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Rubber production in northern Laos: Geographies of growth and contractual diversity
This report examines how this has happened using both a secondary literature review and firsthand fieldwork data.
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Mitigation of GHG: Rubber based agro-forestry system for sustainable development and poverty reduction in Pakkading, Bolikhamsay Province, Lao PDR
A project outline for a rubber plantation in Bolikhamxay province, including overview of social and environmental issues in the project area, government policies and...
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Marketing and domestication of NTFPs in north Phonsali three districts
Elimination of opium production, Reduction of drug abuse through alternative development, demand reduction and law enforcement, Integration of the target areas into the...
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Impacts of contract farming on poverty and environment in Lao PDR
This study builds on the results of existing research and links to ongoing research in contract farming to generate policy-relevant information. The overall goal of this study...
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Forest transitions and rural livelihoods: Multiple pathways of smallholder teak expansion in northern Laos
In this paper, the authors draw on a household survey conducted in five teak-growing villages and case studies of different household types to explore the role that small-scale...
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Land use impacts by planting bananas of Chinese companies case study in Oudomxay
Land Use Impacts by Planting Bananas of Chinese Companies Case Study in Oudomxay
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Harvesting bamboo to create a community-level economy
Harvesting bamboo to create a community-level economy
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Assessing the perspective of the impact of concessions on land concessions with forest resources in Ban Pradu and Baan Tharak District, Tavoy Province, Saravane.
Assessment of the status of timber and non-timber forest products after land concessions. Establish a post-concessional population (with respect to economic, social, land and...
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Summary of economic, social and environmental impact assessments from industrial timber projects in Lao PDR
Summary of economic, social and environmental impact assessments from industrial timber projects in Lao PDR
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Decree on Land Lease or Concession No. 135 / Nang Vientiane, May 25, 2009
Decree on Land Lease or Concession No. 135 / Nang Vientiane, May 25, 2009
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Policy brief #2: Rural land management and land administration
This brief identifies the drivers of change in rural land use in the northern uplands, the main relevant government policies and programs and key land issues and challenges.
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Development and implementation of direct seeding mulch- based cropping systems in South-east asia “Case studies from the Lao national agro-ecology
Development and implementation of direct seeding mulch- based cropping systems in South-east asia “Case studies from the Lao national agro-ecology
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Evaluating the state of large-scale land acquisitions in the Lao PDR
Assessment of the State Land Lease Concessions Inventory (SLLCI), a database of land-based investment in Laos containing information of area, capital, and investment origin.
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) in land in the Lao PDR
Research on foreign direct investment (FDI) in land in Lao PDR, including the policy and legal frameworks, forms of investment, and driving factors of FDI, and recommendations...
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Transnational land deals for agriculture in the Global South: Analytical report based on the Land Matrix data
This report draws on the Land Matrix database to analyze and better understand the phenomenon of large-scale agricultural land deals. It focuses on: » land acquisitions or...
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Lao-CSOs vision strategy & plan of action..
The GoL is supportive to the establishment and the development of Lao- CSOs and accept as country Development Partner.
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Para rubber study, Lao P.D.R.
The goal of this research was to study all relevant aspects of the cultivation of para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) as well as the production and marketing of latex in Luang Nam...
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Great expectations: Chinese tree plantation concessions in the Lao PDR
A presentation of research findings regarding Chinese tree plantation concessions in the Lao PDR
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Lao land concessions, development for the people?
This paper aims to provide policy makers with an analysis of information recently gathered in Laos concerning land concessions, hoping to assist them in their decision making.
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CASE STUDY: “ Land Concession and Changes to the Pajudone Community, Taoi District, Salavan Province ”
National Land Management Au-thority (NLMA) and Village Focus International (VFI) together have conducted a study into the possibilities and opportunities of the program called...