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Overview of social economic situation - Results from analyses of the survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities in 2015
Based on data collected from the Survey on the socio-economic situation of 53 ethnic minorities (EMs) carried in 2015, this report analyzes and evaluates the socio-economic situ...
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The Indigenous World 2018
The rising tensions between states and indigenous peoples are reaching a peak and The Indigenous World 2018 adds to the documented records, highlighting the increase in attacks ...
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Climbing the ladder: poverty reduction and shared prosperity in Vietnam
Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty while controlling inequality. The country’s broad-based growth reflects the government’s focus on developing labor-in...
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Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Introduction about 54 ethnic minority groups in Vietnam: homeland, linguistic families, and ethnic diversity throughout country
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Chapter 8 Vietnam - A Widening Poverty Gap for Ethnic Minorities (Excerpt from book: Indigenous Peoples, Poverty and Development)
Vietnam has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world in recent years. However, ethnic groups in this country may not equally share the benefit of this wealth increa...
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Greater mekong subregion twenty-five years of partnership
This publication, Greater Mekong Subregion: Twenty-five Years of Partnership, highlights the GMS Program’s successful use of economic corridors and focus on priority sectors t...
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Indigenous people in Vietnam
Vietnam is considered a multi-ethnic country with 54 recognized ethnic groups, of which 53 are ethnic minority groups. Although the country voted in favor of UNDRIP, it does not...
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Flows of Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by Host Country and Source Country (in million US$)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border transactions related to direct investment during a year which consist of equity transactions, reinvestment...
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Assessing Civil Society Participation in REDD+ and FLEGT: Case Study Analysis of Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia and the Republic of Congo
This report presents findings from an assessment study on the quality of participation of civil society actors in REDD+ and FLEGT voluntary partnership agreement processes in fo...
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FLEGT and REDD+ Synergies and Impacts in the Congo Basin: Lessons for Global Forest Governance
This document provides the results of a study on the synergies and impacts of FLEGT and REDD+ in the Congo Basin countries. The results point to the conclusion that fundamental ...
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Linking FLEGT and REDD+ Processes in Practice
The European Union’s FLEGT Action Plan – which aims to reduce trade in illegal timber -, and REDD+ constitute two recent international forest regimes. Since the aims of the regi...
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New Challenges and Strategies in Defense of Land and Territory
What is happening with the land and natural wealth around the world, and to the people who depend on them? How are people responding to these trends, threats, and challenges?In ...
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Exploring gender dimensions of water insecurity and governance in the Lower Mekong Region
This brief shows how outcomes of water insecurity are rarely distributed equally, as experiences vary depending on identity issues including gender, ethnicity, race, class and a...
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Annual review of REDD+ activities in Laos 2010
The report is about the role REDD has played in project development in the forest sector in Laos. Since 2009, a number of projects have come into existence under facilitation of...
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Consultation workshop for the 2019 population and housing census
This is an article on the General Statistics Office's website about the Consultation workshop for the 2019 population and housing census. On September 7th, 2017, in Hanoi, th...
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The Set of Socio-Environmental Indicators for Provincial Planning and Implementation of REDD+, 2015
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD +) is an international initiative that focuses on the role of forests as a mitigation measure for global clima...
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Summary report on receiving, management and use status of ODA source in the past time and the trend in the coming time
Summary report on receipt, management and and use status of ODA source in the past time and the trend in the coming time includes the following main contents: - Part 1: Overvie...
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The long road to timber legality Taking stock of the EU-Vietnam VPA timber trade deal
Eight years of often intense negotiations between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) reached a milestone in Brussels on 19 October 2018. Federica Mogherini, the EU high represe...
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A web-platform to assess the implications of climate and development uncertainties in managing water resources allocation and use in the Lower Mekong Region
An online game / tool called Supporting Water Resources Management (SWARM) in Lower Mekong region (Southeast Asia) based on SEI's Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model.
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The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) Process in Central and West Africa: From Theory to Practice
The present study is intended to document and foster strategic reflection in partner countries already engaged in negotiating a VPA – or those who will be entering into such neg...