Geographic Focus: Regional
Agro-ecology
ສປປ ລາວ ເວົ້າລວມແລ້ວ ເປັນປະເທດທີ່ມີຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອຸດົມສົມບູນ ແລະ ຄຸນນະພາບສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມຍັງດີຢູ່ ທຽບໃສ່ປະເທດອ້ອມຂ້າງ ຊຶ່ງເປັນທ່າແຮງອັນສໍາ ຄັນໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງປະເທດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ…
ພາບລວມການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຜົນສໍາເລັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາລະບົບນິເວດຊີວະນານາພັນເຂດພູດອຍແຕ່ 2009-2020
The Lao uplands have long been recognized for their rich agro-biodiversity. Home to globally important species of animals, plants, and micro-organisms, this agro-biodiversity is the legacy of the…
Most Significant Change is a qualitative research methodology that involves project stakeholders in deciding what changes are worth recording as “stories”. MSC stories are meant to illustrate, not…
ຊີວະນາໆພັນກະສິກຳຂອງລາວ ມີທ່າແຮງເພື່ອຍົກລະດັບເສດຖະກິດທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ໂດຍຜ່່ານການປັບປຸງຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງຄອບຄົວຊາວພູດອຍ ແລະ ພ້ອມນັ້ນ ກໍເປັນການສ້າງຊື່ສຽງໃນເວທີສາກົນ ກ່ຽວກັບ…
• Beekeeping: A huge potential for Lao honey exists if marketing, quality control and expansion of beekeeping can be achieved.
• Native bananas: Local bananas have a diversity of value-added…
• Traditional medicines: Support for conservation in key habitats, community agreements on management and harvesting, processing and equitable markets is needed.
• Fish-rice cultivation: This is an…
Benzoin Laos (Styrax tonkinensis), is known in Laos as the “Ton Yarn”. It is a deciduous fast-growing tree that can reach 15–20 meters in height and a diameter of 30 cm or more found in upland…
Bamboo is an important biodiversity resource and is often perceived as the most economically important NTFP of Lao PDR. It is imperative for the livelihoods of rural communities (cash income, food…
Oranges contain an impressive diversity of essential nutrients including vitamins C, A and B-complex as well as minerals (Potassium and Calcium) essential for health and overall well-being The fruit…
Research Article
This paper provides new data on 33 new or rare species of Hoya obtained in fieldwork mainly during 2012–2017 in eastern Indochina including Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. These data include illustrated…
New records in the Flora of Laos are presented, along with a short history of botanical collection in the country. The records are given in two lists, one relating to the Flore du Cambodge, du Laos…
This paper continues the publication of new data obtained during fi eld studies in remote and poorly studied regions of Laos in 2015–2018. It provides descriptions of two new species (Bulbophyllum…
In Lao PDR, the Hmong ethnic group has extensive knowledge about the use of medicinal plants. However, despite the importance of the Hmong pharmacopeia as a primary health care resource, no study has…
Botanical expeditions in Laos through a collaboration between Thailand (Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden) and Laos (Pha Tad Ke Botanic Garden) to document plant diversity and collect plants for ex situ…
We report previously unrecognized flowering plants of Lao PDR found during a botanical survey of Lao PDR in 2015−2016. We found Phyllagathis tuberosa (C. Hansen) Cellinese & S. S. Renner (…
The floristic inventory of vascular plants in Nam Ha National Biodiversity Conservation Area was conducted to understand the plant diversity in the northern area of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Neotypes are designated for five names in Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) from Lao PDR, namely K. attapeuensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. champasakensis Picheans. & Koonterm, K. gigantiphylla…
Fieldwork in Lao PDR during 2007-2008 resulted in the discovery of 15 unrecorded fern species among the flora of Lao PDR. All have been identified in other countries in southeastern Asia, as well as…
A new variety, Justicia vagabunda Benoist var. laxiflora K. Yamaz. & Tagane (Acanthaceae), discovered during botanical surveys in Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, is described and illustrated.…
In Xiengkhouang province, the “wild honey” produced by the Apis Cerena bee species is natural wild honey that has traditionally been harvested from both the wild forest and by beekeepers in the…
Khao Kai Noi (KKN) is specific glutinous rice varieties produced exclusively in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces.
Small-scale fisheries are very important in the northern part of Lao PDR, where rural people heavily depend upon the rivers’ fish stocks for…
Throughout the upland areas of Lao PDR, broom grass production is a source of income for many families and also a source of animal feed. Broom…
Because of rural local people have enormous volumes of indigenous knowledge that informs about fundamental aspects of day-to-day life and can play a significant role in education by directly…
Oranges contain an impressive diversity of essential nutrients including vitamins C, A and B-complex as well as minerals (Potassium and Calcium) essential for health and overall well-being The fruit…
Bamboo is an important biodiversity resource and is often perceived as the most economically important NTFP of Lao PDR. It is imperative for the livelihoods of rural communities (cash income, food…
Benzoin Laos (Styrax tonkinensis), is known in Laos as the “Ton Yarn”. It is a deciduous fast-growing tree that can reach 15–20 meters in height and a diameter of 30 cm or more found in upland…
ຊາພູສັນກຳເນີດຢູ່ໃນປ່າດົງທີ່ມີຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນໄປດ້ວຍຊີວະນາໆພັນທຳມະຊາດ, ມີຄວາມສູງຈາກໜ້ານ້ຳທະເລສະເລ່ຍ 1,800 ແມັດ, ມີລົດຊາດກິ່ນຫອມທີ່ຖືກໃຈຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ
ເຫັດຫວາຍ ແລະ ເຫັດກໍ່ແດງເປັນເຫັດທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າດ້ານໂພຊະນາການ ແລະ ສ້າງລາຍຮັບທີ່ດີໃຫ້ແກ່ຊາວບ້ານ