Geographic Focus: Regional

Forest Management

Author(s): Pha tad ke Botanical Garden
ສປປ ລາວ ເວົ້າລວມແລ້ວ ເປັນປະເທດທີ່ມີຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອຸດົມສົມບູນ ແລະ ຄຸນນະພາບສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມຍັງດີຢູ່ ທຽບໃສ່ປະເທດອ້ອມຂ້າງ ຊຶ່ງເປັນທ່າແຮງອັນສໍາ ຄັນໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງປະເທດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ…
Author(s): The Agro Biodiversity Initiative
ພາບລວມການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຜົນສໍາເລັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາລະບົບນິເວດຊີວະນານາພັນເຂດພູດອຍແຕ່ 2009-2020
Author(s): Andrea Rodericks
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…
Author(s): Tan Van Nguyen, Peter Brakels, Nathanael Maury, Somchit Sudavanh, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Sabira Idiiatullina, Sengvilay Lorphengsy, Khamla Inkhavilay, Chatmongkon Suwannapoom and Nikolay A. Poyarkov
The results of herpetological surveys conducted throughout Laos in 2016–2019 resulted in significant records at the country and provincial levels for several amphibian and reptile species, other than…
Author(s): Olivier Ducourtieux, Phoui Visonnavong and Julien Rossard
Farmers are often blamed for destroying tropical forests, especially in the Lao PDR. Converting shifting cultivation into cash crop-based agriculture is recurrently presented as the solution merging…
Author(s): Keooudone Souvannakhoummane, Silvio Fici, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Jeong Ho Park, Ho Sang Kang, Chaloun Bounithiphonh
Capparis macrantha Souvannakhoummane, Fici & Lanorsavanh sp. nov., a new shrub species characterized by erect or ascending habit, stipular thorns, large lanceolate-elliptic leaves and large…
Author(s): PAFO, LPB and FAO, Laos
Melientha is an evergreen forest tree, up to 10 m high, with young leaves much favored in various Lao dishes. Unfortunately, the Melientha trees are unsustainably harvested, where parts or whole…
Author(s): EU
Burgeoning regional demand for wood and wood products, accompanied by supportive legal and regulatory changes, offers opportunities for private sector investment in a modern plantations-based forest…
Author(s): tabi
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…
Author(s): TABI
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…
Contribute