New records and updated checklist of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Lao People’s Democratic Republic, with special emphasis on adult and larval surveillance in Khammuane Province

A list of mosquitoes from the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area along the Nam Theun, Nam Mon, Nam Noy, and Nam On rivers, Nakai District, Khammuane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is presented. Fiftyfour mosquito taxa were identified, including 15 new records in the Lao PDR. A fragment of the mtDNA cytochrome […]

Six new species and eight new records of Gesneriaceae from Laos

Six new species of Gesneriaceae from Laos, namely Didymocarpus angustiflorus Souvann. & Lanors., D. bolavenensis Souvann., Soulad. & Phonep., D. laoticus Souvann. & Lanors., D. trilobus Souvann. & Phonep., Hemiboea olivifolia Souvann. & Tagane and Paraboea planiflora Souvann. & Lanors., are described and illustrated. Additionally, Aeschynanthus bracteatus Wall. ex A.DC., A. micranthus C.B.Clarke, Epithema ceylanicum […]

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 […]

Dr. Khamla Inkhavilay

Dr. Khamla Inkhavilay is the Deputy Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Academic Services and the Director of the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity at the National University of Laos (NoUL). The Center of Excellence conducts research, teaching, and training on Biodiversity and Conservation. The Research and Academic Service Office also plays an […]

Eco-friendly Fertilizers for Sustainable Farming

Ms. Vilaiphone Somsanit has begun producing bio-fertilizer for local farmers, offering an alternative for those interested in creating healthier agricultural options. This initiative allows individuals to enjoy delicious food while ensuring it is safe for consumption. To support this mission, she established I Love Agriculture, a company dedicated to producing bio-fertilizer for sustainable farming. Production, […]

A field guide natural wonders of plant at Phoubia, Nnouvong District, Xaysomboun Province

ພູເບ້ຍເປັນພູທີ່ສູງສຸດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນລະດັບຄວາມສູງ 2.820 ແມັດ, ມີທີ່ຕັ້ງຝນເມື່ອງອານຸວົງ, ແຂວງໄຊສົມບູນ, ເຊິ່ງປົກຄຸມດ້ວຍປ່າໄມ້ທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າທາງດ້ານເສດຖະກິດ ແລະ ຊີວະນາໆພັນທີ່ອຸດົມສົມບູນ ເປັນເອກະລັກ ແລະ ມະຫັດສະຈັນ, ນອກຈາກນັ້ນຍັງເປັນບ່ອນຢູ່ອາໄສຂອງສັດປ່າຫຼາຍຊະນິດ ເຊັ່ນ: ໝີ, ເໝືອຍ, ເຍືອງ, ໝູປ່າ, ກວາງ, ຟານ, ທະນີ, ລີງ, ຂາແດງ ແລະ ອື່ນໆ. ພູເບ້ຍມີຄວາມເໝາະສົມໃນການພັດທະນາໃຫ້ເປັນແຫຼ່ງທ່ອງທ່ຽວທຳມະຊາດທີ່ສາມາດສ້າງກິດຈະກຳທ່ອງທ່ຽວໄດ້ຢ່າງຫຼາກຫຼາຍຮູບແບບ. ບໍລິເສັດກຸ່ມຄຳໄພຊະນະ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ສຶກສາຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ໃນການພັດທະນາພູເບ້ຍ ໃຫ້ເປັນແຫຼ່ງທ່ອງທ່ຽວຕາມໂຄງການ “phubia paradise” ນັບແຕ່ປີ 2018 ເປັນຕົ້ນມາ.