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Timber Legality Risk Assessment
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
NEPCon
2017
The Timber Legality Risk Assessment for Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam provide an analysis of the risk of sourcing timber from areas of illegal harvesting and transport. NE...
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Guide to Legal and Responsible Sourcing
Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
The Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), WWF
2015
This guideline is developed for reference only regarding the rules and regulations outlined for sourcing timber legally within Vietnam. It is not intended and should not be...
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Taxation in Thailand
Thailand
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
Thailand Board of Investment
2014
Taxation in Thailand is part of the Business Guide to Thailand 2014 and provides information about tax related issues in the country.
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Trade Policy Review: Report by the Secretariat
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
World Trade Organization
2013
This report, prepared for the first Trade Policy Review of Viet Nam, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility. The Secretariat has, as required by the ...
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Forest Land Allocation in the Context of Forestry Sector Restructuring: Opportunities for Forestry Development and Upland Livelihood Improvement
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Tô Xuân Phúc, Trần Hữu Nghị
2014
The report “Forest Land Allocation in the Context of Forestry Sector Restructuring: Opportunities for Forestry Development and Uplands Livelihood Improvement,” aims to evaluate ...
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Viet Nam and FAO: Partnering to support rural communities and sustainable agricultural development
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Food and Agriculture Organization
2018
Viet Nam joined the Organization in 1950, and in 1978 cooperation was strengthened with the establishment of an FAO country representation. Since then, FAO has undertaken a wide...
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Rubber Boom in Luang Namtha: A Transnational Perspective
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Weiyi Shi
2008
This study takes a cross-border and comparative perspective in examining Luang Namtha’s rubber boom, focusing on stakeholder relationships (between villagers, governments, and...
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Improving the lifestyles of people in protected areas of Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Archived web content
N.N. Phuong và S.A. Dembner
An examination of protected area management through agroforestry development assistance to local, resource-poor communities.
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The Conflict in Southern Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Chumphot Nurakkate, Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies and...
2012
This paper examines the insurgency in Southern Thailand. It offers an analysis of the historical, political, economic, religious and cultural influences in this conflict. It fin...
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The ‘Karen Consensus’, Ethnic Politics and Resource-Use Legitimacy in Northern Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Andrew Walker, Australian National University
2011
Recent Thai research on Karen ethnicity and resource management places significant emphasis on rotational shifting cultivation (rai mun wian) . A broad consensus has emerged tha...
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Estimated illegally-sourced timber and wood products in Thailand, 2000-2012
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Chatham House
2013
Estimates of illegal wood imports by consumer and processing countries have been made based on an analysis of all wood product imports, including pulp and paper. The analysis us...
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Illegal Logging Has Become More Violent Than Ever
Cambodia
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic
2016
National Geographic article under Wildlife Watch, concerning illegal logging in Cambodia
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Concessions and Leases in the LAO PDR: Taking Stock of Land Investments
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Oliver Schoenweger and Andreas Heinimann
2012
This publication provides the first national overview of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. It was initiated in response to the rapid expansion of land deals and the co...
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Lao National Biosafety Frameworks
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Prime Minister’s Office Science Technology and Environment Agency
2004
Lao National Biosafety Framework is a combination of policy, legal, administrative and technical instruments that are set in place to address safety for the environment and hu...
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Sanitary and phytosanitary measures: enhancing agro-food trade in the Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
The World Bank
2010
The study examines legal and regulatory measures, border crossing procedures and institutional capacities affecting Lao agro-food exports and imports. It reviews the experiences...
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Biennial Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 2015-2016
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
International Tropical Timber Organization
2017
This Review reports on developments in the global timber sector and wood markets, with a focus on tropical timber, in 2015. It contains data on production and trade for 2012-201...
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Vietnam Tropical Forest and Biodiversity Assessment
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Joao S. de Queiroz, Daniel Griswold, Nguyen Duc Tu and Patrick Hall
2013
Sections 118 and 119 of the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended, mandate the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to undertake analysis of bio...
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CITES I-II-III Timber Species Manual
Viet Nam
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
United States Department of Agriculture
2010
The CITES Appendixes I-II-III Timber Species Manual provides the procedures for the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora an...
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Baseline Study 3, Vietnam: Overview of Forest Governance and Trade
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Forest Trends
2011
In 2009, PROFOREST conducted a study on the forestry sector in Vietnam, commissioned by the European Forestry Institute (EFI). The report compiled information on issues related ...
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Criminal Justice Responses to the Illegal Trade in Timber in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
UNODC
2013
This report is primarily concerned with the illicit exploitation of timber within forest areas and its movement and then trafficking across borders for profit. These activities ...