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The geography of poverty and inequality in the Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Michael Epprecht, Nicholas Minot, Reno Dewina, Peter Messerli,...
2008
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Calub BM; Simouckda K; and Vongsoumphu T
In this study, Participatory Poverty Assessment (livelihood matrix, food seasonal calendars, mobility maps, SWOT analysis and problem cause analysis) was conducted in the 12 pro...
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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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Robichaud, W. G., A. R.E. Sinclair, N. Odarkor-Lanquaye, and B. Klinkenberg
2009
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 prot...
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Population diversity and rice in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Martin Stuart-Fox
2006
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Rural Research and Development Training Center
2009
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)
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lương Thị Thu Hằng; Phan Triều Giang; and Trương Quang Hoàng và Cộng sự
2015
“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 o...
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Research Report: Political Role of Customary Law in Ethnic Minority Community Development in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Social Policy and Environment Research Institute (SPERI) and The...
2011
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
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Human Rights Council
2017
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
Cambodia
08 ANK.BK
Sub-decree
January 23, 2018
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 ow...
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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
Cambodia
09 ANK.BK
Sub-decree
January 23, 2018
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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Swiss agency for development and Cooperation (SDC)
2014
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
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Wells-Dang, A., Pham Quang Tu, and Ngo Van Hong
2016
Paper presented during the World Bank conference on Land 2016. During revolution and national unification, Vietnamese government nationalized agricultural and forest land thro...
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From customary law through "huong uoc" (village rules) to the state law
Viet Nam
Archived web content
PGS.TS Nguyễn Xuân Kính
2011
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
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Boike Rehbein, the Center for Lao Studie
2009
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 t...
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Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook
Myanmar
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Celine Allaverdian, Julia Fogerite, Natalia Scurrah, Si Thu Than Htike
2017
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
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sarah Turner and Thi-Thanh-Hiên Pham
2015
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
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
2013
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 awar...
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The expansion of mining activities and indigenous peoples’ rights in Mondulkiri province
Cambodia
Case studies
2010
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 ...
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Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: An Online Dialogue, Summary Report
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)
2017
Summary report of Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s online dialogue on 'Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region' held in 2017, containing justification for the...
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Mekong Region Customary Tenure Workshop
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Mekong Region Land Governance
20177
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Forestry Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) co-hosted the “Mekong R...