This is a compilation of short stories written by secondary students in Champasak Province. The stories depict the fundamental centrality of land to the livelihoods of rural Lao populations.
Nature created the earth, rivers and forests to be companions to the world’s peoples. If we are devoid of any of these, we will have no way of growing food or sustaining ourselves.
The draft of amended Land Law of 2019 shows improvements to previous drafts, however there are some elements of concern remain, so the Land Law Advisory Group presented 7 recommendations as briefing notes to the draft amended Land Law
The policy of Turning Land Into Capital (TLIC) aimed at monetizing natural resources. However, after ten years of the TLIC policy those aims remain largely unrealized.
To alleviate poverty in rural communities, LUP models need to be rigorous in ensuring that farmers have sufficient agricultural land, since they often under report their requirements to avoid land taxes.
This document aims to contribute to an understanding of the main developments, trends and opportunities surrounding land, forests and natural resources in Lao PDR
Based on the field experiences gained in the following communal land titling case studies, members of the LIWG have been able to identify important issues and to learn practical lessons