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Indigenous data sovereignty in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region is home to over 100 indigenous and ethnically distinct communities who have struggled to retain their autonomy. While each group of indigenous and ethnic minor...
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New Species Discoveries in 2020 in the Greater Mekong
The Greater Mekong region is one of planet Earth’s most important biodiversity hotspots, highlighted by the endless number of new species discovered there every year. The region...
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The ABC of land tenure - Key terms and their meaning
This glossary has been prepared to assist with an understanding of land tenure terms in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, ...
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Land Tenure in Mekong Forest Landscapes: Advancing the Recognition of Customary Rights and Responsible Investment Practices
This summary report was the outcome of The 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum that took place on 26 and 27 May 2021 and was organized by MRLG, FAO and the Land Portal. The focus of ...
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The context of REDD+ in Vietnam: Drivers, agents and institutions
Vietnam is acknowledged to be REDD+ pioneer country, having adopted REDD+ in 2009. This paper is an updated version of Vietnam’s REDD+ Country Profile which was first published ...
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Defining and assessing the effectiveness of civil society networks working on forest governance issues in Africa and Asia: Special Report
This report is based on the results of a 2021 study conducted by the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) of the University of Wolverhampton, the Field Legal...
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54 Ethnic groups: Why the difference? – 2018 edition
Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) would like to present to you the second edition of the book "54 Ethnic Groups: Why the Difference?" The book is the updated version...
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience
Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone countries in East Asia and the Pacific, with droughts, severe storms, and flooding causing substantial economic and human losses. Climate...
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Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam
Vietnam is a Southeast Asian nation with an extensive coastline and diverse but generally warm climate, including temperate and tropical regions. Given that a high proportion of...
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Key Themes in Land Governance: Synopses of Research, Policy and Action in the Mekong Region
The Mekong region is marked by particular kinds of historical and contemporary land uses, social relations around land, interactions within and across national borders, and patt...
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Figures on ethnic minority women and men in Vietnam 2015-2019. From the findings of Surveys on the socio-economic situation amongst 53 Ethnic Minority Groups 2015-2019.
The report Figures on Ethnic Minority Women and Men in Viet Nam 2015-2019 presents gender analysis and highlights gender outcomes, and provide policy recommendations for gender ...
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Policy brief: Gender issues of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam
The policy brief was developed based on the results of the Survey on the Socio-Economic Situation of 53 Ethnic Minority Groups in Viet Nam in 2019 and other recent research resu...
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Gender statistics in Vietnam 2020
The book presents gender statistics according to various topics, such as: Population, family, education, health, labour and employment, and leadership and management. Informatio...
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Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in Viet Nam
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and ...
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A study on the Customary Use Right of Ethnic Communities to Forest and Forest Land in Vietnam
This report presents an overview of ethnic communities in Vietnam, including their history and development, community structure, living space, population and distribution, and t...
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Country gender assessment of agriculture and the rural sector in Viet Nam
The Country Gender Assessment (CGA) was commissioned by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from October 2017 to February 2018 as a way to gauge Vi...
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Digital Agriculture Profile Vietnam
Digital technologies are slowly spreading in agriculture sectors globally. But their adoption is hampered by the digital divide which requires significant public investments, im...
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Country Forest Note : Vietnam
This Country Forest Note (CFN) provides an upstream analysis of the status of forests and of investments and policies relevant to the forest sector in Vietnam. It looks at fores...
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A Political Economy of Environmental Impact Assessment in the Mekong Region
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a central process in sustainable development to reduce and mitigate anticipated impacts of development projects. Every national governme...
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Documenting indigenous knowlege by indigenous women
This document was developed based on the actual experiences of two “women storytelling” clubs in Hanh Son commune, Nghia Lo town, Yen Bai province; and Nghia Lac, Nghia Loi comm...