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Assessment of the new Land Law and Forestry Law in Laos: Customary Tenure Rights over Land and Forests
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Mekong Region Land Governance, Land Info Working Group
2021
This report specifically details the differences between the newly promulgated Land Law and Forestry Law and their predecessor laws, the Land Law 2003 and the Forestry Law 2007,...
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Myanmar must improve community forestry plan to fight climate change
Myanmar
Archived web content
Tian Lin & Maung Maung Than
2019
Community forestry, in which local people play a fundamental role in forest, and resources management through strengthening community land rights, developing local livelihood an...
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Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Assessing the Opportunities for Scaling Up Community Forestry and Community Forestry Enterprises in Myanmar
Myanmar
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
World Bank
2019
Rural communities in Myanmar have numerous economic, environmental, and social opportunities but also face challenges as they seek a clear and solid pathway to development. The ...
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Assessment of the new Land Law and Forestry Law in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Customary Tenure Rights over Land and Forests
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Tony Lamb , United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, the...
2021
The report explains the differences between the new Land Law and Forestry Law and their predecessor laws (the Land Law 2003 and the Forestry Law 2007). Compare the new Land La...
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Facilitating agreements for community–private sector partnerships in forest landscapes in Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Books and book chapters
Chay Senkhammoungkhoun, Trang Thu Hoang , Martin Greijmans
2021
This book is a guidance to help practitioners facilitate partnership agreements for the sustainable trade of forest products and/or services in the context of forest landscape r...
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Vulnerability Index to Climate Change and its Application for Community-level Risk Assessment in Thailand
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Limsakul, Atsamon, Katasaenee, Wimonratlee; Paengkaew, Wutthichai
2014
Based on the results analyzed in the provincial pilot sites, the PCVI could represent both spatial patterns and magnitudes of vulnerability of each community in consistence with...
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Asean Climate change REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples
Lao People's Democratic Republic, South-eastern Asia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) and...
The term Indigenous Peoples is increasingly used by peoples in the ASEAN region who thus far have been called “hill tribes”, “native people” or “ethnic minorities”, and the vari...
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Indigenous peoples effective engagement in REDD
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
2014
Several governments in Asia are in the process of implementing REDD+ (Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and forest Degradation) preparatory stage.
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What is REDD+? A Guide for Indigenous Communities
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
2012
Global efforts are currently underway to protect and restore forests as part of global initiatives to address and mitigate climate change
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A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Global Witness
2003
‘A Conflict of Interest: the Uncertain Future of Burma’s Forests’ is the first report on logging and conflict in Burma by Global Witness. Global Witness is a British-based non-g...
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Current State of the Development and Implementation of the National Code of Harvesting Practices in Myanmar
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
U Khin Zaw, Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry
2003
A country paper presented by U Khin Zaw, Deputy General Manager (Planning), Myanma Timber Enterprise, Ministry of Forestry, Union of Myanmar at the International Expert Meeting ...
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Community Forestry in Myanmar: Progress and Potentials
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kyaw Tint, Oliver Springate-Baginski, Mehm Ko Ko Gyi
2011
This paper is the main output of a research project initiated by Pyoe Pin, and led by ECCDI with support from the University of East Anglia, whose aim has been to fill the gap i...
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The Kheshorter: Indigenous Karen’s Community Forest
Myanmar
Advocacy and promotional materials
Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN)
2017
To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN) and the Kawthoolei Forestry Department (KFD) of the Ka...
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Devastating Laos dam collapse leads to deforestation of protected forests
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Chris Humphrey
2018
This article reviews the catastrophic impacts of dam collapse in the Southern Laos in July 2018 which results in deaths, devastated communities, forced thousands to flee and rip...
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Local communities must be considered when planning special economic zones – my experience with the peoples of Boonrueng
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Hannah Storey
2018
A Special Economic Zone in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, could bring valuable investment into the area. But if it does go ahead, the wetland forests should be excluded to pre...
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Cambodia's National Forest Programme: Framework document
Cambodia
Issue and policy briefs
Royal Government of Cambodia
2009
Cambodia's National Forest Programme is developed under observation of the principles for national forest programmes asset out by the UN Forum on Forests, as well as by national...
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Rapid socio-economic and hydrological assessment of Prey Lang forest
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Advancing Engineering Consultants, Ltd., Stephen Forbes, Maria...
2011
Rapid socio-economic and hydrological assessment of Prey Lang forest identifies the three principle components of focus: socio-economics, hydrology and the Prey Lang forest. The...
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Indigenous land management and tenure: Three reports from Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri
Cambodia
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
NTFP-EP
2008
This presentation was conducted by Community Forestry International in cooperation with Indigenous Community Support Organisation (ICSO) and and Non-Timber Forest Product Exchan...
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Indicating success: Evaluation of community protected areas in Cambodia
Cambodia
Books and book chapters
Leakhena San, Socheat
2006
The goal of this paper is to establish some challenges and suitable techniques for improving the livelihoods of people living in Cambodia’s community protected areas. The main i...
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Constraints on People’s Participation In Forest Management in Thailand
Thailand
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Pearmsak Makarabhirom, RECOFTC
2002
It is an article about constraints to participation of local population in the forest management in Thailand.