Geographic Focus: Lao PDR
Agro-ecology
This 3rd Provincial Strategy on Bamboo and NTFP has been developed in the framework of the “Bamboo and Rattan project” implemented by GRET with contribution by the BNDA between July 2017 and March…
Lao PDR is endowed with biodiversity and rattan and bamboo species that have played an important role in generating income for the rural communities. It was estimated that rattan and bamboo can…
ເນື້ອໃນປຶ້ມຄູ່ມືຫົວນີ້ ໄດ້ຈັດແບ່ງອອກເປັນ 9 ບົດຄື: ການກຳເນີດ ແລະ ອົງປະກອບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງກາງຍະພາບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງເຄມີຂອງດິນ, ທາດອາຫານທີ່ຈຳເປັນສຳລັບພືດ,…
Research Article
We report 14 species of flowering plants as new additions to the flora of Laos. These are Illex viridis (Aquifoliaceae), Capparis erycibe (Capparaceae), Euphorbia bokorensis (Euphorbiaceae), Exacum…
Didymocarpus albiflorus, a new species from central Lao PDR, is described and illustrated with photographs. The new species is similar to D. middletonii and D. brevipedunculatus, but can be…
Two new species of Lauraceae, Beilschmiedia bolavenensis and Machilus champasakensis, are described and illustrated based on specimens from the Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, and Lindera annamensis…
A new cyprinid fish, Metzia bounthobi, is described on the basis of 18 specimens (including 10 specimens in type series) from the Mekong River basin in Phongsaly and Luang Prabang Provinces, northern…
Using semi-structured field interviews with healers in the Lao PDR, plant samples were collected, extracted, and bio-assayed to detect bioactivity against cancer, HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria. Plant species…
Bamboos have provided a variety of raw materials and products widely used in Lao PDR for centuries. Their diversity often leads to confusion, particularly when discussing local and botanical names.…
A list of mosquitoes from the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area along the Nam Theun, Nam Mon, Nam Noy, and Nam On rivers, Nakai District, Khammuane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (…
Six pteridophyte species of five families and 12 spermatophyte species of 10 families are reported from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, as new records to the flora of Laos. Moreover, two new species…
Strictly endemic species Begonia alta, B. babeana, B. crassula, B. gesneriifolia, B. minuscula, B. nahangensis, B. rigidifolia, B. rubrosetosa, B. rugosula, B. sonlaensis, and B. viscosa (Begoniaceae…
New species of Begonia L. in the flora of Laos presented in this paper were mainly found in the course of botanical surveys made in Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Nam Phouy National Protected…
The local Nambak orange varieties from Luang Prabang have a high demand due to their popularity with consumers based on their sweet and sour taste. There are opportunities to further exploit this…
ຊາພູສັນກຳເນີດຢູ່ໃນປ່າດົງທີ່ມີຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນໄປດ້ວຍຊີວະນາໆພັນທຳມະຊາດ, ມີຄວາມສູງຈາກໜ້ານ້ຳທະເລສະເລ່ຍ 1,800 ແມັດ, ມີລົດຊາດກິ່ນຫອມທີ່ຖືກໃຈຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ
ເຫັດຫວາຍ ແລະ ເຫັດກໍ່ແດງເປັນເຫັດທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າດ້ານໂພຊະນາການ ແລະ ສ້າງລາຍຮັບທີ່ດີໃຫ້ແກ່ຊາວບ້ານ
ປ້າຍທີ່ຕິດຕັ້ງໃນສວນໝາກກ້ຽງ: ເມືອງນ້ຳບາກ ດິນແດນໝາກກ້ຽງຫວານ
Broomgrass is one of the most important NTFPs in Laos including Luang Prabang in terms of total annual sales. The major markets for Lao broom grass are in Vietnam, Thailand, and China although most…
ເຜິ້ງແມ່ນແມງໄມ້ຊະນິດໜຶ່ງ ທີ່ມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນ ແລະ ຄຸນປະໂຫຍດ ຕໍ່ກັບການຂະຫຍາຍພັນຂອງຊີວະນາໆພັນຕາມທໍາມະຊາດ ແລະ ສວນປູກໄມ້ໃຫ້ໝາກຂອງຄົນເຮົາເພາະເຜີ້ງສາມາດຊ່ວຍໃນການປະສົມເກສອນໃຫ້ແກ່ດອກໄມ້…
ຊາປ່າເປັນໄມ້ຢືນຕົ້ນສູງ ຖ້າຢູ່ໃນທຳມະຊາດ,ໂດຍມີຊື່ວິທະຍາສາດວ່າ Camellia sinensis var. assamica ເຊິ່ງເປັນຊາທຳມະຊາດທີ່ພົບໃນເຂດ ເນີນສູງຂອງລາວ. ຊາຊ່ວຍເສີມສ້າງພູມຕ້ານທານໃຫ້ກັບຮ່າງກາຍຂອງຄົນເຮົາ,…
ເຫັດທຳມະຊາດແມ່ນ ຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງຈາກທຳມະຊາດ ທີ່ປະຊາຊົນໃນທ້ອງຖິ່ນຫາກິນໄດ້ງ່າຍຕາມລະດູການ, ພ້ອມທັງສ້າງລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ແກ່ປະຊາຊົນຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍ ໃນແຕ່ລະປີໃນຊ່ວງລະດູເຫັດອອກ,…
Fish Conservations Zones (FCZs) on rivers and streams in Houaphanh
Province have been a successful strategy employed by local communities
to ensure abundant and diverse fi sh populations. FCZs lead…
ໄຄເປັນອາຫານທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງຄົນ ແລະ ສັດກິນພືດໃຫຍ່-ນ້ອຍ, ລວມໄປເຖິງຈຸລິນຊີທີ່ມີໜ້າທີ່ຍ່ອຍສະຫລາຍສິ່ງມີຊີວິດທີ່ຕາຍລົງ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນແລ້ວໄຄຈຶ່ງມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນຕໍ່ຕ່ອງໂສ້ອາຫານ ແລະ ຕໍ່ລະບົບນິເວດວິທະຍາ.…