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ໂຄງການ ສ ົ່ງເສີມການຄ ້ມຄອງການລ ງທຶນທາງດ້ານທີື່ດິນ ທີື່ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ (ໂຄງການ RGIL)

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2022
Laos

ສປປ ລາວ ມີແຜນຈະຫ ຼຸດພ ົ້ນອອກຈາກການເປັນປະເທດດ້ອຍພັດທະນາໃນປີ2024.ເພ ື່ອກະຕ ້ນການເຕີບໂຕທາງດ້ານເສດຖະກິດ, ລັດຖະບານລາວໄດ້ເລັົ່ງໃສ່ເສດຖະກິດ ສ ົ່ງອອກທີື່ອີງໃສ່ຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດ, ເຊັົ່ນ: ໂຄງການບ ໍ່ແຮ່ຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່, ການ ກ ໍ່ສ້າງເຂ ື່ອນໄຟຟ້າພະລັງນໍ້າ ແລະ ການຂະຫຍາຍການປູກພ ດກະສິກໍາ. ຈ ດສ ມຫ ັກ
ແມ່ນສ ົ່ງເສີມການລ ງທຶນໂດຍກ ງຈາກຕ່າງປະເທດ ເຂ ົ້າໃນຂະແຫນງກະສິກໍາ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້, ເພ ື່ອສ ົ່ງເສີມການຖ່າຍທອດທາງດ້ານເຕັກໂນໂລຢີສໍາລັບຂະແຫນງກະສິກໍາທີື່ມີ ການຂະຫຍາຍຕ ວຢ່າງກວ້າງຂວາງໃນປັດຈ ບັນ, ຊຶື່ງເກີດມີການຈ້າງງານ ແລະ ສ້າງ

Les Routes de la Destruction : impacts émergents du développement des infrastructures dans les forêts du bassin du Congo

Reports & Research
September, 2021
Congo

Un rapport de RFUK révèle l'étendue et l'impact croissants du développement des infrastructures de transport et d'énergie dans le bassin du Congo - qui est en passe de devenir un moteur majeur de la déforestation dans la deuxième plus grande forêt tropicale du monde.

Promoting Responsible Governance of Investments in Land

Multimedia
April, 2023
Ethiopia
Uganda
Laos

A large share of the world's rural population depends on using land to feed themselves. Commercial agriculture and forestry investments are placing growing pressure on land as a resource. Especially when state capacities to steer and monitor land-based investments are low, this can lead to increasing pressure on natural resources, land-use conflicts and in the worst cases to forced expropriation and displacement. These factors can have a negative impact on livelihood and food security in rural areas, particularly when land rights are insecure.

Land Portal Annual Report 2022

Reports & Research
February, 2023
Global

The Land Portal Foundation's 2022 Annual Report highlights the critical role of accessible land information and data in securing land rights and promoting social justice. The report highlights the growing recognition of the linkages between land tenure, climate change, food security, urban development and land degradation. The Foundation's co-launch of the Land Module Indicator with the Global Data Barometer in May was an important step toward creating a more open and democratic information ecosystem globally.

Promoting, Facilitating and Regulating Responsible Land-Based Investment:

Manuals & Guidelines
October, 2022
Global

This manual aims to provide practical guidance to Government staff at central and local level in promoting,facilitating and regulating responsible land-based investments and is meant to be used along with the Introductory Guide for Communities, Governments and Investors. It has been written for all three RGIL countries,hoping that it will also be useful for other countries.

The Human Rights Consequences of the Eastern Economic Corridor and Special Economic Zones in Thailand

Reports & Research
June, 2020
Thailand

The establishment and development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) are a central part of the Thai government’s strategy to expand infrastructure and attract foreign investment. These areas have been designated for development pursuant to special legal and regulatory frameworks. SEZs can play a useful role in a country’s economic development strategy. However, in many instances, their establishment results in the dilution of legal protections for human rights and the environment.

Special Economic Zones in the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle: Opportunities for Collaboration

Reports & Research
January, 2022
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand

Mapping out and assessing the economic performance of SEZs across the subregion, the publication highlights the threats they face from digital technologies, rising competition for foreign investment and international trade standoffs. Against the backdrop of COVID-19, it details a range of practical steps designed to increase trade, create jobs, and build economic resilience across the three countries.

How to Identify and Shift Harmful Gender Norms in the Context of Land and Natural Resources

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2021
Global

USAID programs and Missions implement activities that improve land rights, support inclusive land and resource governance, build resilient livelihoods, and promote women’s empowerment. This brief explores the relationship between gender norms and women’s land rights, introducing key social norms concepts and tools to identify and shift harmful norms in the context of land and natural resources.

Do Relocated Villages Experience More Forest Cover Change? Resettlements, Shifting Cultivation and Forests in the Lao PDR

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2014
Global

This study explores the relationships between forest cover change and the village resettlement and land planning policies implemented in Laos, which have led to the relocation of remote and dispersed populations into clustered villages with easier access to state services and market facilities. We used the Global Forest Cover Change (2000–2012) and the most recent Lao Agricultural Census (2011) datasets to assess forest cover change in resettled and non-resettled villages throughout the country.

Are Protected Forests of Bangladesh Prepared for the Implementation of REDD+? A Forest Governance Analysis from Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2016
Bangladesh

The present study investigates the forest governance structure for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) implementation in a protected forest of Bangladesh, namely Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary (RKWS). The study analyses the key aspects of forest governance, focusing on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, governance deficit, institutions and social networks, co-benefits, and opportunities and challenges of REDD+ in RKWS.

Impact of Differences in Land Management on Natural Vegetation in Semi-Dry Areas: The Case Study of the Adi Zaboy Watershed in the Kilite Awlaelo District, Eastern Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2018
Global

The search for a sustainable land management has become a universal issue. It is especially necessary to discuss sustainable land management and to secure a site with enough feed supply to improve the lives of the farmers in the Ethiopian Highlands.