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The locals of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand describe their lives as “three days of fishing, two days of drying the nets”. They fish the river in the rainy season, then as the ...

Doing Business 2018 is the 15th in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The report provides quant...

This country profile provides information on Myanmar's geography, climate and population, economy, agriculture and food security. Information is also provided on water resources...

The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is facing significant challenges in addressing environmental issues in the rapidly growing mining sector. This r...

This publication is the outcome of the review prepared in collaboration with the Environment Community of Practice and the Environment and Safeguards Division of the Regional an...

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a central process in sustainable development to reduce and mitigate anticipated impacts of development projects. Every national governme...

June 5th marks the annual World Environment Day, a time to reflect on the importance of protecting the environment. In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted 17 Susta...

The South China Sea is the global center of shallow water tropical marine biodiversity, however the loss of coastal habitats in this marine basin are high and increasing. Each d...

Understanding the normative environment is required to understand the nature of disputes and conflict in a given context. The process of analysing disputes and conflicts require...

Assessment of the State Land Lease Concessions Inventory (SLLCI), a database of land-based investment in Laos containing information of area, capital, and investment origin.

This guide provides information about economic performance and environmental situation in Thailand. The natural environment is central to economic activity and growth, providing...

This Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Environmental Education Action Plan contributes to ASEAN's vision by providing a regional framework for enhancing public awar...

A Guide to the Thai Green Label Scheme

In October 2013, Cambodia endorsed the Minamata Implementation Plan for UNEP Global Mercury, aiming to guide mercury management. However, the country lacks a dedicated instituti...

The Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA or EIA) is mandatory for all medium to large development projects in Cambodia, including those initiated by private individu...

The Indigenous People Planning Framework (IPPF) is a safeguard document prepared for the Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project (CSLEP). The IPPF is part of the o...

The Cambodia REDD+ Roadmap is a national plan for how the RGC wants to move ahead with REDD+ Readiness. Following initial stakeholder consultations in late 2009 and early 2010, ...

The report is about an introduction to the fisheries in Laos where capture fisheries and aquaculture relies upon water resource ecosystems mainly consisting of rivers and stream...

Quality investment depends on everyone working together to ensure socially and environmentally responsible practices. There’s an increasing awareness among government, business ...

This article explores how the Khmer Rouge’s restructuring of the environment into a socialist utopian space could be explained as an attempt to establish and tighten control ove...