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
The spatial patterns of NTFPs collection was investigated in four villages (Muongmuay, Vangmat, Bouammi and Phadeng) of Viengkham district in Luang Prabang Province. The survey aimed at characterizing different NTFPs collection practices across (i) a gradient of accessibility, population pressure...
Thephavanh, M.
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Ponkphady, S.
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Boucard, A.
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Boissiere, M.
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Castella, J.C.
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Basuki, I.
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Mouaxeng-Cha, K.
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Vongmany, O.
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[Spatial changes in the use of Non Timber Forest Products in four villages of Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR]
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Spatial changes in the use of Non Timber Forest Products in four villages of Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR
This study on the use of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Nam Khan Watershed was conducted through household surveys and focus group discussions in three villages selected along a gradient of integration to market, and diversity of livelihood systems: Houayyen and Tinpha villages in Xien...
Nanthavong, K.
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Cherief, M.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Castella, J.C.
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[Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed]
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Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed
The paper investigates the changes in management and trade of non timber forest products (NTFP) in northern uplands of Laos and how they are related to agricultural production from both landscape and livelihoods perspectives. Surveys were conducted in Luang Prabang province with multiple groups o...
Castella, J.C.
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Thephavanh, M.
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Vongkhamsao, V.
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Mouaxeng-Cha, K.
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Phonphakdy, S.
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Fitriana, Y.R.
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Kongay, K.
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Phaipasith, S.
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Ferrand, J.
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Manivanh, V.
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Pfund, J.L.
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[Evolving relations between agriculture and forest in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province]
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Evolving relations between agriculture and forest in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province
In a time of transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, small farming households need to be better organized in order to match the market demand in terms of product volume and quality. However, spontaneous initiatives are often discouraged by the lack of proper support in terms of cre...
Castella, J.C.
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Bouahom, B.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Douangsavanh, L.
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[Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR]
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Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR
Conservation agriculture is a new technique in Northern Lao PDR. This study on the patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture was conducted in twenty villages of three districts in Xieng khouang province, covering four agro-ecological zones: Pek, northern Kham, Kham basin and ...
Nanthavong, K.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Khambanseuang, C.
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Jobard, E.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Castella, J.C.
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[Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR]
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Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR
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
For many years, farmers in remote upland areas of northern Laos just produced rice for self consumption. The production surpluses were bartered against other consumption goods or sold in the market to get some cash. Beside, farmers traditionally planted secondary crops on sloping land such as cas...
Keophosay, Anousith
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Viau, J.
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Jobard, E.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR]
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Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR
The government of Laos long term policy is aiming at reducing rural poverty and stabilize shifting cultivation by creating permanent job for local people, in order to increase forest cover while avoiding negative impacts on deforestation. The overnment of Laos promotes foreign investment in devel...
Bouahom, B.
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Alberny, E.
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Douangsavanh, L.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty]
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Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty
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