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  • What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights? An introduction and comparison of Safeguards and Participation Mechanisms

    en 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 Issue and policy briefs Coraina de la Plaza 2014 Deforestation drivers, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest policy and administration, Forest trade and finance, Gender
    As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework Convention on ...

  • The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Sebastian Koch 2017 Climate change, Deforestation drivers, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest cover reporting, Forest policy and administration
    The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture, hyd...

  • World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Laos-Lao Soung

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Minority Rights Group 2018 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    The page gives update information on Lao ethnic groups known as Lao highlanders or Lao Soung. Most Lao Soung grow upland rice, maize, and opium traditionally. Major ethnic group...

  • World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Tai and other hill people

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Minority Rights Group 2018 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    Tribal Lao Tai live in the higher valleys and on the middle slopes of the mountains in northern Laos (and in adjacent areas of south-west China, north Thailand and north-west Vi...

  • World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Minority Rights Group 2018 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    The page gives an overview of ethnic groups in Lao PDR. It distinguished ethnic groups into three categories geographic areas: Lao Loum, Lao Soung and Lao Theung.

  • World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples: Laos-Lao Theung

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Archived web content Minority Rights Group 2018 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    The page offer information on Lao ethnic group: Lao Theung. Most Lao Theung are nomadic; they commonly live in upland areas. Originated from Mon-Khmer, they practice swidden cul...

  • Government of Laos and policies supporting gender equality and ethnic diversity

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Issue and policy briefs Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    A handout that covers Lao law and treaties on women's rights and equality for ethnic groups.

  • The geography of poverty and inequality in the Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Books and book chapters Michael Epprecht, Nicholas Minot, Reno Dewina, Peter Messerli,... 2008 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Poverty policy and regulation
    A breakdown of economic inequality and resource access in Laos based on geography.

  • Gender and poverty issues in the forest regions of northern Lao PDR

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Calub BM; Simouckda K; and Vongsoumphu T Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forests and forestry, Gender, Poverty reduction
    In this study, Participatory Poverty Assessment (livelihood matrix, food seasonal calendars, mobility maps, SWOT analysis and problem cause analysis) was conducted in the 12 pro...

  • Stable forest cover under increasing populations of swidden cultivators in central Laos: The roles of intrinsic culture and extrinsic wildlife trade

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Robichaud, W. G., A. R.E. Sinclair, N. Odarkor-Lanquaye, and B. Klinkenberg 2009 Agricultural management systems and technologies, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest cover, National parks and wildlife sanctuaries
    The purpose of this research is to attempt to quantitatively confirm or refute a qualitative impression of sustainability of swidden cultivation in Nakai-Nam Theun national prot...

  • Population diversity and rice in Laos

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Books and book chapters Martin Stuart-Fox 2006 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Population, Rice
    An archaeological account of population trends and ethnic diversity in Laos dating back thousands of years, including description of agricultural development and spread of rice ...

  • Impacts of land and forest policies on the livelihoods of ethnic minorities

    en Lao People's Democratic Republic Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Rural Research and Development Training Center 2009 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest policy and administration, Land, Land policy and administration
    This study intends to contribute to a better understanding of how institutional arrangements governing ethnic minorities’ rights to access and control over land and ...

  • Research on the customary law of ethnic minorities and fores policy in Vietnam (Final Draft)

    vi Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Lương Thị Thu Hằng; Phan Triều Giang; and Trương Quang Hoàng và Cộng sự 2015 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest policy and administration, Land
    “Research on the customary law of ethnic minorities and forest policy in Vietnam” is an empirical study and policy review that contributes to the implementation of the “Action o...

  • Research Report: Political Role of Customary Law in Ethnic Minority Community Development in Vietnam

    vi Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Social Policy and Environment Research Institute (SPERI) and The... 2011 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
    Under the project "Capacity Building for the Vietnam Lawyers Association", UNDP supported the Social Policy and Environment Research Institute (SPERI) in collaboration with The ...

  • (11-29 September 2017) Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples

    en 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 Advocacy and promotional materials Human Rights Council 2017 Climate change, Environment and natural resources, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights, Human rights
    The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples pursuant to her mandate under Council resolution 33/12....

  • SDC geed workshop29 – 31 July, 2014 outline schedule for distribution

    lo Lao People's Democratic Republic Advocacy and promotional materials Swiss agency for development and Cooperation (SDC) 2014 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Gender
    SDC GEED Workshop29 – 31 July, 2014 Outline Schedule for Distribution

  • Reform of State-Owned Forest Enterprises and Ethnic Minority Land Tenure Security In Vietnam

    en Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Wells-Dang, A., Pham Quang Tu, and Ngo Van Hong 2016 Development and assistance for land tenure and land titling, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Forest policy and administration, Land tenure and land titling
    Paper presented during the World Bank conference on Land 2016. During revolution and national unification, Vietnamese government nationalized agricultural and forest land thro...

  • From customary law through "huong uoc" (village rules) to the state law

    en Viet Nam Archived web content PGS.TS Nguyễn Xuân Kính 2011 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Laws and regulations
    Huong uoc” is of the Viet (Kinh) majority people and the product of village culture. It was written in Han (Chinese), Nom (Demotic or ancient Vietnamese) or Vietnamese scripts, ...

  • Interview with grant evans

    en Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations) Boike Rehbein, the Center for Lao Studie 2009 Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, System of government
    Transcript of an interview conducted with historian Grant Evans, an anthropologist who specialized in Laos and produced numerous academic works about the country. Published in t...

  • Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: a guidebook

    en Myanmar Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks Celine Allaverdian, Julia Fogerite, Natalia Scurrah, Si Thu Than Htike 2017 Communal land, Development and assistance for land tenure and land titling, Economic land concessions and plantations, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people, Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights
    Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)'s first edition guidebook to customary tenure in Myanmar provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society ...

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