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Northern villagers feel 'zoned' out
The news of a Special Economic Zone on their doorstep was of little concern to the laid-back community in Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai. They had their forest, or “natural...
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Lao PDR: Climate and Health Country Profile 2015
The profiles provide a snapshot of information about the current and future impacts of climate change on human health, current policy responses in Lao PDR. They also highlight t...
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Decision on the Establishment and Management of Zoos, Wildlife farms, the breeding of wild animals and plants, and rehabilitation centres [Lao PDR]
The Decision, which is posted on the official gazette, permits individuals, legal entities and organisations to establish and operate zoos, wildlife farms, and wild fauna and fl...
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Notice on providing land information to citizens as individuals or organizations in Laos
This notice is all about to ensure Land Officers do their jobs well to provide information to citizen in Laos; and if finds any Land officer does the prohibition rule mentioned ...
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Strategy on climate change of the Lao PDR
The document reports about the key strategic priorities toward climate change in Laos. These include adaptation and mitigation on different sectors such as agriculture and food ...
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Decree No. 18/2015/ND-CP prescribing environmental protection master plan, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment and environmental protection plan
This Decree, consisting of 24 articles divided into seven Chapters and four Appendixes, details a number of articles, and measures to implement the provisions, of the Law on Env...
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Grounding global forest economies: resource governance and commodity power in rural Laos
A dissertation by Keith D. Barney for Graduate Program in Geography at York University documenting commodity production and state power shaping the forest and paper sector in ru...
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Integrating natural resource management initiative (INRM)
A presentation on integrating natural resource management practices across NGO work in multiple provinces in Laos. Includes information about the Clinical Legal Education office...
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Guidelines for the establishment of participatory aquatic resource management regulations
The Manual for Managed Aquatic Resources Management is developed by collaboration between the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, together with the World Wildlife Fund...
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Decree on the Organization and Functioning of the Committee on Management of Business and Protection of Impacts on the Shoreline, Ecological and River Ecosystems No. 161 / PM, September 15, 2008
Decree on the Organization and Functioning of the Committee on Management of Business and Protection of Impacts on the Shoreline, Ecological and River Ecosystems No. 161 / PM, S...
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Regulations of the Forestry and Forest Resources Development Fund No. 011 / GPP dated 12/10/2009
Regulations of the Forestry and Forest Resources Development Fund No. 011 / GPP dated 12/10/2009
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Resolution of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the adoption of the Law on Environmental Protection No. 02/99 / SRS, 3/4/1999
Resolution of the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the adoption of the Law on Environmental Protection No. 02/99 / SRS, 3/4/1999
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UN MDG 7 Factsheet: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015
UN Millennium Development Goals (Goal 7) Fact Sheet
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Analysis of Project 41924 - 014 : Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project , Lao PDR
Analyzes a foreign investment into a Lao hydro power project, and its impact on local population. Provides recommendations on conducting environmental impact studies and engagin...
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Farmer cooperatives are the missing link to meet market demands in Laos Development in Practice, 2014
In the transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, smallholders in Lao PDR need to get better organised to match market demand in terms of product volume and quality....
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Quantitative Indicators for Common Property Tenure Security
Secure access to natural resources through systems of common property forms the basis for the livelihoods of many of the world’s poor.
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Voice of an upland people:: A Look into the Taoy community and participatory development in Southern Laos
This research on the voices of an upland people, a look into the Taoy community and participatory development in Southern Laos, was conducted in the fulfillment of the r...
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Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA)
This is the first country-wide food security study undertaken in the Lao PDR. Its purpose is to provide WFP and its partners with a good understanding of the nature a...
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About a river: Profling the Nam Ou 2016
Close to 75 % of people in the three Nam Ou River Basin provinces in rural areas. on average 15% of the rural people int he Nam Ou River Basin o not have road access. Phongsaly ...
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Forestry legality compendium as a tool for timber legality development and supply chain control for production forest
• A comprehensive resource on legal information about forest and timber. • Identifying gaps, conflicts and areas that may need to be addressed - need to identify priorities.