Since the early 1990s, a Land Use Planning and Land Allocation (LUP/LA) Programme has been implemented throughout Laos in order to increase land tenure security, to stabilize shifting cultivation, increase forest cover and to avoid the negative impacts of deforestation as to protect the environme...
Bouahom, B.
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Bourgoin, J.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Castella, J.C.
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[Monitoring participatory land use planning for better impact on landscapes and livelihoods: case studies in Nambor, Sobchia and Pakhok villages, Phonxay district, Luang Prabang province]
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Monitoring participatory land use planning for better impact on landscapes and livelihoods: case studies in Nambor, Sobchia and Pakhok villages, Phonxay district, Luang Prabang province
In the early 1990s, the Lao government launched a nationwide Land Use Planning and Land Allocation programme in a bid to foster socio-economic development while protecting the environment. However, the programme has long been perceived as having negative impacts on rural livelihoods. A central cr...
Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Bourgoin, J.
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Bouahom, B.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR]
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Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR
Managing complex landscape mosaics in areas dominated by poverty often requires addressing conflicting objectives and managing trade-offs, such as that between maintaining/enhancing ecological functions and improving livelihoods. Laos, like many other developing countries dependent on agriculture...
Bourgoin, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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Pullar, D.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Bouahom, B.
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[Toward a land zoning negotiation support platform: “Tips and tricks” for participatory land use planning in Laos]
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Toward a land zoning negotiation support platform: “Tips and tricks” for participatory land use planning in Laos
A landscape simulation was designed and tested in Viengkham, a mountainous district in the north of Lao PDR. This social learning process was introduced by researchers affiliated with national research institutions to improve land use planning practices and increase the ownership of local people ...
Bourgoin, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR]
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Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR
Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Castella, J.C.
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Bourgoin, J.
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[Territorialising sustainable development: the politics of land-use planning in Laos]
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Territorialising sustainable development: the politics of land-use planning in Laos
Castella, J.C.
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Bourgoin, J.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Bouahom, B.
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[A model of the science-practice-policy interface in participatory land-use planning: lessons from Laos]
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A model of the science-practice-policy interface in participatory land-use planning: lessons from Laos
Bourgoin, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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Hett, C
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Heinimann, A.
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[Engaging local communities in low emissions land-use planning: a case study from Laos]
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Engaging local communities in low emissions land-use planning: a case study from Laos