ຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງໃນ ສປປ ລາວ

ເຄື່ອງປາຂອງດົງ ມີບົດບາດສຳຄັນ ຕໍ່ຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່, ວັດທະນາທຳ ແລະ ຮີດຄອງປະເພດນີ, ຂອງຄົນລາວ. ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງເປັນແຫຼ່ງສະໜອງໂປຣຕີນ, ພະລັງງານ, ວັດສະດຸການປຸກສ້າງເຮືອນ, ເຄື່ອງຫັດທະກຳ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງໃຊ້ຕ່າງໆ, ຢາພື້ນເມືອງ ແລະ ລາຍຮັບ. ລາຍໄດ້ຈາກການຂາຍຜະລິດຕະພັນເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງເຫຼົ່ງນີ້ ອາດກວມເຖິ່ງ 1/3 ຂອງລາຍຮັບທັງໝົດ ຂອງບ້ານໃນທົ່ວປະເທດ ແລະ ໃນບ່ອນທີ່ມີປ່າອຸຸດົມສົມບູນ ອາດເກີນເຄິ່ງໜຶ່ງ. ການປະກອບສ່ວນຂອງເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ ຕໍ່ເສດຖະກິດຄອບຄົວ ໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດອາດມີມູນຄ່າເຖິ່ງ 325 ດອນລາສະຫະລັດຕໍ່ຄອບຄົວຕໍ່ປີ ໂດຍປະມານ.

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 […]

Ethnobotany of Hmong ethnic groups in Bolikhamxay province, central Laos PDR

Results from an ethnobotany study of Hmong ethnic groups in  Bolikhamxay Province, Laos PDR between 2021 and 2023 identifies plant uses for 133 species, 104 genera, and 50 families. The research focusses on  specific  plant  uses.  Quantitative  analyses  are  applied  with  Use  Value  (UV),  Fidelity  Level  (FL),  and Informant Agreement Ratio (IAR). Cluster analysis based […]

Checklist of the Carnivorous Snail Superfamily Streptaxoidea Gray, 1860 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata) from Laos with Description of a New Species

  The superfamily Streptaxoidea is widespread in the tropical region and represents a major portionof the land snail fauna of most Southeast Asian countries. Laos is located on one of the biodiversity hotspotsin this region,with high mountain ranges and limestone karsts. Herein,an up-to-date checklistis providedof all known Streptaxoidea species recorded in Laosuntil the year 2022. […]