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This thesis aims to analyze the promotion of jatropha-based biofuel production in Laos in regard to policy narratives, the institutionalization of the private sector a...

This report examines the resettlement of people for Nam Ngum 2, a 615-megawatt hydroelectric dam in central Lao PDR. The author identifies several human and environmental rights...

A brief overview of foreign investment in Laos, predominantly from China, but also from other neighboring countries, and their effect on Laos' development, politics, and percept...

The study examines the kind of actors and resources that empower small-scale farmers to promote sustainable agriculture. It also analyzes the reasons given by farmers who change...

This study analyzes the institutional landscape, processes and track record of urban planning and land management in Lao PDR, and makes recommendations to improve future plannin...

Sing district is the northern most districts in Luang Namtha province bordering China and Burma. The current study examines demographic change, and its impact on land use in Sin...

Understanding the normative environment is required to understand the nature of disputes and conflict in a given context. The process of analysing disputes and conflicts require...

This report explores the relationships between land tenure security and food security in Laos, with comparison to other developing countries.

Outline of the major functions and responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's Department of Agricultural Land Management. Outlines a basic framework for natu...

Building on recent debates related to environment change an knowledge production, this paper examines the social construction and political outcomes of the current official disc...

this study takes a cross-border and comparative perspective in examining Luang Namtha’s rubber boom, focusing on stakeholder relationships (between villagers, gov...

The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) in Lao PDR aims to strengthen capacity of targeted central and provincial authorities to integrate poverty-environment concerns and opp...

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The author researches land titling issues, using the case studies of Bolivia and Laos to explore women's difficulties in acquiring rights to land, involvement of CSOs in titling...

Lao-CSOs have been established mainly in form of Professional Organizations such as: Journalists Association, Writers Association, Musician Association, and Engineering Associa...

The goals of the National Climate Change Strategy are aligned with vision of sustainable development,poverty reduction,enhanced quality of the natuml environment, and strengt...

The Government of Lao PDR is determined to eradicate extreme poverty and move beyond the category of Least Developed Country by the year 2020. The uplands and upper watershed ca...

In order to lift Laos out of its ‘Least Developed Country’ status by 2020, the government has been pursuing a five-year strategy (2011-2015) of industrialisation and modernisati...

This chapter aims to illustrate the land use and livelihoods of Kmhmu ’upland farmers in Pak Beng, identify the key challenges facing the local communities and make sugges...

Rural Development in Mountainous Ares of Northern Lao PDR (RDMA)