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Sharing the Wealth: A Roadmap for Distributing Myanmar’s Natural Resource Revenues
This discussion paper outlines options available under the current legal structure to help the new leadership fulfill its commitment to decentralize natural resource revenues. I...
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Inle Lake, Long Term Restoration & Conservation Plan
The Plan is based on adoption of a “Community Based Approach” to resource management, with the realization that no Plan or Project involving communities can succeed if the commu...
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Natural Resources and Sub - national Governments in Myanmar: Key considerations for wealth sharing
The research presented in this discussion paper provides an overview of the current role of subnational government in natural resource management andrevenue collection in Myanma...
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Sustainability
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction ; Sustainability in Global Environmental Politics ; Sustainability as a Bridging Concept: Promises and Pitfalls ; Conclusions...
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Law on Environmental Protection, 2012 (Lao PDR)
The Environmental Protection Law defines principles, regulations and measures related to environmental management, monitoring of protection, control, preservation and rehabilita...
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Decree of the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic On the Promulgation of the Property Law
“Property” [in respect of any asset] means the total and definite right of the State, collectives, individuals, and private persons and entities over such asset in terms of poss...
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Environmental Protection Law
The Environmental Protection Law specifies necessary principles, regulations and measures for managing, monitoring, restoring1 and protecting the environment in order to protect...
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Concessions and leases in the Lao PDR: taking stock of land investments
This report presents the first nationwide analysis of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. The project is a joint effort between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Env...
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Comments on Draft report on Myanmars National REDD+ Strategy
In March, 2018, the Myanmar REDD+ program released its National REDD+ strategy draft report. Forest Trends has provided the following comments to the report authors in hopes tha...
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Decision on the Establishment and Management of Zoos, Wildlife farms, the breeding of wild animals and plants, and rehabilitation centres [Lao PDR]
The Decision, which is posted on the official gazette, permits individuals, legal entities and organisations to establish and operate zoos, wildlife farms, and wild fauna and fl...
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Vietnam's hydropower policy reform
For over two decades, Vietnam has rapidly built many hydropower plants around the Midlands of Northern Mountains, Central - Highlands and the Southeast of ...
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Equity Case Study Brief #5
This is a constructive equity case in community-based forest governance, focusing on the development of a mechanism for community participation in natural resource management. I...
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Krabi Goes Green: Towards a 100% Renewable Energy Province-Wide City Model
This report aims to show the results and findings of a study done on electricity consumption and generation plans in Thailand’s Krabi Province during the next 20 years (2018-203...
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The Set of Socio-Environmental Indicators for Provincial Planning and Implementation of REDD+, 2015
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD +) is an international initiative that focuses on the role of forests as a mitigation measure for global clima...
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REDD+ in the Prey Lang Area
The purpose of this feasibility study aims to provide an assessment for developing a REDD+ initiative in the Prey Lang area. It is based on the national REDD+ process in Cambodi...
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Sub-Decree No. 42 on the air pollution control and noise disturbance
This sub-decree has a purpose to protect the environment quality and public health from air pollution and noise disturbance through monitoring, curb and mitigation activities.
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Sub-Decree No.72 on the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
The main objectives of this sub-decree are: - To determine an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) upon every private and public project or activity, and it ...
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Building a sustainable future for the Mekong
A joint statement affirming the importance of sound environmental management in the Mekong region, by representatives of the Governments of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, th...