xieng Ngeun District, in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR and the economic and agrarian transition occurring at individual, c...
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Voluntary National Review on the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The Voluntary National Review underscores the commitment of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It summarizes ...
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The economics of land fragmentation in the north of Vietnam
The aim of the paper is to investigate the current situation of land fragmentation in the North of Vietnam, its effects and relationship to crop productivity. Comparative static...
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Exec Summary - Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower Sector
မှနြှာန ိုငငြံ ရအောားလွှပစြဈထိုတလြိုပရြေားကဏျဍသညြ ှှံှေ့ပှ ှုားရေားအရကာငအြထညရြှာြှှု ကနဦားအဆငြ့တြှငသြာ ရှ ရန ရသားသညြ့အြတှကြ လွှပစြဈထိုတလြိုပြှှုက ို ပတဝြနြားက ငြ နှငြ့ြ လူှှုရော...
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Shifting Cultivation in Laos: Transitions in Policy and Perspective
This report addresses the complex issue of shifting cultivation, which was brought up at the 2011 Round Table Implementation Meeting between the Lao government and international...
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Water Security Index Concept: Thailand's Water Security Situation in the Context of the World
During RIO+20 meeting, the sustainable green economy for protecting environmental health via income increasing and poor eradication were discussed. The successful countries for ...
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Thailand Economic Monitor: Thailand in the Time of COVID-19
The Thailand Economic Monitor (TEM) reports on key developments in Thailand’s economy over the past six months, situates these changes in the context of global trends and Thaila...
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Civil Society Recommendations on the Future of VPAs: Making Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) Work for Forests, People and the Climate
This briefing note is intended to contribute to the ongoing debate about future support to the European Union (EU) Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Pl...