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What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights? An introduction and comparison of Safeguards and Participation Mechanisms
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, កោះគ្រីស្មាស, កោះកូកូស (ឃីលលីង), ទីម័រខាងកើត, ហុងកុង, ឥណ្ឌា, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ជប៉ុន, កូរ៉េខាងជើង, កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, ម៉ុងហ្គោលី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ស្រីលង្កា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Issue and policy briefs
Coraina de la Plaza
2014
As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework...
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The most cost-inefficient tree-saving scheme ever: The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, កោះគ្រីស្មាស, កោះកូកូស (ឃីលលីង), ទីម័រខាងកើត, ហុងកុង, ឥណ្ឌា, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ជប៉ុន, កូរ៉េខាងជើង, កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, ម៉ុងហ្គោលី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ស្រីលង្កា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Advocacy and promotional materials
Chris Lang
2017
In August 2012, the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank published a review of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The review revealed some serious problems...
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The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
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Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Sebastian Koch
2017
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture,...
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What is REDD+?
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, កោះគ្រីស្មាស, កោះកូកូស (ឃីលលីង), ទីម័រខាងកើត, ហុងកុង, ឥណ្ឌា, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ជប៉ុន, កូរ៉េខាងជើង, កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, ម៉ុងហ្គោលី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ស្រីលង្កា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Issue and policy briefs
The REDD Desk
2016
Degradation and deforestation of the world’s tropical forests are cumulatively responsible for about 10% of net global carbon emissions. Therefore, tackling the destruction of...
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The REDD Desk Statistics: Laos
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Archived web content
The REDD Desk
2013
Review of forestry and forestry-based economic activities in Laos, with statistics.
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Forest Cover Changes in Lao Tropical Forests: Physical and Socio-Economic Factors are the Most Important Drivers
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Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Chittana Phompila, Megan Lewis, Bertram Ostendorf, Kenneth Clarke
2017
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has been experiencing significant forest depletion since the 1980s, but there is little evidence to demonstrate the major causes and...
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Forest monitoring designed for action
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, កោះគ្រីស្មាស, កោះកូកូស (ឃីលលីង), ទីម័រខាងកើត, ហុងកុង, ឥណ្ឌា, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ជប៉ុន, កូរ៉េខាងជើង, កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, ម៉ុងហ្គោលី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ស្រីលង្កា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Global Forest Watch
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...
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Use Hansen high-res forest cover maps wisely, experts say
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, កោះគ្រីស្មាស, កោះកូកូស (ឃីលលីង), ទីម័រខាងកើត, ហុងកុង, ឥណ្ឌា, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ជប៉ុន, កូរ៉េខាងជើង, កូរ៉េខាងត្បូង, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, ម៉ុងហ្គោលី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ស្រីលង្កា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Advocacy and promotional materials
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
2013
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...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
ព្រុយណេ, កម្ពុជា, ចិន, ទីម័រខាងកើត, ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, ឡាវ, ម៉ាឡេស៊ី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ហ្វីលីពីន, សិង្ហបុរី, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Alice Catherine Hughes
2017
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species,...
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Drivers Affecting Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): An Overview
កម្ពុជា, ឡាវ, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Issue and policy briefs
John Costenbader, Jeremy Broadhead, Yurdi Yasmi and Patrick B. Durst
2015
The study had two main thrusts: 1. To assess the positive and negative drivers affecting forests in the GMS 2. To propose a regional action plan to tackle the negative drivers...
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Land degradation in Laos: Materiality and discourses
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Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Guillaume Lestrelin
2004
Building on recent debates related to environment change an knowledge production, this paper examines the social construction and political outcomes of the current official...
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities
កម្ពុជា, ឡាវ, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Issue and policy briefs
WWF-Greater Mekong
2013
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are...
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Forests and Forestry in the Greater Mekong Subregion to 2020
កម្ពុជា, ឡាវ, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO
2011
In the 12 years since the first Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study was completed in 1998, the region has experienced tremendous changes in nearly every aspect. These...
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World Development Indicators: Deforestation and Biodiversity
កម្ពុជា, ឡាវ, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ថៃ, វៀតណាម
13 កុម្ភៈ 2018
ប្រភព: World Development Indicators, The World Bank
As threats to biodiversity mount, the international community is increasingly focusing on conserving diversity. This comprehensive dataset presents the most current and accurate...
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Rates and Drivers of Mangrove Deforestation in Southeast Asia, 2000-2012
ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី, មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា, ថៃ
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daniel R. Richards, Daniel A. Friess
2016
The mangrove forests of Southeast Asia are highly biodiverse and provide multiple ecosystem services upon which millions of people depend. Mangroves enhance fisheries and...