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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    February, 2022
    Laos

    Through a collaborative process with the Land Law Advisory Group in Laos, this series of briefing notes addresses some of the most pressing issues in the country in relation to the recently passed Land Law (2019) and Forest Law (2019). The five briefs in the series address: tenure rights in state forestlands; customary tenure rights; tenure rights to land for collective purposes; awareness-raising for gender and social inclusive and safeguards in cases of land loss or expropriation.

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    Comparing investments in the Lao Tea Sector: Concessions, contracts, and outcomes for smallholder farmers
    Reports & Research
    January, 2023
    Laos

    Most tea in Laos is produced by smallholder farmers, who benefit from highly suitable growing conditions and strong demand for sought-after varieties from the vast Chinese market. However, the sector faces many challenges to achieve its full potential. A key barrier in the northern provinces has been the tendency towards monopsony trade concessions, in which the production of a whole district can be under exclusive control of one buyer.

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    Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region
    Reports & Research
    November, 2022
    Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

    Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.

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    Gender, tenure and customary practices in forest landscapes
    Reports & Research
    December, 2022
    Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal

    This report is based on 10 research projects carried out in 18 sites in seven countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. The studies formed the basis of ten informational briefs from the research sites published together with the report (available here: https://www.recoftc.org/publications/0000432). Each study documented the legal frameworks and customary practices that affect indigenous women’s rights to access and manage forest resources and create restrictions on those rights.

  5. Library Resource
    Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia Cover photo

    Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?

    Reports & Research
    August, 2022
    Cambodia

    Agricultural investment at the crossroads in Cambodia: Towards inclusion of smallholder farmers?

  6. Library Resource
    A Glimpse into Women’s Customary Forest Tenure Practices in Lao PDR-LAO

    Access, Use and Management Rights of Women in Customary Tenure Systems in Mai District, Phongsali Province (Lao version)

    Reports & Research
    September, 2022
    Laos

    The case study explores the intersect between customary tenure systems and gender roles in two villages in Phongsali district in the north of Laos. The country has a diverse population of ethnic communities who depend on forests and other natural resources for their livelihoods. These communities play an important role for conserving complex landscapes. However, their traditional land tenure practices are insufficiently documented and therefore poorly understood, and even more so the gender relations in customary systems.

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    A Glimpse into Women’s Customary Forest Tenure Practices in Lao PDR-cover

    Access, Use and Management Rights of Women in Customary Tenure Systems in Mai District, Phongsali Province

    Reports & Research
    September, 2022
    Laos

    The case study explores the intersect between customary tenure systems and gender roles in two villages in Phongsali district in the north of Laos. The country has a diverse population of ethnic communities who depend on forests and other natural resources for their livelihoods. These communities play an important role for conserving complex landscapes. However, their traditional land tenure practices are insufficiently documented and therefore poorly understood, and even more so the gender relations in customary systems.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2019
    Myanmar, Thailand

    This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing and protecting customary tenure in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

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