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Land Use Planning and Land Allocation in the Upland of Northern Laos: Process Evaluation and Impacts

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  • Khamphay Manivong

    (Forestry Department,Lao PDR)

  • Phouthone Sophathilath

    (Ministry of Agriculture and. Forestry, Lao PDR)

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Shifting cultivation, a farming practice on which majority of the upland population in the Lao People Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has been heavily dependent upon, was identified as the main cause of rapid deforestation in the country. To address the problem, a Land Use Planning and Land Allocation (LUP/LA) program has been implemented since the start of the 1990s. This study reviewed the LUP/LA policy and assessed the implementation of the program as well as its livelihood and environmental impacts. Research undertaken in two districts - at Xieng Ngeun district of Luangphabang province and at Namo district of Oudomxay province - showed the need for program improvement. Recommendations are provided to improve program implementation.

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  • Khamphay Manivong & Phouthone Sophathilath, 2009. "Land Use Planning and Land Allocation in the Upland of Northern Laos: Process Evaluation and Impacts," EEPSEA Special and Technical Paper tp200910t2, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Oct 2009.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:tpaper:tp200910t2
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    1. Saykham Boutthavong & Kimihiko Hyakumura & Makoto Ehara & Takahiro Fujiwara, 2016. "Historical Changes of Land Tenure and Land Use Rights in a Local Community: A Case Study in Lao PDR," Land, MDPI, vol. 5(2), pages 1-20, April.

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    land use; Lao PDR;

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