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Land degradation in the Lao PDR: Discourses and policy

t is notably argued that forest clearing increases rainfall runoff which, in turn, fosters soil erosion. Increased runoff also alters hydrological regimes and increases the frequency and ntensity of floods and droughts while, at the same time, eroded sediments accumulate in the streams and silt up wetlands and reservoirs. As presented by the Laotian authorities

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Document type Advocacy and promotional materials
Language of document
  • English
Topics Land
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
Province(s)
  • Houaphanh
  • Luangnamtha
  • Luangprabang
  • Xayabouly
Copyright Yes
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© 2009 Elsevier Ltd.
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journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/landusepol Correspondence address: IRD, P.O. Box 5992, Vientiane, Lao Democratic People’s Republic. Tel.: +856 20 59 39 443; fax: +856 21 41 29 93. E-mail address: g.lestrelin@gmail.com
Author (individual) Guillaume Lestrelin
Co-author (coorporate) University of Durham, Durham, UK b IRD, UR 176, Vientiane, Lao Democratic People’s Republic
Publication place lao
Publisher University of Durham, Durham, UK b IRD, UR 176, Vientiane, Lao Democratic People’s Republic
Publication date 2009
Pagination 16
Date uploaded May 17, 2018, 14:01 (UTC)
Date modified June 8, 2018, 02:03 (UTC)