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  • Greater Mekong Subregion hydropower dams

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic June 21, 2015 Source: Global Reservoir and Dam (GRanD) Database:... Electricity infrastructure, Electricity production, Environment and natural resources, Water resources
    A dataset containing known operational and planned hydropower dams in the Greater Mekong Subregion compiled by International Rivers and published in June 2014. Dams data are com...

  • Turning Land into Capital, Turning People into Labour: Primitive Accumulation and the Arrival of Large-Scale Economic Land Concessions in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Ian G. Baird 2011 Economic land concessions and plantations, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Land, Livelihood rights
    In recent years the government of Laos has provided many foreign investors with large-scale economic land concessions to develop plantations. These concessions have resulted in ...

  • Impacts of the Laos Log and Sawnwood Export Bans

    en China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Phuc Xuan To, Forest Trends, Naomi Basik, Kerstin Canby 2017 Deforestation drivers, Exports, Forest industry, Forest policy and administration, Forest products
    In May 2016, the Government of Lao PDR enacted a Prime Ministerial Order (PM15) which, along with other commitments, aimed to help control the country’s high deforestation rates...

  • Rice: The fabric of life in Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Gorsuch, Joyce 2002 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Agricultural production, Agriculture, Rice
    A report about the challenges and achievements of the rice sector in Laos. The report covers the challenge of establishing a reliable supply of rice in Laos, the challenges of f...

  • Vulnerability assessment of climate risks in Attapeu province, Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Programme 2005 Adaptation, Climate change, Disasters, Floods, Livelihood rights
    The report of a study to assess household and community vulnerability to floods in Attapeu Province, Laos. This study is one of three assessing the potential consequences of cli...

  • The art of not being governed: An anarchist history of upland Southeast Asia

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Books and book chapters James C Scott 2009 Agriculture and fishing, Civil and political rights, Environment and natural resources, Government, Land, Land tenure and land titling
    This book, essentially an “anarchist history,” is the first-ever examination of the huge literature on state-making whose author evaluates why people would deliberately and reac...

  • linking-poverty-reduction-with-forest-conservation-case-studies-from-lao-pdr

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Morris, Jason, Hicks, Emily; Ingles, A. W.; Ketphanh, Sounthone 2004 Forest products, Forest protection, Forest protection support, Non-timber forest products

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  • Underlying causes of deforestation in the Mekong region

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Hirsch, Philip Development assistance for poverty reduction and food security, Forest policy and administration, Logging and timber
    This paper discusses the relationship between deforestation and development, as well as causation in deforestation. The paper then describes the situation in the Mekong, focusin...

  • An uncertain future: Biodiversity and livelihoods along the Mekong river in Northern Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Lazarus, Kate, Dubeau, Pierre; Bambaradeniya, Channa N. B.;... 2006 Animals, Biodiversity, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Plants, Protected areas
    Although the upper Mekong River is internationally recognised as important for biodiversity, there is currently very little information about the status of these critical resour...

  • Guide to biodiversity in the farmscapes of Lao PDR (Lao version)

    lo Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Nieman, Anne Louise, Kamp, Kevin 2009 Agricultural production, Agriculture, Animals, Biodiversity, Environmental and biodiversity protection
    A Lao translation of a handbook about farmscape biodiversity in Laos. The handbook is intended to provide a brief overview of the special habitats in each region of the country ...

  • illegal-pesticide-trade-in-the-mekong-countries-case-of-lao-pdr

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Vázquez, Chela 2013 Environment and natural resources, Environment and natural resources policy and administration, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Fertilizer, Pest management

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  • Letters from the Mekong : site visit to Laos’ first two mainstream dam projects, executive summary

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam Profiles - Geographical areas and sites Weatherby, Courtney, Cronin, Richard 2015 Community fisheries, Environment and natural resources, Environmental impact assessments, Water resources
    Examines the current status of mitigation efforts at Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dam projects on the mainstream of the lower Mekong River. The report is based on visits to Tha...

  • Agrosilvopastoral systems in northern Thailand and northern Laos: Minority peoples’ knowledge versus government policy

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand Advocacy and promotional materials Neef,Andreas, Preechapanya,Pornchai,Choocharoen,Chalathon,Hoffman, Volker 2014 Agricultural processing, Agriculture, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Government, Small and medium scale farming
    Traditional agrosilvopastoral systems have been an important component of the farming systems and livelihoods of thousands of ethnic minority people in the uplands of mainland s...

  • How land concessions affect places elsewhere: Telecoupling, political ecology, and large-scale plantations in southern Laos and northeastern Cambodia

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Baird,Ian G., Fox, Jefferson 2015 Economic land concessions and plantations, Land, Land classifications, Land policy and administration, Land sales and trades
    This study investigates the implications of large-scale land concessions in southern Laos and northeastern Cambodia with regard to places outside of actual concession areas, bot...

  • Xayaburi Dam: How Laos violated the 1995 Mekong Agreement

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Herbertson, Kirk 2013 Irrigation and water management, Rivers and lakes, Water resources
    This report challenges the claim of the Laos Government that the Xayaburi Dam fully complied with the Mekong Agreement. The authors examine the language of the Mekong Agreement ...

  • Infrastructure Development in Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Books and book chapters Syviengxay Oraboune , Institute for Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) 2008 Infrastructure
    This report aims to provide an overall situation of the infrastructure development in Lao PDR through a review of the infrastructure development process in the country. The pape...

  • Lao PDR: Transport sector brief

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Issue and policy briefs Nogales, Alberto 2004 Airports and air travel, Roads and bridges, Transport and shipping, Transport infrastructure and facilities, Waterways and ports
    A brief about the transport sector in Laos. The author describes the transport sector, including roads, waterways and air transport. They then discuss key issues affecting the s...

  • Improving forest governance in the Mekong region

    en Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs PROFOR 2011 Forest policy and administration, Forest protection, Logging and timber
    This report identifies opportunities for regional activities to improve forest governance and combat logging in the Mekong countries. The report is based on a series of workshop...

  • Wildlife in Lao PDR 1999 status report

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Duckworth,William (ed.), Lao.Centre for Protected Areas and... 2000 Animals, Biodiversity, Environment and natural resources, Environmental and biodiversity protection, Protected areas
    Report provides annotated species lists of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in Lao PDR. Species accounts are presented for each species, with information on seasonal sta...

  • Balancing the returns to catchment management: The economic value of conserving natural forests in Sekong, Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Rosales, Rina Maria P., Kallesoe, Mikkel. F.; Gerrard, Pauline;... 2005 Forest policy and administration, Forest protection, Forest protection support, Protected forests, Regenerated forest
    A study on the economic returns of conserving forests in Sekong, Laos. The study explores the costs to Laos if natural forest regeneration (NFR) schemes were not undertaken. The...