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  • The Impacts of Hydropower Dams in the Mekong River Basin: A Review

    This paper explores the social and environmental impacts of several Mekong basin hydropower dams and groupings of dams and the geographies of their impacts; the examination of t...

  • Thailand’s Seafood Slaves: Human Trafficking, Slavery and Murder in Kantang’s Fishing Industry

    This report builds on over three years of in-depth research and field investigations to first expose abuse and then critically assess claims that slavery and 'pirate' fishing in...

  • Thailand receives ranking upgrade for combating IUU fishing

    News article summarizing that The European Commission has formally upgraded Thailand’s fisheries ranking, citing the Kingdom’s efforts to tackle illegal, unregulated and unrepor...

  • Trends of development of Myanmar fisheries, with references to Japanese experiences

    The report is about the trends of development of Myanmar fisheries with references to Japanese experiences. The report highlights the status of fisheries in Myanmar and Japan by...

  • FAO fishery country profile: the Union of Myanmar

    This 2006 profile details Myanmar's fishery sector, aquaculture subsector, and fisheries management. The profile includes general economic data, fisheries data and information o...

  • Drafting a New Myanmar Marine Fishery Law

    Community and government co-management of fishery resources will be included in the draft of the new Myanmar Marine Law, which will be presented to Parliament, said the leader o...

  • Lao Version of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

    FAO published its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security in 2012. The purpos...

  • Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing

    llegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains one of the greatest threats to marine ecosystems due to its potent ability to undermine national and regional efforts t...

  • Community Management of Mekong River Resources in Laos

    Local fishers living in Khong district, Champasak province, where over 100 villages on the islands in the Mekong or are situated on the banks of the river, have reported severe ...

  • Current Fisheries and Aquaculture Policies Relevant to RFLP in Viet Nam

    The Fisheries sector is a significant contribution to the economy of Vietnam, the export value in 2008 was US$ 4.509 billion. The natural resources, particularly inshore fisheri...

  • Transboundary fisheries management issues in the Mekong and Sekong Rivers

    This publication was jointly produced by the National Mekong Committees of Cambodia and Lao PDR, with technical support from the MRC Secretariat. It is an output of the Mekong a...

  • Exploitation of Cambodian men at sea: Facts about the trafficking of Cambodian men onto Thai fishing boats

    A fact sheet on the recruitment, trafficking, and exploitation of Cambodian men onto Thai fishing boats, based on 49 cases of victims who escaped in Thailand or Malaysia and wer...

  • Pirates and slaves: How overfishing in Thailand fuels human trafficking and the plundering of our oceans

    A report examining the relationship between overfishing, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and labour exploitation in Thailand’s fishing industry. The authors a...

  • Slavery at sea, the continued plight of trafficked migrants in Thailand’s fishing industry

    A report documenting human trafficking and the use of violence in the Thai seafood industry, and inaction from the Thai government to prosecute perpetrators or to enforce measur...

  • Review of agricultural policy and policy research: a policy discussion paper

    Prepared for the Cambodia food security and agricultural policy stocktaking roundtable held in November 2011, the report focuses primarily on irrigation, agricultural crops, f...

  • Universal Periodic Review, Cambodia, joint submission on human trafficking for labor exploitation

    A joint submission on the situation of human trafficking for labour exploitation in Cambodia, prepared for the 2013 Universal Periodic Review on human rights. The submitters hi...

  • Exploitation of Cambodian men at sea

    A case analysis on the Kandal 11, a group of eleven Cambodian males who were exploited on a fishing boat in Thailand. The document provides information on their recruitment, mig...

  • Sold to the sea: Human trafficking in Thailand's fishing industry

    A report documenting human trafficking and labour and human rights abuses in Thailand's fishing industry. Based on investigations in 2013, the report documents testimonies of Bu...

  • Comparative study of national policies, recruitment channels, and support services in four countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines and Viet Nam

    A presentation summarising research findings on national policies, recruitment channels and support services for migrant fishers. The presenter outlines policies for protection ...

  • Flood forests, fish, and fishing villages, Tonle Sap, Cambodia

    The study describes the experiences of Kompong Phluk, a Khmer community that has been attempting to protect its flood forests and fishing grounds for the past fifty years. The...

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