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This working paper presents the findings and analysis of a 2 years long research project entitled Large-­‐scale land acquisitions in Southeast Asia: Rural transformations...

Laos has become a LSLA hotspot in Southeast Asia, at least in terms of investor interest and hectares granted, if not in area implemented. For a small country such as Laos, an...

Village rights guidebook Lao 2007 governance and use community land

My Space - Laos manga festival winning cartoon

In recent years there have been significant changes in how the category of ‘Indigenous Peoples’ has become conceptualised in Cambodia. Indeed, in 1993, neither Indigenous...

2015 was not only an important year globally, it was also a special one for Lao PDR, which celebrated 40 years of peace and stability since the establishment of the Republic....

The Beung Kiat Ngong Wetlands complex is made up of a number of important wetland types, including swamps, lakes, peatlands and marshes. The edge of the wetland is forested, and...

The resolution of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the interpretation of the terms of fees, land levy fees and land tax

The purpose of this Executive Summary is, like the Framework Report, to bebrief inorder to encourage a wide audience to read the document and comprehensive enough...

One of the clearest indications of Prai participation in development is their employment by the government. Putting aside questions of rank, authority, and salary...

A primary objective of land use planning (LUP) is the establish-ment of sustainable development. As such, LUP has triggered debates on social and environmental values and on the...

this article examine the transition from shifting cultivation to rubber production for a study area in Trthern Lao

To expand and ensure the implementation on lease or concession management of state-owned land in conformity of and in accordance with law and decree on...

When developing policies for agricultural land and land use planning, it is essential to have access to a land resource database. In Lao PDR, no such database previously...

Develop multi‐criteria assessment methods and tools to assess the sustainability of alternative cropping system.

This mining project is an example of unsustainable development that would generate severe negative and irreversible social and environment impact, The world bank IFC and the...

This report is the culmination of the multi-year ‘Indicators of Illegal Logging’ project, in which Chatham House has sought to monitor and understand what progress is being made...

Registration of contracts and laws on land

Bamboo is part of the: Sixteen Lao agro biodiversity products with high potential for food security and income generation

This paper shows how visualization and learning tools can help translating participatory principles into reality by truly empowering the locals in designing future land-use...