WILDLIFE IN LAO PDR-1999 STATUS REPORT
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Biodiversity Wild Mushrooms – Edible and Medicinal Species Local Knowledge and Use
Due to the rich ecological landscape and biodiversity of Lao PDR, a great number of wild mushrooms are potentially available for domestic consumption and sales. Locally, some are known for their unique nutritious and medicinal properties, whereas a huge majority is of unknown value and use. A small number causes sickness or death, if mistakenly […]
New records and synonymisations of Flemingia (Fabaceae: Phaseoleae) for Thailand, Laos and Myanmar
This paper presents five newly recorded species of Flemingia present in two subgenera; Flemingiastrum and Rhynchosioides. Four species are new for Thailand: F. nana, F. semialata, F. vestita and F. wallichii. One species, F. nana, is new for Myanmar, and one species, F. wightiana, is new for Laos. Two taxa, F. brevipes and F. latifolia […]
A New Philautus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from northern Laos allied to P. abditus from central Vietnam
The small rhacophorid frog Philautus abditus is geographically restricted to central Vietnam and adjacent Cambodia. Our fieldwork in northern Laos resulted in the discovery of a Philautus species that very closely resembles P. abditus, but is at least 330 km from the nearest known locality of that species. The Laos population differs from P. abditus […]
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 […]
In addition to the priority activities the Xiengkhouang province
• Traditional medicines: Support for conservation in key habitats, community agreements on management and harvesting, processing and equitable markets is needed. • Fish-rice cultivation: This is an age-old practice in Asia and part of Laos. Increases in fish production can be made via adoption of practices used in other countries in Asia and can be […]
Case Study Fish Conservation Zone, Ban Phieng Mon, Nong Hed District, Xiengkhouang “Initial insights”
Introduction: To understand the scale of impacts of FCZs, TABI facilitated a PRA exercise in Ban Phieng Mon in Xiengkhouang Province on May 29, 2019 using a small group discussion. TABI began supporting the FCZ work in Ban Phieng Mon in 2014. This FCZ includes approximately 1.5 km of the Houay River. Methods: […]
Food from Northern Laos The Boat Landing Cookbook
Food from Northern Laos: The Boat Landing Cookbook is the child of the confluence of the skills, knowledge and abilities of these special friends. Dorothy has brought her love of cooking and cookbooks, Kees his photography and Joy her talent for cooking. Pawn and I have contributed our abilities to eat and critique. My passion […]
Unlocking the full potential of Lao PDR’s tea sector
Tea plants are native to East Asia and evidence of tea consumption in China goes back to the 2nd century BC. In Laos, tea was presumably cultivated and traded as early as the 7th century (Earth Systems, 2016). Forest tea1 has been grown in Northern Laos for centuries. In the 1920s, the French brought tea […]
Gymnosperms of Laos
Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous destabilizing factors presently affecting the Earth’s biosphere.
