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document icon Yield Performance of Upland Rice, Maize and Job’s Tears in a Rainfed Upland Ecosystem in Mountainous Laos Hidetoshi Asai (Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences), Pheunphit SOISOUVANH (Biodiversity Unit, Agriculture Research Center, National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute) 704.93KB 2017
document icon Who Counts? Demography of Swidden Cultivators in Southeast Asia 174.57KB 2009
document icon Weed Infestation and Soil Erosion Resulting from The Breakdown of The Slash and Burn Cultivation System Anneke de Rouw, 721.76KB 2005
document icon Watershed Management and Upland Development in Lao PDR: a Synthesis of Policy Issues Nathan Badenoch (World Resources Institute) 52.60KB 1999
document icon Village resettlement in Laos (presentation) Paul Cunnington (EU, SOGES) 493.69KB 2011
document icon Understanding and Integrating Local Perceptions of Trees and Forests into Incentives for Sustainable Landscape Management Jean-Laurent Pfund et al (CIFOR) 665.81KB 2011
document icon Trends in the Agriculture and Natural Resource Sectors of the Lao PDR Andrew Bartlett 1.82MB 2012
document icon Traceability of slash-and-burn land-use history using optical satellite sensor imagery: a basis for chronosequential assessment of ecosystem carbon stock in Laos Y. Inoue; J. Qi; A. Olioso; Y. Kiyono; T. Horie; H. Asai; K. Saito; Y. Ochiai; T. Shiraiwa; L. Douangsavanh 362.92KB 2007
document icon The struggle against slash-and-burn in Laos Catherine Aubertin 52.41KB 2000
document icon The role of Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture in Improvements of Swidden-Based Livelihood Systems in the Lao PDR Phouang Parisak Pravongviengkham (AIT) 8.18MB 1998
document icon The Role for Alternative Development Strategies in Opium Eradication Leik Boonwaat (UNODC) 517.32KB 2005
document icon The Right to Practise Shifting Cultivation in Nepal: full report K.P. Aryal and E.E. Kerkhoff (ICIMOD) 3.99MB 2008
document icon The Right to Practise Shifting Cultivation in Nepal: factsheet Kamal Aryal and Elizabeth Kerkoff (ICIMOD) 327.71KB 2008
document icon The persistence of swidden cultivation and upland autonomy in Laos Lamphay Inthakoun (The University of Melbourne), Miles Kenney-Lazar (The University of Melbourne) 737.65KB 2025
document icon The persistence of swidden cultivation and upland autonomy in Laos Lamphay Inthakoun (University of Melbourne), Miles Kenney-Lazar (University of Melbourne) 763.11KB 2025
document icon The Effects of Commercial Agriculture and Swidden-field Privatization in Southern Laos Watcharee Srikham 81.05KB 2010
document icon The Demise of Swidden in Southeast Asia? Local Realities and Regional Ambiguities Christine Padoch, Kevin Coffey, Ole Mertz, Stephen J. Leisz, Jefferson Fox & Reed L. Wadley 326.77KB 2007
document icon Swidden, Rubber and Carbon: Can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia? Alan D. Ziegler, Jean-Christophe Castella, Jefferson Fox 968.32KB 2012
document icon Swidden Transformations and Rural Livelihoods in Southeast Asia R. A. Cramb et al 667.03KB 2009
document icon Swidden Change in Southeast Asia: Understanding Causes and Consequences Tran Duc Vien, Nguyen Thanh Lam, Stephen J. Leisz, R. A. Cramb, Jefferson Fox, Christine Padoch, Ole Mertz 143.08KB 2009
document icon Summary of NGO Approach to Shifting Cultivation Sombath Somphone (Rice Based Integrated Farming Systems Project (RIFS)) 158.78KB 1993
document icon Substitute cash crop for slash-and-burn agriculture: Dream or reality? Olivier Ducourtieux (Rural Development Project of Phongsaly District (PDDP)) 40.15KB 2000
document icon Stable Forest Cover under Increasing Populations of Swidden Cultivators in Central Laos: the Roles of Intrinsic Culture and Extrinsic Wildlife Trade William G. Robichaud, Anthony R. E. Sinclair, Naa Odarkor-Lanquaye, and Brian Klinkenberg 1.06MB 2009
document icon Socio-economic perspectives on shifting cultivation landscapes in Northern Laos Joergensen Lars (University of Copenhagen), Breu Thomas (CDE), Epprecht Michael (CDE), Messerli Peter (CDE), Cornelia Hett (CDE), Kaspar Hurni (CDE), Heinimann Andreas (CDE) 932.71KB 2013
