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New publication from IUCN Lao PDR : “Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, Lao PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation”
IUCN’s research into rights-based approaches (RBAs) to reduce poverty and benefit conservation has been focused on the development of tools to better inform conservation strategies. …
26 Apr 2013 | Downloads - publication
Integrating Business Skills into Ecotourism
This book is designed to help conservation organisa-tions, community-based organisations and protected area managers plan and run effective ecotourism businesses. It was created as part of the Business Skills Transfer Programme for Ecotourism Development, a joint effort by IUCN and Kuoni Group aimed at supporting conservation organisations in managing ecotourism-related businesses through business skills, knowledge and experience sharing. …
28 Mar 2013 | Downloads - document
Reaching Agreements Over Water _ Negotiate
Around the world people are involved in negotiations about water. This is a book for practi-tioners committed to negotiations which lead to fair agreements about how societies sensibly use water. The book provides ideas, tools and inspiration. …
27 Mar 2013 | Downloads - publication
Managing water across boundaries _ Share
Transboundary rivers are increasingly being drawn upon to meet the needs of growing popula-tions and economies. This increased pressure on the available water resources sharpens competing demands between countries, rural and urban areas, different user groups, and the river ecosystems themselves. The challenge is to balance these competing demands in a way that is equitable and sustainable for present and future generations. …
27 Mar 2013 | Downloads - publication
Mekong Days in Washington
The Mekong Region is a massive ecosystem that is the lifeline for more than 60 million people across six countries. In the Lower Mekong Basin, it provides fish to more people than any other river in the world. More than 150 hydropower dams are currently planned, under construction, or commissioned for the Mekong and its tributaries. If constructed, the dams will radically alter the basin’s hydrology, ecology and, consequently, the lives of millions who depend upon it. How can these seemingly opposite demands be met?
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22 Mar 2013 | Article
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World Wetlands Day’s 2013 Celebration Activities (at Beung Kiat Ngong RAMSAR Site)
World Wetlands Day's 2013 Celebration Activities (at Beung Kiat Ngong RAMSAR Site) … | French | Spanish
11 Mar 2013 | Article
Management Plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site
In September 2010, the Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, in Champassak Province, Lao PDR was formally recognized as one of the 2 Ramsar sites in the country.
04 Mar 2013 | Downloads - document
BRIDGE: Building River Dialogue and Governance (Project Brief - BRIDGE 3S)
Collaborative trans-boundary governance is central to the sustainable and efficient use of water management resources in the 3S river basin.
01 Mar 2013 | Downloads - document
2 RAMSA Sites in Lao PDR
1. Beung Kiat Ngong is in Champassak Province of southern Lao PDR is an open wetland area. The Beung Kiat Ngong Wetlands complex is made up of diverse wetland types, including swamps, lakes, peat lands and marshes. The edge of the wetland is forested, and is surrounded by large trees, including species typically found in the south and east of Lao PDR. 2. Xe Champhone Wetlands in Savannakhet Province of southern Lao PDR includes a large plain containing perennial and seasonal rivers as well as scattered lakes, ponds, fresh water marshes, and rice paddy fields. These become interconnected during the wet season, and the wetlands complex extends into other wetlands areas. …
22 Feb 2013 | Downloads - document
An Assessment of Lao PDR’s National Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and Action Plan to 2010
In 1996, the Government of Lao PDR acceded to United Nation International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In meeting the requirements of the convention, in 2004, the government of Lao PDR formulated and approved its first National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP). …
22 Feb 2013 | Downloads - publication
