Geographic Focus: Regional

Forest Management

Author(s): The World Band and Korea Green growth Trust Fund
The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy, as the goods and ecosystem services it provides are essential to reduce poverty, secure livelihoods, and drive a greener economic growth…
Author(s): IBNDA
In close partnership with the Houaphanh Provincial Bamboo Task Force lead by Department of Planning and Investment and Provincial Office of Forestry and Agriculture, GRET has been supporting the…
Author(s): Phetlasy Souladeth, Shuchito Tagane & Tetsukazu Yahara
Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Central Laos, are described. Illustrations, DNA barcodes for rbcL and matK and IUCN…
Author(s): Somphouthone Phimmachak, Stephen J. Richards, Niane Sivongxay, Sengvilay Seateun, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Sunchai Makchai, Hannah E. Som, Bryan L. Stuart
A new species of the dicroglossid frog genus Limnonectes is described from recent and historical museum specimens collected in central and southern Laos and northeastern Thailand. Limnonectes savan…
Author(s): Khamphou Phouyyavong (PhD Candidate), Phanxay Ingxay (PhD), Sengphachanh Sonethavixay, Vagneron Vagneron (PhD)
Tea plants are native to East Asia and evidence of tea consumption in China goes back to the 2nd century BC. In Laos, tea was presumably cultivated and traded as early as the 7th century (Earth…
Author(s): Keooudone Souvannankhoummane, Advisor: prof. Dr. Vichith Lamxay
Terrestrial orchids in 10 villages of Phou Koud district, Xiangkhouang province were studied from March, 2016 to March, 2018. Thirty two (32) species of 22 genera were found and identified; they are…
Author(s): Pankaj KUMAR1, Stephan W. GALE, Henrik Æ. PEDERSEN, Thatsaphone PHAXAYSOMBATH, Somsanith BOUAMANIVONG and Gunter A. FISCHER
The following nine new additions to the orchid flora of Laos PDR are reported based on surveys in the country conducted during the period 2012–2017: Bulbophyllum alcicorne, B. meson, Coelogyne…
Author(s): Jennifer A. Sheridan and Bryan L. Stuart
Accurately delimiting species and their geographic ranges are imperative for conservation, especially in areas experiencing rapid habitat loss. Southeast Asia currently has one of the highest rates…
Author(s): Somphouthone Phimmachak, Niane Sivongxay, Sengvilay Seateun, Siriporn Yodthong, Attapol Rujirawan, Thy Neang, Anchalee Aowphol, Bryan L Stuart
A new species of "fanged frog" in the genus Limnonectes resembling L. kohchangae (Smith, 1922) from southeastern Thailand and southwestern Cambodia is described from upper elevations of the Bolaven…
Author(s): Keooudone Souvannakhoummane
ດອກເຜິ້ງເປັນພືດຕະກຸນໜື່ງຈັດເຂົ້າໃນກຸ່ມຂອງພືດໃບລ້ຽງດ່ຽວ, ແຕ່ດອກເຜິ້ງທັງ ໝົດແມ່ນຈັດຢູ່ໃນຕະກຸນເຜິ້ງ ທີ່ມີຊື່ວິທະຍາສາດວ່າ Orchidaceae, ລວມໃນນີ້  ມີເຖີງ 763 ສະກຸນ, ຈຳນວນ 28,000 ຊະນິດ. ນອກນັ້ນນັກພືດສວນ…
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