document icon Slash-and-Burn Agriculture: the search for alternatives Cheryl A. Palm, Stephen A. Vosti, Pedro A. Sanchez, and Polly J. Ericksen 3.96MB 2005
document icon Slash and burning cultivation system in northern mountain area in Laos Somphet Phengchanh 7.30MB 2013
document icon Slash and Burn Rice Systems in the Hills of Northern Lao PDR, Description, Challenges and Opportunities Roder, Walther (IRRI The International Rice Research Institute) 3.29MB 2001
document icon Shifting Cultivation, Livelihood and Food Security: New and Old Challenges for Indigenous Peoples in Asia Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Pact (AIPP), International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) 9.08MB 2014
document icon Shifting Cultivation Systems and Rural Development in the Lao PDR Rio Pals, Dirk Van Gansberghe 5.84MB 1994
document icon SHIFTING CULTIVATION SYSTEMS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAO PDR Dirk Van Gansberghe, Rio Pals 5.87MB 1994
document icon Shifting cultivation landscapes in transition: Where are the forests? Dhrupad Choudhury (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) 1.45MB 2021
document icon Shifting Cultivation in Laos: Transitions in Policy and Perspective Miles Kenney-Lazar (SWG-ARD) 1.00MB 2013
document icon Shifting Cultivation in Lao PDR: An overview of land use and policy initiatives Pheng Souvanthong (Department of Forestry, MAF) 928.27KB 1995
document icon Shifting Cultivation Development in Northern Laos Peter Kurt Hansen (Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research) 89.20KB 1998
document icon SHIFTING CULTIVATION AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN ASIA Christian Erni 2.33MB 2005
document icon SHIFTING CULTIVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE Christian Erni (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) 1.83MB 2009
document icon Reshaping upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods: Lessons from soil erosion in Southeast Asia with emphasis on Lao PDR. Alain Pierret (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Anneke De Rouw (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Vincent Chaplot (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Christian Valentin (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Andrew Noble (International Water Management Institute), Dianan Suhardiman (International Water Management Institute), Pay Drechsel (International Water Management Institute) 3.98MB 2011
document icon Reshaphing upland farming policies to support nature and livelihoods (Lao version) Pay Drechsel (International Water Management Institute), Dianan Suhardiman (International Water Management Institute), Andrew Noble (International Water Management Institute), Vincent Chaplot (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Christian Valentin (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Alain Pierret (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement), Anneke De Rouw (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement) 9.70MB 2011
document icon Resettlement: an alternative for upland development? Laurent Romagny (NAFRI) 194.99KB 2006
document icon Remote sensing of swidden agriculture in the tropics: A review N. Jiang et al 9.24MB 2022
document icon REDD+ as a tool for state territorialization: managing forests and people in Laos Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominen (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke.) 272.34KB 2019
document icon Power relations in community resilience and politics of shifting cultivation in Laos Sabaheta Ramcilovic-Suominena (Natural Resources Institute Finland), Juha Kotilainen (Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland) 1.02MB 2020
document icon Poverty Reduction and Shifting Cultivation Stabilisation in the Uplands of Lao PDR: Technologies, Approaches and Methods for Improving Upland Livelihoods Lao-Swedish Agriculture and Forestry Research Programme, John Raintree, David E Thomas, Charles Alton, Olivier Ducourtieux, Leik Boonwaat, Laurent Romagny, Anonth Khamhung 9.44MB 2004
document icon Political violence, migration, lack of citizenship, and agrobiodiversity loss in the borderlands of Thailand and Laos Ian G. Baird (Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison) 8.48MB 2021
