Manilla Chounlamountri
Manilla Chounlamountri, the creative force behind The Vientianist, has made a significant impact on the representation of Lao culture through her art. As a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Vientiane, she has contributed beautifully detailed illustrations to the Pha Khao Lao platform, highlighting the country’s rich agricultural diversity and culinary traditions. Her work […]
Ponpailin ‘Noi’ Kaewduangdee
Ponpailin Kaewduangdee, also known as Noi, was the owner of Doi Ka Noi restaurant in Vientiane, Laos. She was an outstanding culinary artist dedicated to preserving and celebrating Lao cuisine. She grew up in a small rural farming community in Khammouane Province, where she learned the importance of fresh, quality ingredients from her grandmother. At […]
Assistant for Database Management
Announcement for recruitment of database management assistant 2 position
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 […]
promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
Why is Rai important in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic? Successful experiences and stories from government officials
Six new species of Argostemma Wall. (Rubiaceae) from Laos
Argostemma Wall. is a large genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Argostemmateae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae), mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and its taxonomy is far from completely known. Eight species of Argostemma were previously reported from Laos, but we here add six more species (Argostemma lamxayanum, A. lobbioides, A. longisepalum, A. paksongense, A. svengsuksae and A. […]
Begonia xenos—a new species and an updated checklist of Begonia in Laos
This study provides an updated list of Begonia occurring in Laos, and a new species is added to the checklist. The new taxon, Begonia xenos C.W.Lin, Phonep. & Rahm is similar to B. sinofloribunda Dorr in habit and leaf shape, but the new species differs in its staminate flowers having 4 tepals (vs. 2) with slightly crenulate (vs. entire) margins, pistillate […]
Eight new species of Globba (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand and Lao PDR
Eight new species of Globba from Thailand and Lao PDR are described and illustrated; Globba chrysantha, G. janae, G. larsenii, G. longiligulata, G. luteola, G. mollis, G. poomae, and G. rupestris. Distribution maps and provisional IUCN assessments of each species are provided
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).
NBSAP Assessment (An Assessment of Lao PDR’s National Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and Action Plan to 2010)
The designation of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, the Government of Lao PDR, The Agrobiodiversity Initiative (TABI) or the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or […]
