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 […]

NAFRI Research Report: Farmers’ access to credit in the Lao PDR

The agricultural sector plays an important role in the development of the Lao PDR. In 2017, the growth rate of GDP was 6.9%. The growth rate of the agricultural sector increased by 2.9% contributing to 17.7% of the country’s GDP. In addition, the agriculture sector contributed to 60.8% of total employment. The financial sector largely […]

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 […]

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.

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

ພາບລວມການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຜົນສໍາເລັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາລະບົບນິເວດຊີວະນານາພັນເຂດພູດອຍແຕ່ 2009-2020

ພາບລວມການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ຜົນສໍາເລັດໂຄງການພັດທະນາລະບົບນິເວດຊີວະນານາພັນເຂດພູດອຍແຕ່ 2009-2020