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Informational Basis of Policy Judgments: The Case of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand
This report presents a preliminary analysis of policy formation in the area of forest management in Thailand. Despite its remarkable record of industrialization and economic gro...
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Carbon stock assessment using remote sensing and forest inventory data in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
Savannakhet Province, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR), is a small area that is connected to Thailand, other areas of Lao PDR, and Vietnam via road No. 9. This province has...
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Policy Briefings Phase 3: (2013-2018)
This policy booklet provides policy recommendations on key sustainable development issues in the Mekong Region that were explored by the collaborative research projects of SUMER...
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Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management
The Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management B.E. 2558-2564 (2015-2021) is the principal biological diversity plan of Thailand, developed in compliance with Article 6 ...
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Better land access for the rural poor: lessons from experience and challenges ahead
"This study highlights lessons from recent policy, law and practice to improve and secure access to rural land for poorer groups. It focuses on Africa, Latin America and Asia, w...
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State of Water: Laos
The web page offers the profiles of water resources in Lao PDR.
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Solid Waste Management in Laos
This presentation gives a profile of solid waste and management in Laos.
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Love Laos, Keep it Clean.
The web page give an overview of solid waste and waste management in Lao PDR.
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Law on Environmental Protection (Environmental Impacts "Minerals")
Law on Environmental Protection (Environmental Impacts "Minerals")
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Hydropower in Lao PDR
A government-provided overview of the major sources of hydropower in Laos.
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(Cambodia) Fourth national report to the convention on biological diversity (draft)
The draft of Cambodia's fourth national report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report describes key actions taken in relation to the Convention's three...
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Innovative socio-economic policy for improving environmental performance: Payments for ecosystem services
ESCAP, its partners and Asia-Pacific countries have advocated “green growth” as a strategy to achieve sustainable development in the resource-constrained, high-poverty context o...
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Cambodia Forest Cover (2016)
The forest in Cambodia is playing important roles in ensuring environmental stability, mitigation climate change, contributing to national economic development and poverty allev...
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Myanmar Energy Master Plan
The EMP has been prepared from a strategic perspective requiring that all concerned Ministries align to a common energy development plan based on an understanding of fundamental...
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The continuing crisis in Cambodia obstacles to democratic elections
In the aftermath of the July 1997 coup d'etat in Cambodia, Cambodia's democratic path became a worrisome while fundamental questions were raised around the integrity and credibi...
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Policy and legislation on climate change in Vietnam
The article quotes some extracts from a report of Mr. Truong Duc Tri, Deputy Director of Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change - Ministry of Natural Resources ...
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The 2017 International Election Observation Mission of ANFREL to Cambodia's Commune Elections
The report was the result of ANFREL's missions to observe Cambodia's commune and Sangkat council elections, from 12 May to 5 June 2017. A total of 36 international observers wer...
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Monitoring and Review of the Sustainable Development Goals & Development Justice - Thailand 2017
Over the past five decades, Thailand has made remarkable progress in economic development, elevating Thailand from a low-income country to a middle-income country. However, this...
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The National Green Growth Roadmap
The National Green Growth Roadmap envisions a combination of objectives for economic growth and development, human well‐being, and environmental quality, which will promote the ...
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Making SDGs Work for Climate Change Hotspots
The impacts of climate change on people's livelihoods have been widely documented. It is expected that climate and environmental change will hamper poverty reduction, or even ex...