A5080774668- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Cambodian History and Society
- Forest Management and Policy
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Global trade and economics
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Intellectual Property Law
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Rural development and sustainability
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
2025
National University of Laos
2013-2023
University of Copenhagen
2013-2022
University of Bern
2017
Geocenter Denmark
2013
Center for International Forestry Research
2013
Kyushu University
2008-2009
Wild food constitutes a substantial part of household consumption around the world, but rapid land use changes influence availability wild foods, which has implications for smallholders' and nutrient intake. With increasing commercial agriculture biodiversity conservation efforts in forested tropical regions, many shifting cultivation systems are being intensified their extent restricted. Studies examining consequences such pressures commonly overlook diminishing role food. Using combination...
The rise in transnational land deals has brought nationally inflected concerns about foreign acquisition into uneasy tension with longstanding scholarly and popular dispossession. Using the case of Chinese rubber plantation promotion projects northern Laos, we examine intersection these two processes during boom decade 2000s, as well aftermath 2010s, when global prices have fallen. We describe a 'long' grab from upland communities Laos that cannot be blamed on either 'the Chinese' (whether...
Abstract Transdisciplinary research (TDR) has been developed to generate knowledge that effectively fosters the capabilities of various societal actors realize sustainability transformations. The development TDR theories, principles, and methods largely governed by researchers from global North reflected their contextual conditions. To enable more context-sensitive framing, we sought identify which characteristics affect design implementation in six case studies Asia, Latin America, Africa,...
Forest reference levels (FRLs) provide a benchmark for assessing reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+), they are central to demonstrate additionality of REDD+. Attaining realistic FRLs, however, is challenging, especially in complex mosaic landscapes. We established FRLs northern Laos different periods tested them against actual carbon stock changes. Annual time series Landsat satellite images were used capture the subtle changes stocks landscapes characterized...
Abstract The prospects of receiving funding for REDD+ have set many developing countries on a pathway policy reforms to integrate in national legislation. Progress has been slow partly due the lengthy international negotiations but also because not backed by sufficient commitment make implementation feasible. To contribute better understanding why and institutional successful taking further, we analyse landscape forestry environmental sectors Laos as case point. We interviewed stakeholders...
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is viewed as an effective way to mitigate climate change by compensating stewards of forested areas for minimizing forestland conversion protecting services. Opportunity costs assess the cost foregone opportunity when preserving instead investing in alternative activity or resource use. This paper questions calculation method using averaged economic benefits co-benefits different land-use transitions. We propose a nested...
Forest-frontier landscapes in the humid tropics display distinct land use change dynamics compared to other world regions, providing useful examples of current global environmental and development challenges. In northwestern Laos, part former Golden Triangle region, investments value chains for commercial crops—mainly fulfill Chinese market demands—have triggered various changes put increasing pressure on remaining biodiverse forest areas. Capturing existing trajectories is a key initial...
Although many land deals are never implemented to production stage, little is known about how abandoned projects affect local communities and the government agencies that promote them. This article analyses effects on actors, their access, use tenure security of a large-scale bio-fuel deal in northern Laos Chinese company initiated but subsequently before reaching planting stage. The project left people bound by contracts without cancellation clauses with livelihood losses, until investment...
F or centuries, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was known for its abundant forest resources. In past 60 years, however, cover has dwindled dramatically — from more than 80 percent in 1930 to 54 2000. According national Science, Technology and Environment Agency, area continues decline at a rate of 300 000 hectares per year. Timber wood account approximately 40 export revenues, constituting critical part country’s economy.
The forest cover in Laos has decreased over the past three decades for variety of reasons. current Government committed itself to restoring 70 per cent by 2020. As a result, many conservation projects and programs have been planned implemented different parts country. REDD+ was introduced late 2007; however, progress implementation slow. This paper examines updates status Laos, using information from literature interviews with relevant individuals. reveals that is slow not only due external...
Abstract Non-technical summary Research for development (R4D) projects are designed to enhance the research community's contribution implementation of 2030 Agenda United Nations. We studied seven R4D that specifically addressed Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 (life on land) in 14 contexts across Asia, Africa, and South America. then analyzed how these interacted with other SDGs. Our findings reveal positive negative interactions between project objectives SDG targets vary significantly...