Two New Species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from North of Lao PDR
Impatiens gadellae Souvann. & Suksathan, Impatiens nurae Souvann. & Suksathan, two new species from North Lao PDR, are described and illustrated with conservation statuses propose.
Case study on orchid exports from the Lao PDR: Recommendations for using the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to increase sustainable orchid trade.
This report is a product of the project “Piloting CITES Implementation in Lao PDR: Strengthening Institutions through Case Studies”. Supported by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), this initiative was carried out by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and partners, including the National University of Laos and TRAFFIC, in 2007-2008.The initiative provided […]
Systematics of the Lao torrent frog, Amolops cremnobatus Inger & Kottelat, 1998 (Anura: Ranidae), with descriptions of four new species
The Lao torrent frog Amolops cremnobatus Inger & Kottelat, 1998 was recently hypothesized, based on mitochondrial DNA, to consist of more than a single species across its range in Laos and flanking regions of Vietnam and Thailand. We tested this hypothesis using mitochondrial DNA, nuclear DNA, and quantitative and qualitative morphological data from adults and […]
Demand and potential analysis for forest-based value chains in six provinces: Khammouane, Luang Prabang, Sayaboury, Oudomxay, Houaphanh and Vientiane Province
• GIZ-ProFEB supports DoF in the protection and sustainable use of forests • One of the five outputs of the ProFEB project is focusing on promoting sustainable forest-based value chains • This means fostering producer groups, MSME and private sector to establish partnerships to become more competitive • Currently, only little updated information on timber, […]
Conservation Breeding of the Laos Warty Newt (Laotriton laoensis) Until the F3-Generation
Since 2008 the commercial trade of Laotriton laoensis has been prohibited in Laos. This is to be welcomed although protection in practice is hardly to be monitored. According to IUCN the species is listed as “Endangered EN”. The species is still threatened by local people by poisonous fishing. The newts are used for food in […]
ບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ພືດທີ່ມີທໍ່ລຳລຽງຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ (A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR version 1.0)
ປື້ມບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ພືດຂອງສປປລາວເຫຼັ້ມນີ້ໄດ້ລວບລວມລາຍຊື່ພືດຂອງລາວທີ່ໄດ້ ປັບປຸງ ແລະ ໄດ້ບັນທຶກໄວ້ໃນເວບໄຊດ໌ຂອງສວນພຶກສາສາດເອດິນເບີກ (https://padme.rbge.org.uk/laos/list) ເຖິງ 2021, ພ້ອມທັງມີການເພີ່ມບັນດາລາຍຊື່ຊະນິດພືດຂອງ ລາວ ທີ່ຜ່ານການພັນລະນາ ແລະ ຈັດພິມ ໂດຍນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າຂອງນັກພຶກສາສາດຂອງລາວ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ໄດ້ພິມອອກໃນວາລະສານທາງວິທະຍາສາດພາຍໃຕ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຂອງໂຄງ ການສ້າງຄວາມເຂັ້ມແຂງທາງດ້ານການຄົ້ນຄວ້າວິທະຍາສາດຂອງຄະນະວິທະຍາສາດທຳ ມະຊາດ, ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດ ທີ່ມີການພົວພັນກັບການອະນຸລັກຊີວະນາໆພັນ ແລະ ການປົກປັກຮັກສາສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ (PICE / LAN 2).
WILDLIFE IN LAO PDR-1999 STATUS REPORT
The findings, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations expressed in this document represent those of the compilers and do not imply the endorsement of IUCN, WCS or CPAWM. The designation of geographical entities in this document, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of IUCN, WCS or […]
Begonia lamxayiana Souvann. (Begoniaceae): a new species from Lao PDR
Begonia lamxayiana Souvann. is described and illustrated.
Two new genera of Apocynaceae in Laos
Examination of unidentified Apocynaceae specimens at QBG and SING lead to the discovery of one specimen of Meladerma deciduum and two specimens of Harmandiella cordifolia from Laos. Harmandiella was earlier considered endemic to Thailand and Vietnam while Meladerma was earlier reported from Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. Harmandiella cordifolia and Meladerma deciduum are typified.
Floristic characteristics and affinities in Lao PDR, with a reference to the biogeography of the Indochina peninsula
The flora of Laos is composed of 5,005 species in 1,373 genera and 188 families of seed plants. Floristic and geographical attributes of the flora were analyzed. Tropical floristic elements at the family and generic levels contributed a majority (62.23% of the families and 82.30% of the genera) of the flora, of which the dominant […]
