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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
The CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals
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Water security threats demand new collaborations: Lessons from the Mekong River Basin
This report is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, commissioned by DuPont as part of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) research programme. This report discusses the...
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Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and Sharing
This policy outlines the procedures for data and information exchange and sharing as part of the Mekong River Commissions mandate.
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Synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services in Costa Rica
Ecosystems services have become a key concept in understanding the way humans benefit from ecosystems. In Costa Rica, a pioneer national scheme of payment provides compensation ...
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What is Ocean Acidification?
Archived definition of ocean acidification from US National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
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Women in Fisheries in Asia
This paper begins with a review of the cultural and political background of selected Asian countries (Bangladesh,Cambodia, Kuwait, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, the Lao PDR, Ma...
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Rescaling and Reordering Nature–Society Relations: The Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Dam and Laos–Thailand Electricity Networks
This article seeks to interrogate these links, showing how the hydrological flows of the XBF River are now transformed by regional power grids that are heavily shaped by fluctua...
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Energy sector in the Greater Mekong Subregion (evaluation of Asian Development Bank assistance)
This report presents the findings, lessons, and recommendations of an independent assessment of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) assistance to the energy sector in the Greater...
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Hydrological, environmental and socio-economic modelling tools for the Lower Mekong Basin impact assessment: EIA 3D Model Manual, Draft
A draft training manual on the EIA 3D Model software system, a 3D model based on rectangular grid representation. This software accommodates meteorological, hydrological, topogr...
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Dam EIAs enable “river grabbing” (Mae Khan Dam project)
An article about the proposed Mae Khan Dam project in Thailand. The article outlines the opposition from the villagers of Mae Khanil-Tai, and describes how opposing dam projects...
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SDG index and dashboards: Lao PDR and neighbours
Global report of SDG index and dashboards of progress towards the SDGs. Regional report on Laos, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Hydropower Status Report 2016
Statistics about hydropower have been compiled by IHA using data from publicly published sources, IHA members, government representatives, industry sources and media monitorin...
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Design options for a forest carbon legal framework for Lao PDR: Drawing lessons from across the globe
This study looks at the possible design options that could form the basis of a legal framework for carrying out forest carbon activities and investments in Laos by both public a...
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Ecosystem-based approaches to address climate change challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion
The brief summarises the current state of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) knowledge and experience on ecosystem-based approaches. The brief summarises the current state of GMS kn...
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Report of the ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities
The UNDP and the ASEAN Secretariat’s work that resulted in this “ASEAN Regional Assessment of MDG Achievement and Post-2015 Development Priorities” demonstrates the ASEAN regi...
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Critical milestones towards coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up and review at the global level
Meeting at a special summit at the United Nations in September 2015, world leaders committed themselves to an ambitious global agenda, “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda...
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Gender-related Sustainable Development Goal Indicators (UN Women)
This list is compiled by UN Women, includes all indicators under SDG5 as well as indicators across the framework that explicitly refer to sex, gender, women and girls and/or ar...
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Report of the Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Indicators.
In accordance with Economic and Social Council decision 2016/220 and past practices, the Secretary-General has the honour to transmit the report of the Inter-Agency and Expert G...
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Goals, Targets and Indicators & Defining and Prioritizing Targets
This is a collection of 2 background papers prepared by Sonya Suter to explain: a) Definitions and key concepts for the post-2015 development agenda b) Potential criteria for ...
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Improving forest governance in the Mekong region -- SOFOR working paper
This report identifies opportunities for regional activities to improve forest governance in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Thailand,and Myanmar. The ...