Cash crops in the uplands: the cardamom experienc
Farmers are often blamed for destroying tropical forests, especially in the Lao PDR. Converting shifting cultivation into cash crop-based agriculture is recurrently presented as the solution merging forest protection and poverty alleviation. However, many attempts in the recent past have ended in failure. The Rural Development Project of Phongsaly District (PDDP) has tried to introduce […]
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 […]
ເປັນຫຍັງການຄຸ້ມຄອງດິນຖ່ານຕົມແບບຍືນຍົງຈຶ່ງມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນຕໍ່ການດໍາລົງຊີວິດຂອງຊຸມຊົນ?
ດິນຖ່ານຕົມມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດຫຼາກຫຼາຍຕໍ່ການດຳລົງຊີວິດ ແລະ ສະໜອງລາຍຮັບທີ່ຍືນຍົງ. ຖ້າຫາກດິນຖ່ານຕົມຊຸດໂຊມລົງ, ຈະສົ່ງຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ການດໍາລົງຊີວິດຂອງຊຸມຊົນ
ເປັນຫຍັງດິນຖ່ານຕົມຈຶ່ງມີຄວາມສໍາຄັນ?
ດິນຖ່ານຕົມມີຄວາມສຳຄັນທີ່ສຸດຕໍ່ໂລກຂອງພວກເຮົາໃນຫຼາຍໆດ້ານ. ມັນຊ່ວຍໃນການເກັບກັກທາດກາກບອນ, ເປັນບ່ອນຢູ່ອາໄສໃຫ້ແກ່ຊີວະນານາພັນ, ມີບົດບາດທີ່ສຳຄັນໃນການຄວບຄຸມປະລິມານນໍ້າ ແລະ ສະໜອງການດໍາລົງຊີວິດໃຫ້ແກ່ຊຸມຊົນ.
ເປັນຫຍັງດິນຖ່ານຕົມຈຶ່ງຄວນໄດ້ຮັບການປົກປັກຮັກສາ?
ດິນຖ່ານຕົມແມ່ນໜຶ່ງໃນຊັບພະຍາກອນທຳມະຊາດທີ່ມີຄ່າ ແລະ ເປັນໜຶ່ງໃນປັດໃຈສຳຄັນທີ່ມີຜົນຕໍ່ການປ່ຽນແປງສະພາບດິນຟ້າອາກາດ.
ເປັນຫຍັງເຮົາຈຶ່ງຕ້ອງໃຫ້ດິນຖ່ານຕົມປຽກຊຸ່ມຢູ່ຕະຫຼອດເວລາ?
ດິນຖ່ານຕົມທີ່ປຽກຊຸ່ມສາມາດເກັບກັກທາດກາກບອນໄດ້ດີ ເຊິ່ງຊ່ວຍຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຜົນກະທົບທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດພາວະໂລກຮ້ອນ ແລະ ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນອັດຕາການເກີດໄພພິບັດ ຈາກສະພາບດິນຟ້າອາກາດ.
Handbook on Responsible Agricultural Investment for the Private Sector
This handbook has been developed to promote responsible agricultural investment for all investors who wish to invest in agriculture with responsibility towards the relevant policies and laws. To support grassroots efforts through the provision of a variety of information and illustrations to interact with the private sector, and to guarantee responsible and sustainable investment; we […]
Climate change vulnerability assessment for Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site, Lao PDR
In 2014, IUCN carried out a vulnerability assessment of the impacts of climate change on the Ramsar site at Beung Kiat Ngong in southern Lao PDR. This follows earlier vulnerability assessments that were carried out as part of the MRC‘s study on wetlands and climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, for which relevant case […]
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 […]
