This report covers eight ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia (particularly the state of Sabah), Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam). The report examines the current status of social forestry in climate mitigation and adaptation in the…

<strong>Article 1: </strong>"This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State."

<strong>Article 1: </strong>"This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State."

This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State. (Article 1)

The 19th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Warsaw, Poland, 11–22 November 2013. The outcomes of COP 19 are expected to have a significant impact on developments in the field of forests and climate change over the coming…

This CPWF Outcome Story details efforts to improve livelihoods for dam-affected communities in Viet Nam through the introduction of a new variety of short-duration cassava.

In the Mekong region, increasing power demand and growing interest to capitalize on the region’s inherent hydropower potential have led to a surge in hydropower development. In 2010, more than 3,200 MW of hydropower capacity, about a tenth of the region’s total potential, had been installed on…

Socio-economic and agrodevelopment trends and drivers for Asia

There is now a solid body of scientific information for understanding and interpreting the relationships between forests and water in both temperate and tropical regions. However, there is also a parallel and deeply entrenched “popular narrative” that often runs counter to the consensus views of…

The high incidence of forest conflict in Southeast Asia underscores the need for conflict-transformation tools to maximize the positive impacts and reduce potential damage. Mediation is considered one of the most effective approaches in transforming conflict over natural resources. Mediation is…