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Musa serpentina (Musaceae): a new banana species from western border of Thailand
Myanmar, Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Sasivimon Swangpol and Jamorn Somana
2011
Musa serpentina Swangpol & Somana, a new species from Thailand in areas bordering Myanmar is described and illustrated. A key is given to the wild bananas of the area
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The economic value of ecosystem services in the Mekong Basin: What we know, and what we need to know
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
WWF
2013
In green economies, natural capital is incorporated into measurement of societal progress and equity, and recognized and managed as a fundamental pillar of economic and human we...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
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, a...
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FRA 2015: Terms and Definitions
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO
2012
FAO has been coordinating global forest resources assessments every five to ten years since 1946. The assessments have to a great extent contributed to the improvement of concep...
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Biodiversity assessment of the Mekong River in northern Lao PDR: A follow up study
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
ed. Pierre Dubeau, IUCN Water and Nature Initiative; Mekong...
2004
The follow-up scoping survey presented in this report builds on the first rapid biodiversity scoping study of the upper stretches of the Mekong conducted in February 2003. It is...
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Work place diversity in aid agencies in Laos October 2014.
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Steeve Daviau, Steeve Daviau, Bruce Shoemaker, Richard Hackman,...
2014
While there has been an increase in awareness about issues around ethnic equity and sensitivity in Laos over the last twenty years, the overall situation is still of great conc...
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Agro-ecological assessment of Phonxay District, Luang Phrabang Province, Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Nilsson, E., Svensson, A-K
2005
Assessment of Phaxay District in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, including biophysical information, socio-economic, demographic and administrative data collected for the purpose of crea...
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Consuming the future. The real starus of biodiversity in Lao PDR July 2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
IUCN, WCS, and WWF.
2007
Statements highlighting the current decline of Lao PDR' wild animals and plant populations are as common in technical papers as statements about the country widespread abundance...
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Sub-sector working group on agro-biodiversity 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Advocacy and promotional materials
Dr Bounthong Bouahom, Natural agriculture and forestry research...
to support the work of the SWG-ARD in matters regarding the Lao agro-biodiversity Main Purpose:to focus on policy aspects regarding the conservation and sustainable use of ag...
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The Lower Mekong Dams Factsheet Text
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
International Rivers
2013
The governments of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam are planning to build eleven large hydropower dams on the Lower Mekong River. If built, these dams would destroy the riv...
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Thailand - Country Profile (Biodiversity)
Thailand
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Convention on Biological Diversity
Threats to biodiversity in Thailand include illegal hunting, crop and forest burning, livestock overgrazing, forest clearance/illegal logging, destructive fishing practices, dis...
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Thailand - Country Profile
Thailand
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Convention on Biological Diversity
2016
Biodiversity Facts: Status and trends of biodiversity, including benefits from biodiversity and ecosystem services. The content of this biodiversity profile is still draft. Th...
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Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management
Thailand
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Office of Natural Resources and Environment Policy and Planning
2015
The Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management B.E. 2558-2564 (2015-2021) is the principal biological diversity plan of Thailand, developed in compliance with Article 6 ...
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Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: Past trends, current status, future possibilities
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
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 positiv...
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Mysterious Mekong: New Species Discoveries 2012-2013
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
WWF Greater Mekong
2014
An extraordinary 367 new species were discovered in the Greater Mekong in 2012 and 2013. Among the species newly described by scientists are 290 plants, 24 fish, 21 amphibians, ...
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goal-15-protect-restore-and-promote-sustainable-use-of-terrestrial-ecosystems-sustainably-manage-fo
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
United Nations Statistics Division
2016
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Mangrove Communities and Disaster Risk Reduction: Cases in Vietnam: Cases in Vietnam
Viet Nam
Case studies
Lê Anh Tuấn, Maria Lourdes T. Munárriz
2016
Mangrove forest belts have very important role on reducing the impacts of natural disasters in the coastal areas. However, in the last three decades, under the pressures of incr...
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Cambodian journal of natural history
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Daltry, Jenny C, Neil, Chanthon, Carl
2012
This volume of the Cambodia’s peer-reviewed scientific periodical was published in 2012 by Centre for Biodiversity Conservation. This journal addresses the information on the co...
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Nagoya protocol on access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization to the convention on biological diversity
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
2011
Th e Convention on Biological Diversity was opened for signature on 5 June 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Rio “Earth Summit”) and ente...
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Fishbase: List of Freshwater Fishes reported from Lao (People's Democratic Republic) (landlocked)
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors., Fishbase
2017
FishBase is a global biodiversity information system on fishes. Its initial goal to provide key facts on population dynamics for 200 major commercial species has now grown to ha...