document icon Policies, Political-Economy, and Swidden in Southeast Asia Lesley Potter, Nancy Peluso, Dimbab Ngidang, Yayoi Fujita (University of Chicago), Jefferson Fox (East West Center), Niken Sakuntaladewi, Janet Sturgeon, David E. Thomas 401.76KB 2009
document icon Out of the ashes: Swidden cultivation in highland Laos Guido Sprenger 1.17MB 2006
document icon Opium and shifting cultivation in Laos: state discourses and policies Paul T. Cohen 483.90KB 2017
document icon Monitoring shifting cultivation in Laos with Landsat time series Shijuan Chen, Pontus Olofsson, Thatheva Saphangthong, Curtis E. Woodcock 17.36MB 2023
document icon Modelling the spatial distribution of shifting cultivation in Luangprabang, Lao PDR Yumiko Wada, Krishnan Rajan, Ryosuke Shibasaki (Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo) 723.96KB 2007
document icon MAF Instruction 22 'to prepare for complete stopping of slash and burn and shifting cultivation', 05 Feb 2010 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 241.20KB 2010
document icon Local regulatory systems in support of the Lao swidden-based farm economy Phouang Parisak Pravongviengkham (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) 755.60KB 1997
document icon Land use transformation in the mountainous mainland Southeast Asia region and the role of indigenous knowledge and skills in forest management Kanok Rerkasem, Narit Yimyam, Benjavan Rerkasem 383.47KB 2006
document icon Land Policy, Forest Access, and Rural Livelihood Transformations in Northern Laos Lamphay Inthakoun (Clark University) 1.45MB 2013
document icon Land and Water Resources Management for Upland Farms in Southeast Asia: Some lessons learned IWMI 1.08MB 2010
document icon Juth Pakai 3 - Shifting cultivation, Elephants, Ethnic language, Economic reform Vincent Chaplot, Arlyne Johnson, Khamkhoune Khounboline, Thibault Ledecq and Roland Eve, Richard Noonan, Chi Do Pham 437.96KB 2005
document icon Impacts of Land and Forest Policies on the Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities in Lao PDR RRDTC Action Research Unit (Syvay Gervang, Simon Freund) (Rural Research and Development Training Center (RRDTC)) 1.12MB 2010
document icon Impact of Rural Development on the Poor Farmers in Uplands of Laos Thipphaphone Douangsila, Supaporn Poungchompu 304.80KB 2012
document icon Impact of innovative land management practices on annual runoff and soil losses from 27 catchments of South-East Asia C Valentin et. al. 146.91KB 2008
document icon Forest Use and Indigenous Eco-knowledge in Northern Laos Satoshi Yokoyama, Yukino Ochaiai 249.53KB 2006
document icon Forest Policy and Swidden Agriculture in Laos Yokoyama, S., Tanaka, K., Phalakhone, K. 246.97KB 2006
document icon Field phenotyping of plant height in an upland rice field in Laos using low-cost small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Kensuke Kawamura , Hidetoshi Asai , Taisuke Yasuda , Phanthasin Khanthavong , Pheunphit Soisouvanh & Sengthong Phongchanmixay 2.93MB 2020
document icon Farmers' knowledge of soils in relation to cropping practices Kazuki Saito et.al 338.89KB 2006
document icon Effects of Landscape Segregation on Livelihood Vulnerability: Moving From Extensive Shifting Cultivation to Rotational Agriculture and Natural Forests in Northern Laos Jean-Christophe Castella, Guillaume Lestrelin, Cornelia Hett, Jeremy Bourgoin, Yulia Rahma Fitriana, Andreas Heinimann, Jean-Laurent Pfund 1.46MB 2012
document icon Ecosystem Service Provision by Secondary Forests in Shifting Cultivation Areas Remains Poorly Understood Secondary forest · Shifting cultivation · Swidden · Ecosystem Services, Ole Mertz, Thildr Bruun, Martin Rudbeck Jepsen, Casey M. Ryan, Julie G. Zaehringer, Jeannette S. Hinrup, Andreas heinimann 1.06MB 2021
document icon Draft Table of contents - A Growing Forest of Voices 741.30KB 2011
document icon Do Relocated Villages Experience More Forest Cover Change? Resettlements, Shifting Cultivation and Forests in the Lao PDR Sébastien Boillat 1,2,*, Corinna Stich 1 , Joan Bastide 1,3, Michael Epprecht 3, Sithong Thongmanivong 4 and Andreas Heinimann 8.71MB 2015
