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Use of forest resources according to customary rights
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF)
1996
Use of forest resources according to customary rights
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Economic and environmental assessments of industrial plantation projects in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Research Center and Information on land, Natural Resources....
2009
Lao PDR has become the main strategic area in which foreign investors invest more. And the rate of concessions of foreign investors since the year 200 has increased rapidly.
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Rapid trade and environment assessment (RTEA)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Tom Callander, Latsamay Sylavon, IISD, Sabrina Shaw, Aaron...
2007
Lao PDR is characterized by an abundance of natural resources and a small population of 5.6 million, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas and are dependent on subsiste...
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The socio-geography of mining and hydro in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Nina Fenton and Magnus Lindelow
This note was prepared by Nina Fenton and Magnus Lindelow. The GIS analysis was provided by Andreas Heinimann and Ian Thomas, of the Swiss National C...
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Hydropower compensation and changing nature-society relations in Laos July 13 2015
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
W. Nathan Green and Ian G. Baird
2015
In this context, the government has pursued extensive land reforms through the prohibition of swidden agriculture (often inappropriately referred to as ‘slash and burn’ cultiva...
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Natural resource goverance
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Patti Moore, Xuemei Zhang, Ronnakorn Triraganon, UCN, RECOFTC and SNV.
In urban areas, the state’s water suppliers are private companies. On the plains where the state’s major agricultural production is concentrated, irrigation water supply is ...
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Agriculture, ecosystems and environment: Long-term soil carbon loss and accumulation in a catchment following the conversion of forest to arable land in northern Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Sylvain Huon a , ∗ , Anneke de Rouw b , Philippe Bonté c , Henri...
2013
agriculture is encroaching rapidly on tropical mountain due to demographic and economic pressure that accelerate deforestation. such disruption cause soil loss along catchment ...
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Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Framework in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Ministry of Planning and Investment, Water Resources and...
2008
Despite the significant decline in poverty at the national level , poverty persists throughout the country and many people face challenges related to food securit...
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Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories, and resources
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Birgitte Feiring, INTERNATIONAL LAND COALITION
Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories, and resources
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Requirements for the implementation of Decree on compensation for resettlement and resettlement of people from development projects
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
The Prime Minister's Office, the Science and Environment Agency
2015
Requirements for the implementation of Decree on compensation for resettlement and resettlement of people from development projects
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Ecological Succession of Usable Plants in an Eleven-Year Fallow Cycle in Northern Lao P.D.R. 2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
2010
It mainly talked about problem of land use change and inappropriate land use management in Lao PDR. Deforestation for development projects such as dam construction project an...
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Decree on Water and Water Resources Law No. 204 / PM
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Presidential Office of the Lao PDR
2001
All Lao people have the responsibility to protect water and water resources. The Ministry of Justice and the authorities have the responsibility to raise awareness for the peopl...
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Agriculture lessons on nature
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
The Rural Development Office of Vientiane and JVC, International...
1998
Perfect vegetable or rice must be made from complete soil, if the soil is incomplete, the yield will decrease because it will be disturbed from disease and insects
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Resource development and the perpetuation of poverty in rural Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Routledge, Yayoi Fujita Lagerqvist, Laura Woollacott, Avakat...
2014
Government efforts to industrialise and modernise the Lao economy through intensive resource development are having adverse effects on rural livelihoods as resources are degrade...
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They will need land!
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Jean-Christophe Diepart , Mekong Region Land Governance
2016
A report by Jean-Christophe Diepart on They Will Need Land, The current land tenure situation and future land allocation needs of smallholder farmers in Cambodia.
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Dealing with social aspects in hydropower development
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Dieter Heinsohn, Try Thuon, Wanpen Wirojanagud, Guoqing Shi,...
2014
A training manual by Dieter Heinsohn on Dealing with social aspects in hydropower development published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in ...
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Climate change and hydropower development
Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Joerg Hartmann, Thomas Petermann, Klaus Sattler
2014
A training material by Joerg Hartmann on climate change and hydropower development published in May 2014 by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH i...
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Integrated spatial planning for sustainable development
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mr. Jensen.P.G, Mr. Singkavongxay.S, Water Resources and...
2007
The Guideline is prepared to support training of government officials in the development and use of spatial planning as an instrument towards sustainable development and better ...
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Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability
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
Archived web content
UN
Overview of Millennium Development Goal 7.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asian Development Bank
2018
The experience and capacity to conduct strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) have improved considerably in recent years in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries. Gov...