An overview of the Asian Development Bank's Economic Cooperation program for the Greater Mekong Subregion, published in 2012.

These papers present NGOs’ views regarding the current situation of Cambodia’s development, with the aim of providing constructive feedback on progress made on the implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan and Joint Monitoring Indicators since the meeting of the Cambodia Development Cooperation Forum in June 2007. At this annual forum, Cambodian local and international NGOs have an opportunity to present detailed statements and recommendations for the development of Cambodia.

This report provides an outline of protected areas and biodiversity in the Lower Mekong Basin. The analysis contains an overview of threats to protected areas from climate change, as well as non-climate threats such as land concessions, infrastructure development, illegal activities, and agriculture.

A webpage list showing the date of ELC contract, the ELC location and size, status of EIA and land registration, and type of crops invested by the concessionaire Benh Hoeurk Kratie Rubber 1 Company Limited.

An independent investigative report on the impact of investment of Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Vietnam Rubber Group and two International Financiers (IFC and Deutsche Bank) on local livelihoods, land rights and environment in the project areas in Cambodia and Lao. It includes a map showing all known ELCs allocated in Cambodia as of 2013 as well as a map showing all known concessions and land leases across Laos.

A news article reporting on the opening of a new rubber processing factory by state-owned Peam Cheang Rubber Plantation in Kampong Cham.

A presentation about wetland conservation in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam and integrated farming systems. The presentation includes aerial photography of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam in different seasons. The presenter then discusses soil formation, hydrology, land uses (including data on rice exports and shrimp demand), and threats to the region. Finally, the presenter discusses integrated farming systems, research and applications.

Over the coming decades, land policy and
administration, for urban as well as rural areas, will be
critical for Ethiopia's development. The vast majority
of people making up the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia's (FDRE) predominantly agricultural economy
live in rural areas. Finally, land policies and
administration can contribute significantly to the
objectives of promoting gender equality and protecting

When government officials are involved in land transactions the scope for arbitrary decision making and corruption is large, and the land issue can turn into a political football among rival political parties.

ABSTRACTED FROM THE INTRODUCTION: This study investigates the impact of a specific legal change to land rights in Vietnam. Land rights are an important issue in Vietnam, where agriculture accounts for nearly a quarter of gross domestic product (GDP) and two-thirds of the workforce is engaged in agricultural activities. Agricultural land in Vietnam was decollectivized in 1988, and land-use rights were granted to households.We focus on the subsequent land law of 1993, which gave house- holds the right to inherit, transfer, exchange, lease, and mortgage their land-use rights.

The report, Land Tenure for Social and
Economic Inclusion in Yemen: Issues and Opportunities was
completed in December 2009. The report addresses the
problems of land ownership in Yemen and the various social
and economic problems associated with the system of land
ownership. Property rights under Yemeni Law are expressed
both in custom and statute, but both are informed by shari a
(Islamic law), which provides the basic property categories

Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2016 provides a tool for policy makers to identify and analyze legal barriers for the business of agriculture and to quantify transaction costs of dealing with government regulations.