document icon Diagnostic Study on Agrarian Changes in Nonghet District, Xieng Khouang Province: Exploring Pathways Towards Improved Livelihoods and Food Security Jean-Christophe Castella (ChildFund Laos) 12.70MB 2014
document icon Deforestation in Northern Thailand: The Result of Hmong Farming Practices or Thai Development Strategies? Claudio O. Delang 560.96KB 2002
document icon Comparison and Analysis of Livelihood Security in Six Resettled Villages of Thatom District, Xieng Khouang Province Serge Doussantousse (SERC and Concern Worldwide) 183.59KB 2010
document icon Changing lives, changing nature(s): socio-environmental transitions in the uplands of the Lao PDR Guillaume Lestrelin 4.41MB 2009
document icon Challenging established narratives on soil erosion and shifting cultivation in Laos Guillaume Lestrelin, Olga Vigiak, Aurélie Pelletreau, Bounmy Keohavong and Christian Valentin 955.62KB 2012
document icon Carbon outcomes of major land-cover transitions in SE Asia: great uncertainties and REDD+ policy implications Alan D. Ziegler et al 573.18KB 2012
document icon Building the Politics Machine: Tools for ‘Resolving’ the Global Land Grab Mike Dwyer (Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)) 580.19KB 2013
document icon Assessment of tillage erosion rates on steep slopes in northern Laos B. Dupin et al. 579.17KB 2009
document icon Assessment of Carbon Footprint of Upland Rice Production in Northern Thailand Palika Champrasert (Environmental Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University), Sanwasan Yodkhum & Sate Sampattagul (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chiang Mai University), Prasit Wangpakapattanawong (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University) 612.93KB 2020
document icon Anthropological Reflections on Swidden Change in Southeast Asia Georges Condominas 68.23KB 2009
document icon An alternative approach to land and forest management in northern Lao PDR Satomi Higashi (Mekong Watch) 1.08MB 2015
document icon An agent-based model of agricultural innovation, land-cover change and household inequality: The transition from Swidden cultivation to rubber plantations in Laos PDR Tom Evans, Khamla Phanvilay, Jefferson Fox, John Vogler 3.15MB 2011
document icon An Agent-based model of agricultural innovation, land cover change and household inequality: the transition from swidden cultivation to rubber plantations in Lao PDR Tom Evan, Khamla Phanvilay, Jefferson Fox, John Vogler (Indiana University, National University of Laos, East West Center) 2.52MB 2011
document icon Agriculture in the forest: Ecology and rationale of shifting cultivation Olivier Ducourtieux (AgroParisTech) 481.53KB 2015
document icon Agrarian Transition and Farming System Dynamics in th Uplands of SouthEast Asia Jean-Christophe Castella (IRD-CIFOR) 1.94MB 2012
document icon Agrarian Land Use Transformation in Northern Laos: from Swidden to Rubber Sithong Thongmanivong, Khamla Phanvilay, Yayoi Fujita, Thoumthone Vongvisouk 1.89MB 2009
document icon A Systematic Review of Slash-and-Burn Agriculture as an Obstacle to Future-Proofing Climate Change Kuok Ho Daniel Tang (Environmental Science Program, Division of Science and Technology), Pow-Seng Yap (Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University) 810.80KB 2020
document icon A role for slash and burn farming in greenhouse effect control Grégory Fléchet (IRD) 88.50KB 2008
document icon A landscape mosaics approach for characterizing swidden systems from a REDD perspective Jean-Laurent Pfund (CIFOR), Jean-Christophe Castella (IRD), Andreas heinimann (CDE), Hett Cornelia (CDE), Peter Messerli (CDE) 2.07MB 2011
document icon A global view of shifting cultivation: Recent, current, and future extent Andreas Heinimann, etc aut (Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland) 25.92MB 2017
document icon A diagnostic survey of shifting cultivation in northern Laos: targeting research to improve sustainability and productivity S. Fujisaka (International Rice Research Institute) 813.93KB 1991
document icon A balanced approach to opium elimination in the Lao PDR Leik Boonwaat (United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime and the Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision) 100.53KB 2004