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World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Laos-Lao Theung
The page offer information on Lao ethnic group: Lao Theung. Most Lao Theung are nomadic; they commonly live in upland areas. Originated from Mon-Khmer, they practice swidden...
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Government of Laos and policies supporting gender equality and ethnic diversity
A handout that covers Lao law and treaties on women's rights and equality for ethnic groups.
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The geography of poverty and inequality in the Lao PDR
A breakdown of economic inequality and resource access in Laos based on geography.
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Gender and poverty issues in the forest regions of northern Lao PDR
In this study, Participatory Poverty Assessment (livelihood matrix, food seasonal calendars, mobility maps, SWOT analysis and problem cause analysis) was conducted in the 12...
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Stable forest cover under increasing populations of swidden cultivators in central Laos: The roles of intrinsic culture and extrinsic wildlife trade
The purpose of this research is to attempt to quantitatively confirm or refute a qualitative impression of sustainability of swidden cultivation in Nakai-Nam Theun national...
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Population diversity and rice in Laos
An archaeological account of population trends and ethnic diversity in Laos dating back thousands of years, including description of agricultural development and spread of rice...
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Impacts of land and forest policies on the livelihoods of ethnic minorities
This study intends to contribute to a better understanding of how institutional arrangements governing ethnic minorities’ rights to access and control over land and...
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Research on the customary law of ethnic minorities and fores policy in Vietnam (Final Draft)
“Research on the customary law of ethnic minorities and forest policy in Vietnam” is an empirical study and policy review that contributes to the implementation of the “Action...
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Research Report: Political Role of Customary Law in Ethnic Minority Community Development in Vietnam
Under the project "Capacity Building for the Vietnam Lawyers Association", UNDP supported the Social Policy and Environment Research Institute (SPERI) in collaboration with The...
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(11-29 September 2017) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Council resolution 33/12....
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Sub-decree No. 08 on cutting 895.18 hectares of land in Sambour district, Kratie province from forest cover 2002 and privatize the state land for granting as collective ownership to a Mel indigenous community and ownership on land parcel
The land in the amount of 895.18 hectares from forest cover 2002 was reclassified as private state land to grant to 237 families of Mel indigenous community as the collective...
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Sub-decree No. 09 on cutting 1125.77 hectares of land in Sambour district, Kratie province from forest cover 2002 and privatize the state land for granting collective ownership to a Kraol indigenous community and ownership on land parcel
The land in the amount of 1125,77 hectares from forest cover 2002 was reclassified as private state land to grant to 223 families of Kraol indigenous community as the collective...
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SDC geed workshop29 – 31 July, 2014 outline schedule for distribution
SDC GEED Workshop29 – 31 July, 2014 Outline Schedule for Distribution
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Reform of State-Owned Forest Enterprises and Ethnic Minority Land Tenure Security In Vietnam
Paper presented during the World Bank conference on Land 2016. During revolution and national unification, Vietnamese government nationalized agricultural and forest land...
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From customary law through "huong uoc" (village rules) to the state law
Huong uoc” is of the Viet (Kinh) majority people and the product of village culture. It was written in Han (Chinese), Nom (Demotic or ancient Vietnamese) or Vietnamese scripts,...
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Interview with grant evans
Transcript of an interview conducted with historian Grant Evans, an anthropologist who specialized in Laos and produced numerous academic works about the country. Published in...
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Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s first edition guidebook to customary tenure in Myanmar provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society...
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“Nothing Is Like It Was Before”: The Dynamics between Land-Use and Land-Cover, and Livelihood Strategies in the Northern Vietnam Borderlands
Land uses are changing rapidly in Vietnam’s upland northern borderlands. Regional development platforms such as the Greater Mekong Subregion, state-propelled market integration...
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REDD PLUS and Cambodia: Engaging Community Views and Participation
With the Readiness Plan approved by the UN-REDD and the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, in 2011 a group of civil society organisations (CSOs) identified a need to raise...
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The expansion of mining activities and indigenous peoples’ rights in Mondulkiri province
This the cases study of Gati village, Keo Seima district and Pou Rapeth village, Pechreada District, Mondulkiri province in 2009. The objective of the case studies of Analyzing...