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Current State of the Development and Implementation of the National Code of Harvesting Practices in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
U Khin Zaw, Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry
2003
A country paper presented by U Khin Zaw, Deputy General Manager (Planning), Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry, Union of Myanmar at the International Expert Meeting ...
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Timber Trade Country Profile - Myanmar
Myanmar
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF), Association Technique...
According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are primar...
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Cambodia's National Forest Programme: Framework document
Cambodia
Issue and policy briefs
Royal Government of Cambodia
2009
Cambodia's National Forest Programme is developed under observation of the principles for national forest programmes asset out by the UN Forum on Forests, as well as by national...
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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certifies Thailand’s chief logging agency
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Noel Rajesh
2001
In July 2001, Thailand’s chief logging agency, the state-owned Forestry Industry Organisation (FIO), received “sustainable management” certification of two teak plantations. Und...
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Impacts and Effectiveness of Logging Bans in Natural Forests: Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sureeratna Lakanavichian
2001
At the seventeenth session the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC), member countries requested FAO to implement a study of the efficacy of removing natural forests from timb...
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Navigating the Border: An Analysis of the China-Myanmar Timber Trade
China, Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Fredrich Kahrl, Horst Weyerhaeuser, Su Yufang
2004
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. T...
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The State of the World’s Forests 2018: Forests Pathways to Sustainable Development
Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO
2018
The 2018 edition of The State of the World’s Forests aims to do just that, presenting new information to help recognize these interlinkages and enhance our understanding of how ...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015: Desk Reference
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2015
This document is one of three main publications of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015). It contains data for most of the quantitative and Boolean variables c...
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Global Forest Resource Assessment 2010: Main Report
Cambodia, Timor-Leste, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
2010
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 pe...
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Identifying Conservation Issues in Kachin State
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Tint Lwin Thaung
2007
Kachin State in northern Myanmar is home to many biological hotspots, including subtropical moist forests, hill forests, alpine meadows and broadleaf and conifer forests (Olson ...
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Evaluation of the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade) 2004-2014
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
TEREA, S fof S & Top Perspective
2016
A team of eight experts has conducted an independent evaluation of eleven years (2004-2014) of implementation of the EU Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trad...
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Overview of UN-REDD
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Adam Gerrand, FAO
2014
This is a powerpoint presentation outlining the REDD+ Readiness activities organised by the UN-REDD program.
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Lao PDR Sustainable Forest Management and REDD+ Support Project
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of...
2015
An outline of the REDD+ project in Laos, specifically evaluating the readiness of the Luang Prabang province for its implementation.
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Preparing participatory village forest and agricultural land management agreements
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Thongphath Leuangkhamma, Somsak Sysomvang and Peter Jones
2001
The purpose of this technical booklet is to describe the procedures and methods for preparing participatory village forest and agricultural land management agreements, and to pr...
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Lao Agriculture Dev Strategy 2010
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ກະຊວງກະສິກຳແລະປ່າໄມ້
2010
Lao PDRMinistry of Agriculture and ForestryStrategy for Agricultural Development2011 to 2020Final DraftVientiane15thSeptember, 2010Sector Framework, Vision and GoalsAgriculture ...
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Communal land titling for securing sustainable bamboo value chains
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
JF Kibler, LIWG
2014
This presentation is about a communal land titling project in Huaphanh province and covers the background of the project, expected benefits, challenges, and plans for the future...
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Mangrove Forest Conservation in Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sonjai Havanond
1997
In Thailand, Mangrove forests along the country's coastlines totaled an area of approximately 367,900 hectares in 1961. Unfortunately, between 1975 and 1993, a large proportion ...
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Rates and Drivers of Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012
Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daniel R. Richards, Daniel A. Friess
2016
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and coasta...