Honeybee Haven: A Practical Solution for People and Planet

Located in the heart of Xieng Khuang Province, the Honey Exhibition and Distribution Centre in Paek District is more than a place to purchase honey. It serves as a hub for promoting agricultural biodiversity while providing essential guidelines and knowledge on beekeeping. Established in 2019 through a partnership between the Department of Agriculture and Forestry […]

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 […]

ການນໍາໃຊ້ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງແບບຍືນຍົງ: ຫົນທາງສູ່ຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍດ້ານແຫຼ່ງລາຍຮັບໃນຊົນນະບົດ

ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ ແມ່ນໝາຍເຖິງທຸກພາກສ່ວນຂອງພືດ-ຕົ້ນໄມ້ທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນຕາມປ່າທໍາມະຊາດ ຫຼືດ້ວຍການປູກ; ປະກອບມີເຫງົ້າ, ລໍາຕົ້ນ, ເຄືອ, ຫົວ, ຮາກ, ຕາ, ໜໍ່, ໃບ, ດອກ, ໝາກ, ເມັດ ຫຼືແກ່ນ, ເປືອກ, ຢາງ, ນໍ້າມັນ, ເຫັດ, ນໍ້າເຜີ້ງ ແລະ ລວມເຖິງພືດເປັນຢາສະໝຸນໄພ (ກົດໝາຍປ່າໄມ້, 2019). ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງມີຄວາມຕ້ອງການສູງຈາກຕະຫຼາດຕ່າງປະເທດ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ແມ່ນປະເທດ ໃກ້ຄຽງ; ຈີນ, ຫວຽດນາມ ແລະ ໄທ ເປັນສາເຫດໜຶ່ງສົ່ງຜົນໃຫ້ຂຸດຄົ້ເກີດຄວາມສາມາດ ຂອງຊັບພະຍາກອນ (ເຄືອແຮມ, ຫວາຍ ແລະ ອື່ນໆ.) ຄວາມຈິງແລ້ວ, ສະພາບການຊື້-ຂາຍເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງໃນປັດຈຸບັນ ແມ່ນກະແຈກກະຈາຍ ແລະ ຂາດການຮ່ວມມືເຊິ່ງກັນ ແລະ ກັນ. ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງສ່ວນຫຼາຍຖືກສົ່ງອອກ ເປັນ ວັດຖຸດິບ, ຂາດການປຸງແຕ່ງເພີ້ມມູນຄ່າໃຫ້ແກ່ສິນຄ້າ.

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 […]

Melientha Cultivation – Farmer Guide

Melientha is an evergreen forest tree, up to 10 m high, with young leaves much favored in various Lao dishes. Unfortunately, the Melientha trees are unsustainably harvested, where parts or whole trees are cut down, seriously threatening the species.

In addition to the priority activities the province also support efforts to promote of Luang Prabang

Village forestry: Being connected to many NTFPs, village forestry needs support for conservation, management, and marketing of products. • Mushrooms: Wild mushrooms are lucrative but need support for habitat protection, farmer organization, and marketing. • Crispy Riverweed: Already a well-known product, loss of habitat suggests efforts are needed on production in new areas or different […]