Laos
Land-locked Laos has the lowest population density in Southeast Asia and livelihoods mostly rely on rice farming and non-forest products. In 2023, the remaining forest cover reached a historic low with 40%. As a result of the Turning Land into Capital Strategy in 2006, the country has experienced massive investments in hydropower, and agricultural and forest concessions. The revised Land and Forestry laws of 2019 recognize customary tenure for the first time. Laos is highly vulnerable to climate stress.
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Total population
7,061,507
Urban population
35 %
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03 November 2023
Much arable land in developing countries is inefficiently managed or lies fallow: Since this became the accepted, World Bank-endorsed narrative in 2008, it has shaped the agricultural policies of many developing countries. At the same time, it has opened the doors to private investors…
05 June 2023
Laos’ forest coverage has reached a record low of 40%, prompting the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to implement conservation measures and rejuvenation plans to protect and revive the country’s forests.
According to a report from the Ministry given to Lao Security News, some 70% of…
14 March 2023
Dam is key part of country’s goal to generate electricity and become ‘battery of Southeast Asia’
Main photo: Laos is planning to build a dam on the Mekong River in the area of Pak Beng, shown in this Oct. 15, 2022 photo, in Bokeo province.
Local authorities in Laos last week met with…
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04 February 2025
Em 23 de janeiro de 2025, a Fundação Land Portal e o Grupo de Governança de Terras da Região do Mekong (MRLG - sigla em inglês) organizaram um webinário para explorar o cenário em evolução dos investimentos agrícolas na região do Mekong. Especialistas de vários setores se reuniram para discutir o…
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La Fundación Land Portal y la Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) se unieron para este seminario web con el fin de explorar cómo las transiciones agrícolas están remodelando los medios de vida rurales, los bosques y los ecosistemas en la región del Mekong. La expansión de los cultivos industriales…
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