The struggle over Lao PDR’s forests: New opportunities for improved forest governance?
The forests of Lao PDR have dramatically diminished in recent decades. The main drivers of deforestation are changes in land use with forests being converted to agriculture, hydropower, mining and plantations. The main drivers of degradation are legal and illegal logging, especially salvage loggin...
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| Language: | English |
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pazifische Studien e.V.
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Pacific Geographies |
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| Online Access: | http://pacific-geographies.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/08/PG47_Page_04_13_KOCH.pdf |