Impacts of Land Concession on Rural Livelihoods in Central Laos

The findings of the present study show that concerned authorities at the provincial level have implemented the policy on turning land into capital differently in different provinces. Land concession to private investment companies have been granted without detail ground survey, which impact on land use and forest resources; sometime given land concession cover the village forest territories such as village conservation forest, village protection forest. Moreover, not all given land concession areas (to private investment companies) have been completely implemented.