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This report provides eight recommendations for implementing the concept of equitable access in the governance of protected areas, particularly in the Lao PDR. First, formalize...

This publication consists of maps and detailed information about community forestry area in Kampong Speu province by 2013.

This publication consists of maps and detailed information about community forestry area in Kampong Chhnang province by 2013.

This publication consists of maps and detailed information about community forestry area in Kep province by 2013.

Research from seven countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) in the Asia-Pacific region shows that sustainable practices are...

An article about Thailand’s rubber farmers and their problems caused by plummeting prices.

This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in “CONG BAO” and replaces the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister’s Decision No. 69/2001/QD-BNN-KL of June 26,...

The current study on wood demand and supply, and forest industries in the Union of Myanmar is a part of the Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management in Remote Greater...

Community-based forest management in Lao PDR lacks strong legal standing. However, the legal revision process currently underway promises increased rights for communities over...

The 2018 edition of The State of the World’s Forests aims to do just that, presenting new information to help recognize these interlinkages and enhance our understanding of how...

Myanmar’s Community Forestry programme began in with the Community Forestry Instruction of 1995. Since then over two hundred and fifty Forest User Groups have been formed across...

The international debate on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests and...

The case studies find that with a value proposition for their forest products or services and a strong connection to social, environmental and economic values, community...

The rise of land investments in Laos has set off a reactive analysis of the processes and power relations at play in the Lao land rush.

Decree on the organization and operation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Decision of the Prime minister on the adoption of the forest management framework

Decree on the determination of 14 production areas in 5 provinces

Decree on the determination of 29 national forest areas in 8 provinces

lthough agriculture remains the dominant sector of the Lao PDR national economy, investments in the sector from all sources (donor and Government) have...

Benjamin Hodgdon chronicles the experience of an NGO-supported project recently discontinued by the Lao government to highlight the ongoing serious problems plaguing Laos’...