Geographic Focus: Lao PDR
Agro-ecology
ໃນເຂດອາຊີຕາເວນອອກສ່ຽງໃຕ້ສປປລາວ ແມ່ນຫນຶ່ງໃນບໍ່ຫຼາຍປະເທດທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງທາງດ້ານຄວາມອຸດົມສົມບູນ ຂອງ ຊັບພະຍາກອນປ່າໄມ້ ແລະ ສັດປ່ານາໆພັນ. ຄວາມລືຊື່ດັ່ງກ່າວນັ້ນອາດເປັນພຽງແຕ່ຕໍານານ ຖ້າຫາກວ່າພວກເຮົາບໍ່ເລີ່ມ…
ສປປ ລາວ ເວົ້າລວມແລ້ວ ເປັນປະເທດທີ່ມີຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດອຸດົມສົມບູນ ແລະ ຄຸນນະພາບສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມຍັງດີຢູ່ ທຽບໃສ່ປະເທດອ້ອມຂ້າງ ຊຶ່ງເປັນທ່າແຮງອັນສໍາ ຄັນໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງປະເທດ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ…
ພາບລວມການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຜົນສໍາເລັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາລະບົບນິເວດຊີວະນານາພັນເຂດພູດອຍແຕ່ 2009-2020
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…
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…
ຊີວະນາໆພັນກະສິກຳຂອງລາວ ມີທ່າແຮງເພື່ອຍົກລະດັບເສດຖະກິດທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ໂດຍຜ່່ານການປັບປຸງຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງຄອບຄົວຊາວພູດອຍ ແລະ ພ້ອມນັ້ນ ກໍເປັນການສ້າງຊື່ສຽງໃນເວທີສາກົນ ກ່ຽວກັບ…
• 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…
In addition to the priority activities the province also support efforts to promote of Luang Prabang
Village forestry: Being connected to many NTFPs, village forestry needs support for conservation, management, and marketing of products.
• Mushrooms: Wild mushrooms are lucrative but need support for…
• 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…
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…
Research Article
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…
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…
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…
Taxonomic Notes on Pavetta L. (Rubiaceae) fromThailand and New Recordsfor Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
A taxonomic revision of genus Pavetta in Thailand is presented, 14 species (15 taxa) are listed, namely P. aspera Craib, P. brevituba Craib, P. fruticosa Craib, P. graciliflora Wall. ex Ridl., P.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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 (…
KhaoKaiNoi (KKN) is a rice variety grown only in special environments
in Xiengkhouang and Houaphanh Provinces, composed of 6 strains.
The rice is known for its unique taste and aroma and demand for…
The local Makpaen and Makchom orange varieties from Houaphanh
Province have a high demand due to their popularity with consumers
based on their sweet and sour taste. There are opportunities to…
Norloy is a bamboo shoot that comes from a specifi c bamboo species
only found in a few northern provinces in dispersed locations. While
known locally for it’s special eating qualities, it is…
Broom grass is one of the most important NTFPs in Laos. The major
markets for Lao broom grass are in Vietnam, Thailand, and China
although most of it is sold as raw broom grass rather than processed…
A signifi cant potential for Lao honey exists if marketing, quality control
and expansion of beekeeping can be achieved. TABI has provided
support on beekeeping to 6 villages and 32 beekeepers…
ໝາກກ້ວຍພື້ນເມືອງມີວິທີການປຸງແຕ່ງສ້າງມູນຄ່າເພີ່ມໄດ້ຫລາຍແນວທີ່ເປັນໂອກາດ
ແລະ ຊາວກະສິກອນຍັງຕ້ອງໄດ້ພາກັນເຮັດກິດຈະກໍາການປຸງແຕ່ງ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍການ
ຜະລິດອອກຕື່ມໂຄງການຕາບີໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນສະໜັບສະໜູນ ໃນປີ 2014…
ຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດເປັນຊາດັ້ງເດີມ ແລະ ເປັນແຫລ່ງ ສໍາຫລັບ ຂະຫຍາຍການຜະລິດຊາ
ສາມາດສ້າງເປັນຜະລິດຕະພັນເອກະລັກຂາຍເປັນລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ແກ່ຄອບຄົວໃນເຂດຊົນ
ນະບົດ, ໂດຍສະເພາະເມືອງກວັນກໍ່ເປັນເມືອງທີ່ມີຕົ້ນຊາທຳມະຊາດມາໄດ້ຫລາຍຮ້ອຍ…
ມີເປົ້າຫມາຍໃນການປູກຈິດສຳນຶກ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມຊາວບ້ານຄອບຄຸມໄຟໄໝ້ລາມປ່າ
ໂດຍຕິດພັນກັບ ການນຳໃຊ້ຮອບວຽນຕາມການຈັດສັນທີ່ດິນກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ຂອງ
ບ້ານ ລວມມີ 4 ບ້ານເປົ້າໝາຍຈຳນວນ 224 ຄອບຄົວ ພົນລະເມືອງທັງໝົດມີ 896…
This is an age-old practice in Asia and parts of Laos. Increases in fish
production can be made via the adoption of practices used in other
countries in Asia, and can be combined with IPM practices…
