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Gateway to International Timber Trade
Myanmar
Archived web content
European Timber Trade Federation
2016
According to the FAO (2015) Myanmar has around 29.0 million hectares of forested land, which constitutes to 44.2% of the total land area. Around 28.1 million hectares are...
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Thailand Country Commercial Guide – Labour Policies and Practices
Thailand
Guidelines, instruction manuals, handbooks
International Trade Administration
2017
In 2016, Thailand’s formal labor force was 38.3 million, or more than 56 percent of the population. Reported unemployment rates are well below full employment, at 1.0 percent...
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Forest governance in Vietnam: A literature review
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
SRD Việt Nam , Truong Quang Hoang; Pham Nguyen Thanh; Le Van Lan
2017
This report provides a literature review of forest governance in Vietnam to determine strengths and weaknesses of the sector, namely: the process of decision-making in forest...
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The EU Timber Regulation and VPAs
Global
Archived web content
EU FLEGT
This website describes the EU Timber Regulation and VPAs.
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Conflicts in Vietnam’s forest areas: Implications for FLEGT and REDD+
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
THOMAS SIKOR and PHUC XUAN TO
Conflicts over land are rampant in Vietnam. Some erupt into physical violence and catch the attention of the media, while others linger without attracting wider attention. Land...
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The Role of Social Safeguards in Addressing Forest Governance in FLEGT and REDD+
Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Celina (Kin Yii) Yong, UN-REDD
2018
This presentation seeks to demonstrate how social safeguards can provide opportunities to address the forest governance challenges faced by FLEGT and REDD+. It discusses the...
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Forest Watch Special: FLEGT VPA Update June 2018
Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Fern
2018
This update discusses the importance of protecting forest resources through robust efforts rooted in broader strategies linked to the European Union's development and climate...
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CSO's View on FLEGT VPA Process in Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities
Myanmar
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
Kyaw Htun
2018
This presentation provides forestry sector updates and an overview of forestry issues and forest governance issues in Myanmar, such as land tenure and transparency. The...
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Commercial agriculture expansion in Myanmar: Links to deforestation, conversion timber, and land conflicts
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Kevin Woods
2015
This report collates quantitative and qualitative data on the expansion of agribusiness in Myanmar’s forests and analyzes the role that laws and policies, and revenues generated...
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Stronger forest and farm producers’ groups can help deepen Myanmar democracy
Myanmar
Issue and policy briefs
IIED
2013
The briefing is about the role of stronger forest and farm producers’ groups in promoting the democratization in Myanmar. This could be successfully implemented through two...
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Forest policies in Asia – a regional synthesis
Cambodia, Thailand
Books and book chapters
FAO
2003
Historically, the main objective of forest management was timber production. Although forest policies and forest management objectives diversified and expanded long before the...
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National Forest Policy Review: Thailand
Thailand
Books and book chapters
Anan Nalampoon
2003
Forestry policies do not last long and lack continuity. Some problems are solved temporarily but emerge again in the future. If policies are not incorporated into the national...
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Informational Basis of Policy Judgments: The Case of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand
Thailand
Books and book chapters
Jin Sento
2003
This report presents a preliminary analysis of policy formation in the area of forest management in Thailand. Despite its remarkable record of industrialization and economic...
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The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) Thailand Readiness Plan Idea Note (R-PIN) Template
Thailand
Advocacy and promotional materials
Dr. Saksit Tridech, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment...
2008
The purpose of this document is to: a) request an overview of your country’s interest in the FCPF program, and b) provide an overview of land use patterns, causes of...
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Recommendations from Thailand’s Civil Society Organizations for the Revision of the REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) for Thailand
Thailand
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
RECOFTC, Grassroots Equity and Enhanced Networks in the Mekong...
2013
The recommendations given in this document were developed during the consultation workshop entitled. “Promotion of Equity in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest...
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Comments on Draft report on Myanmars National REDD+ Strategy
Myanmar
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Forest Trends
2018
In March, 2018, the Myanmar REDD+ program released its National REDD+ strategy draft report. Forest Trends has provided the following comments to the report authors in hopes...
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Forest degradation in Cambodia: An assessment of monitoring options in the central cardamom protected forest
Cambodia
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Halperin, James J, United States Forest Service International...
2013
To assess monitoring options in the CCPF, a conceptual framework was developed, which includes three steps: 1) define biomass reference for monitoring in each forest strata of...
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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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Tài nguyên rừng và lâm nghiệp ở Việt Nam
Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Luong Thi Hoan
2014
Rừng và đất rừng đóng vai trò quan trọng và là nguồn sinh kế cho người dân sống trong hoặc gần rừng ở các khu vực miền núi của Việt Nam. Mục tiêu của nghiên cứu này phân tích sự...
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Tái thiết các cơ quan lâm nghiệp - Những bài học kinh nghiệm tái cấu trúc ở Việt Nam từ năm 1994 - trích trong cuốn "Tái thiết các cơ quan lâm nghiệp - Những bài học kinh nghiệm tái cấu trúc ở Châu Á và Thái Bình Dương"
Viet Nam
Books and book chapters
Nguyen Quang Tan
2008
Nghiên cứu này nhằm cung cấp sự hiểu biết về vai trò thay đổi của các cơ quan lâm nghiệp nhà nước tại Việt Nam kể từ năm 1994 và quá trình sắp xếp lại cấu trúc tổ chức để đáp ứn...
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