name/titleauthor(s)size/filespub. year
document icon What is the forest area of Lao People’s Democratic Republic? Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 3.62MB 2020
document icon Upland Geopolitics: Postwar Laos and the Global Land Rush Michael B. Dwyer 12.14MB 2022
document icon Turning Land into Capital: Assessing a Decade of Policy in Practice Land Information Working Group 1.46MB 2018
document icon Turning Land into Capital: A review of recent research on land concessions for investment in Lao PDR Michael B. Dwyer 1.25MB 2007
document icon Trends in the Agriculture and Natural Resource Sectors of the Lao PDR Andrew Bartlett 1.82MB 2012
document icon The long land grab: market-assisted enclosure on the China-Lao rubber frontier Thoumthone Vongvisouk (National University of Laos, Faculty of Forestry Sciences), Michael Dwyer (University of Colorado, Boulder) 475.71KB 2017
document icon The Debt-for-Nature Opportunity in Lao PDR – Design, Feasibility, Strategy David Boland (UNDP) 1.16MB 2023
document icon The context of REDD+ in the Lao PDR: Drivers, agents and institutions Guillaume Lestrelin et al (IRD-CIFOR) 920.67KB 2013
document icon Stakeholder Participation in REDD+ Program: The Case of the Consultation Process in Laos Soukphavanh Sawathvong, Kimihiko Hyakumura and Makoto Inoue, Taiji Fujisaki 245.92KB 2024
document icon Small-scale land acquisitions, large-scale implications: Exploring the case of Chinese banana investments in Northern Laos Cecilie Friis & Jonas Østergaard Nielsena (Universität zu Berlin) 1.13MB 2016
document icon REDD+ at the crossroads: Choices and tradeoffs for 2015–2020 in Laos Michael B. Dwyer, Micah Ingalls, CIFOR 812.10KB 2015
document icon Recognition of customary tenure in the forest landscapes of the Mekong region Diepart, J.-C., Scurrah, N., Beban, A., Gironde, C. and Campbell, N.Y. 3.21MB 2024
document icon Realizing the Development Potential of Lao PDR World Bank 1.79MB 2004
document icon Partnerships and Opportunities for a New Green Forest Economy in Lao PDR: Sustaining Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods World Bank 3.65MB 2019
document icon Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Development: Hydropower and Mining World Bank 4.26MB 2011
document icon National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR till 2030 Secretariat for Formulation of National Green Growth Strategy of the Lao PDR 904.52KB 2019
document icon National Action Plan on Preparation and Transition toward the Food Systems Transformation in the Lao PDR Phommy Inthichack, DoPC-MAF 1.56MB 2024
document icon Motivation for payments for ecosystem services in Laos: The essential alignment William G. Robichaud (CIFOR) 412.46KB 2014
document icon More than the Trees: A Comparative Study of the Contribution of Four Tree Plantation Models to Rural Livelihoods in Lao PDR Alexander van der Meer Simo 2.84MB 2021
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 Matsutake - Het Wai value chain analysis Ole S. Pedersen and Viravanh Phannorath (Biodiversity Project) 1.03MB 2016
document icon Main drivers of plant diversity patterns of rubber plantations in the Greater Mekong Subregion Guoyu Lan et al (Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences) 4.74MB 2023
document icon Lessons from Payments for Ecosystem Services for REDD+ Benefit-Sharing Mechanisms Lasse Loft, Pham Thu Thuy, Cecilia Luttrell, CIFOR 316.46KB 2014
document icon Learning from the Landscape: Perspectives on 25 years of land and forest policy in Lao PDR Vanxay Sayavong (Lao Academy of Social and Economic Science (LASES)), Latdavanh Songvilay (Lao Academy of Social and Economic Science (LASES)), Andrew Bartlett (Wyss Academy) 1.49MB 2025
document icon Laos: From Buffer State to Crossroads Ruth Banomyong, Vatthana Pholsena 11.12MB 2006
document icon Lao Plantation Policy: Prospects for Change Hilary Smith,Peter Kanowski, Rodney J. Keenan and Somvang Phimmavong 1.23MB 2021
document icon Lao PDR forest governance situation 2015–2022 European Forest Institute (EFI) 924.86KB 2024
document icon Land tenure security in 70 percent forest land policy of the Lao PDR MRLG 1.44MB 2019
document icon Land Leases and Concessions in the Lao PDR: A characterization of investments in land and their impacts Cornelia Hett et al (Centre for Development & Environment) 20.02MB 2020
document icon Impacts on Regional Land Use from Investment in Banana Contract Farming by Chinese Companies:Case Studies in Oudomxay Province, Northern Laos Satomi Higashi (Mekong Watch) 1.35MB 2015
document icon Impact of Commercial Tree Plantations on Smallholder Livestock Farmers and Their Livelihoods in Lao PDR Somvang Phimmavong, Atsushi Yoshimoto, Stephen Midgley, Latsanida Ontavong, Sithong Thongmanivong 1.80MB 2022
document icon High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation Yunxia Wang et al (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh), Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences 18.75MB 2023
document icon Governing Land Concessions in Laos Peter Messerli, Oliver Schoenweger, Miles Kenney-Lazar, Vong Nanhthavong 208.14KB 2023
document icon FROM LANDLOCKED TO LAND-LINKED World Bank, Australian Aid, EU, GIZ, USAID, Irish Aid 6.26MB 2020
document icon Forest carbon projects and market: Responsible investment considerations and experiences to date Akiko Inoguchi (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN) 4.21MB 2023
document icon Fair deal or ordeal? Enquiry into the sustainability of commercial banana production in the Lao PDR Piya Wongpit (NUOL), Sengphachanh Sonethavixay (Policy Think Tank), Vongpaphane Manivong (NAFRI), Isabelle Vagneron (Cirad) 943.94KB 2016
document icon Environmental, social and economic sustainability in Lao coffee Thongxay Yindalath, Khamkone Nanthepha, Andrew Bartlett, Jane Carter 468.71KB 2024
document icon Environmental Challenges for Green Growth and Poverty Reduction: A Country Environmental Analysis for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Ernesto Sánchez-Triana, World Bank 18.35MB 2021
document icon Effective implementation of payments for environmental services in Lao PDR Jeff Bennett (Australian National University), Gabriela Scheufele (Australia National University) 1003.62KB 2019
document icon Economic Report of the 8th National Congress Central Committee of the LPRP 533.91KB 2006
document icon Conservation and Poverty Alleviation through Scaleable Agro-biodiversity Practice in Laos Darwin Initiative 380.05KB 2018
document icon Commodity-Driven Forest Loss: A Study of Southeast Asia US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (USFS), Spatial Informatics Group (SIG), andWorld Agroforestry (ICRAF) 2.64MB 2021
document icon Commercial timber plantations and community livelihoods: Insights from comparative case studies in southern Laos Keith Barney (The Australian National University) 4.79MB 2023
document icon Chinese investment in Laos Juliet Lu (University of British Columbia), Jessica DiCarlo (University of Utah) 12.28MB 2025
document icon Chinese Agricultural Investments in Sayaboury: A Value Chain-Based Analysis Yang Bin (Wyss Academy) 1.14MB 2024
document icon Changing Perspectives: Understanding Chinese Agricultural Investors in Northern Laos (Report) Helvetas / Lao Upland Rural Advisory Service, Yang Bin 2.44MB 2023
document icon ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY INVESTMENTS IN LAO PDR Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), GIZ 3.39MB 2023
document icon A Note on Forest Land Concessions, Social Conflicts, and Poverty in the Mekong Region Keith Barney 55.69KB 2007