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Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) and Access and Exclusion
The purpose of this article is to consider the concerns about REDD leading to the centralization of forest resources raised
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Usaid land tenure laos profile
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR)is a landlocked country situated in Southeast Asia,bordering Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, ChinaandMyanmar.Despite a recent increase...
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How Land Concessions Affect Places Elsewhere: Telecoupling, Political Ecology, and Large-Scale Plantations in Southern Laos and Northeastern Cambodia
Over the last decade considerable research has been conducted on the development and the impacts of large-scale economic land concession s for plantations in Laos and Cambodia.
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China Drives Water Cooperation with Mekong Countries
China agrees to engage more closely with its Southeast Asian neighbours over controversial hydropower projects and water resources
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FAO Working for SDG 14
With its importance to food security, climate regulation, whole communities and the very future of individual states, achieving SDG 14, Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, ...
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Sustainable Development Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
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Executive Summary – SDG 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation
The Sustainable Development Goal 6 Synthesis Report 2018 on Water and Sanitation reviews the global progress made towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) of the...
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Draft Law on Access to Information
The purpose of this law is to ensure the public’s right to and freedom of access to information. This law provides for duties of public institutions to provide and disseminate i...
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Draft Law on Cybercrime
This law has a purpose to determine education, prevention measures and combat all kinds of offense commit by computer system. This law has objectives to ensure the implementatio...
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Final list of proposed Sustainable Development Goal indicators
This global indicator framework was developed by the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) and agreed to, as a practical starting point at the 47th sessio...
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Integrated Basin Development Strategy
To reduce poverty and bring about economic growth At the same time, we need to develop a diverse range of water resources, including, energy production, agricultural production...
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(11-29 September 2017) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples
The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Council resolution 33/12....
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Payment for Ecological Services: A Win-win Option for Poverty Reduction?
Powerpoint presentation considering how pros and cons of Payments for Ecosystem Services mechanisms
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Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN)
The UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) carries out its forest financing activities through the Global Forest Financing Facilitation Network (GFFFN). In 2015, the Economic and Social Cou...
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Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
Resolution on the way forward to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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Forest monitoring designed for action
Discover the world’s forests through data Explore over 100 global and local data sets to learn about conservation, land use, forest communities, and much more. This page intr...
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Ecosystem Profile: Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
This document represents the ecosystem profile for the Indo-Burma Hotspot, whichcomprises all non-marine parts of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, plus parts of...
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Land Use. Forest Area. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam (2000-2015)
This dataset contains data from the FAOSTAT for the proportion of land use related to forests in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand & Vietnam. It covers the years from 2000 to 20...
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The economic value of ecosystem services in the Mekong Basin: What we know, and what we need to know
In green economies, natural capital is incorporated into measurement of societal progress and equity, and recognized and managed as a fundamental pillar of economic and human we...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
At a glance: New paper by Hansen et al., can visualize changes in forest cover at 30m resolution Can help country experts or researchers to better assess forest cover and...