Geographic Focus: Regional
Agro-ecology
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…
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…
ເນື້ອໃນປຶ້ມຄູ່ມືຫົວນີ້ ໄດ້ຈັດແບ່ງອອກເປັນ 9 ບົດຄື: ການກຳເນີດ ແລະ ອົງປະກອບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງກາງຍະພາບຂອງດິນ, ຄຸນສົມບັດທາງເຄມີຂອງດິນ, ທາດອາຫານທີ່ຈຳເປັນສຳລັບພືດ,…
Research Article
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…
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…
Two new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae), B. laotica (sect. Parvibegonia) and B. hypoleuca (sect. Reichenheimia), from north Laos are described and illustrated. Begonia augustinei, B. dryadis, B.…
Begonia cataracta and B. voluptuaria are described as new species and B. incerta is noted as a new record for Laos. Descriptions, illustrations and photographs are provided for the new species and…
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…
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…
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…
While there have been just 19 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to date in Lao PDR, the country – as with other countries around the world – has been affected by secondary…
We evaluate the impact of a fisheries management program centered on the definition of Fish Conservation Zones on biodiversity, measured as the number of species caught in the last 12 months. Data…
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…
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…
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…
Water hyacinths is a rapidly growing and wide spreading weed in water which obstructs water transport, drainage, and causes waterlogging. Therefore, utilization of water hyacinth as materials 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…
• 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…