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Lao Version of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)
FAO published its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security in 2012. The...
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After the Boom: Responding to Falling Rubber Prices in Northern Laos
This study examines responses to this price drop by Lao rubber growers and state institutions in northern Laos. It also examines the reasons that prices are what they are, given...
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REDD+ at the crossroads: Choices and tradeoffs for 2015-2020 in Laos
This study examines key choices and tradeoffs that confront current efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in Laos. Drawing on key...
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FLEGT Process Enforces PM Order No.15 to Improve Forest Governance and Fight Deforestation to Ensure Legal Timber Trade Agreement With EU
A remarkable outcome has been witnessed after the Prime Minister of Lao PDR has issued the Order No. 15 On “Strengthening Strictness of Timber Harvest Management and Inspection,...
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Water and Sanitation
Rationale and details of the World Health Organisation's activities in the Lao PDR.
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Q&A: Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement.
This document provides answers to some common questions about the Laos-EU Voluntary Partnership Agreement negotiations, FLEGT licensing and the Lao timber legality assurance...
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Ministry of Energy and Mines: Department of Energy Business; Power Projects Laos
This website lists the existing IPP Hydropower Projects MOU's and the 20 Project Development Agreements issued by the Laos Ministry of Energy and Mines.
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Transport Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map
This transport sector assessment, strategy, and road map (ASR) guides the formulation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) assistance to the transport sector in the Lao People’s...
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Power projects in Lao PDR (table showing development status)
A set of tables showing the development status of power projects in Laos. The document includes projects developed before 2000, those operational, under construction, at the...
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Lao PDR to Strengthen Road Systems and Improve Connectivity
This press release is about the US $25 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Lao PDR strengthen its road maintenance systems and improve...
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The legal framework of state land leases and concessions in the Lao PDR
Discussion paper on the legal framework of state land leases and concessions in Lao PDR. This paper summarizes the relevant laws and regulations and indicate contradictions in...
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UNICEF Water and Sanitation
This web page provides information about UNICEF's Water and Sanitation Program in Laos. UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme supports Lao PDR to achieve...
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Lao PDR: Sanitation, Drinking Water, and Hygiene Status Overview
This overview provides information about sanitation, drinking-water and hygiene status in Laos.
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Study on communal land registration in Lao PDR
Field visits to over twenty villages in five different provinces of the Lao PDR have shown that across all ethnic groups, communities use and manage communal lands. Types of...
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Economic evaluation of wetland ecosystems in Lao PDR - Case Study: Boung Kiat Ngong Wetlands
Boung Kiat Ngong (BKN) is a rural wetland located in Phathomphone District, Champasak Province and plays an important role for local residents in term of providing direct and...
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CAIT - Historical Emissions Data (Countries, U.S. States, UNFCCC)
CAIT Historic allows for easy access, analysis and visualization of the latest available international greenhouse gas emissions data. It includes information for 191 countries...
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Potential for Development of River Run-Off Turbines in Lao PDR
This PSD Study presents possibilities for the deployment of the above Dutch power generation technologies and sets the stage for a results-oriented approach that aims at...
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Aichi Biodiversity Targets
A summary of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and their associated indicators
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Land acquisition, investment, and development in the Lao coffee sector: successes and failures
Looking at the coffee sector in Laos, the authors of this article explore dimensions of the land grab debate that have not yet been sufficiently examined. Coffee concessionaires...
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International Women’s Day 2018: How can you #PressforProgress?
An article discussing International Women Day and Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.