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<p>A landlocked country of 7 million between the Mekong River and Annamite Cordillera, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or Laos) has the lowest population density in Southeast Asia. Officially, over 81% of land is classified as forest, and only 6.5% is arable land.</p>
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7,061,507
Urban population
35 %
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03 November 2023
Much arable land in developing countries is inefficiently managed or lies fallow: Since this became the accepted, World Bank-endorsed narrative in 2008, it has shaped the agricultural policies of many developing countries. At the same time, it has opened the doors to private investors seeking to…
05 June 2023
Laos’ forest coverage has reached a record low of 40%, prompting the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to implement conservation measures and rejuvenation plans to protect and revive the country’s forests.
According to a report from the Ministry given to Lao Security News, some 70% of Laos was…
14 March 2023
Dam is key part of country’s goal to generate electricity and become ‘battery of Southeast Asia’
Main photo: Laos is planning to build a dam on the Mekong River in the area of Pak Beng, shown in this Oct. 15, 2022 photo, in Bokeo province.
Local authorities in Laos last week met with villagers…
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12 July 2024
The webinar “Pathways to Customary Land & Forest Rights in the Mekong” took place on July 2nd, 2024. This was the second webinar in the series ‘State of Land in the Mekong region’ which aims to highlight the evolving environment of land governance in this dynamic region, including Cambodia, Lao…
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Au cours des neuf dernières années, le projet de soutien à la mise en œuvre des Directives volontaires sur la gouvernance responsable des régimes fonciers applicables aux terres, aux pêches et aux forêts (VGGT) a aidé les pays à prendre des engagements politiques en faveur de l'éradication de la…
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