Manual Participatory Forest and Agriculture Land Use Planning, Allocation and Management at Village Level
This manual introduces participatory approaches in implementation P-FALUPAM at village cluster and village levels, which divide into five steps including office work and fieldwork. The first step is preparation of work plan, personnel, budget, and equipment/tools. The second step is collection of village data and mapping of village baseline maps, including training of P-FALUPAM to […]
Most Significant Change Stories
Most Significant Change is a qualitative research methodology that involves project stakeholders in deciding what changes are worth recording as “stories”. MSC stories are meant to illustrate, not quantify outcomes and impacts. These stories help “bring to life” the quantitative data and help TABI project managers and donors understand how changes resulting from the P-FALUPAM […]
Freshwater fisheries conservation can increase biodiversity
We evaluate the impact of a fisheries management program centered on the definition of Fish Conservation Zones on biodiversity, measured as the number of species caught in the last 12 months. Data comes from a set of 32 villages in central Lao PDR, of which half participated in the program, and the remaining are a […]
Flora of Nam Kading National Protected Area V: Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea
Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Central Laos, are described. Illustrations, DNA barcodes for rbcL and matK and IUCN conservation status assessments also provided.
Pha Khao Lao Infographic Brochure
The main demographic is young people (18-34) who are actively using the platform, particularly the Facebook page. Both men and women are actively participating.The bounce rate is at 54% showing that users are staying on the site. Mobile usage is high highlighting the need to make Pha khao Lao more accessible through a mobile application. The […]
Comparison the Effective of Five Solutions in Cleaning of Fresh Vegetables to Reduce Microorganism and Slmonella spp.
The aim of this study is to find out the appropriate method using 0.1%, 0.5% and 1% of five different solutions to reduce the total bacteria and Salmonella spp in fresh vegetables. Five different fresh vegetables were collected from the market and subjected to determination for the total bacteria and salmonella spp by spread plate […]
Selection of Xylose Utilizing Yeast for Ethanol Fermentation
Studies on selection of xylose utilizing yeast for ethanol fermentation were used the waste of agriculture in total 56 samples. In the experiments were conducted by an enrichment technique in YPX broth at 37°C. A total of 60 yeast strains were obtained. Of these, 35 yeast strains were selected for growing on YPD, YPS, YPX […]
New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos II
Herbarium material collected in 2013–2015 in Cambodia and Laos provides 298 new localities for 167 orchid species (from 57 genera). Almost all reported locations are new on the territory of studied countries. These data provide substantial basis for understanding of present day distribution of rare species needed protection. Among reported species, 8 species are new […]
An annotated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Laos
A checklist is presented of the orchid flora of Laos, enumerating 485 species in 108 genera. An estimate is given of the expected size of the orchid flora of Laos. Notes on habitat, global and local distribution, endemism, conservation, phenology, as well as a systematic overview complement the checklist.
Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region
The following nine new additions to the orchid flora of Laos PDR are reported based on surveys in the country conducted during the period 2012–2017: Bulbophyllum alcicorne, B. meson, Coelogyne uaveolens, Cyrtosia nana, Dendrobium phuketense, Oberonia rhizoides, Phaius columnaris, Thelasis khasiana and Zeuxine longilabris. The taxonomy of a further 15 orchid taxa (Bulbophyllum guttulatum, B. […]
