Written by Mekong Institute Throughout the 1990s, the Cambodian forestry sector was in a state of crisis due to widespread illegal logging, corruption, ambiguous forest laws and concession agreements, and weak management and law enforcement. Until the late 1990s, responsibility for natural resource management (NRM) in Cambodia was vested in two line ministries: (i) Ministry …

SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SIEM REAP PROVINCE, CAMBODIA Read More »

Written by Mekong Institute The study was conducted to understand the current status of Prek Thnot CPA. The study used qualitative data such as community transect, time line, seasonal calendar, FGD, and questionnaire. About 90 households were selected for interviews on the livelihood activities, awareness of the members, the level of participation as well as …

PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PREK THNOT COMMUNITY PROTECTED AREA, KAMPOT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA CHHOM VICHAR Read More »

Written by Mekong Institute The objectives of the research aimed to study the impact of North – South Economic Corridor towards the changing economic, social and culture of the Hmong ethnic group residing in Chiang Khong district, Chiangrai province, Thailand. The researcher selected 230 household samples out of 432 households by employing Taro Yamane for …

IMPACT OF NORTH SOUTH ECONOMIC CORRIDOR ON THE HMONG ETHNIC’S WAY OF LIFE IN CHIANG KHONG DISTRICT, CHIANGRAI PROVINCE, THAILAND Read More »

Written by Mekong Institute The objective of this research aims to study the push and pull factors that are causing the mobility in the labor market towards Myanmar migrant workers situated in the Chiang Rai province of Thailand. It also aims to analyze the implementation of policies on the Mutual Agreement of Understanding on foreign …

THE STUDY OF CROSS – BORDER MYANMAR MIGRANT WORKER’S LABOR MARKET:POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR LABOR MANAGEMENT IN CHIANG RAI CITY, CHIANG RAI PROVINCE, THAILAND Read More »

Written by Mekong Institute Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has played a crucial role in the socioeconomic development of Lao PDR. It significantly enhanced the standard of living of people in the rural areas and contributed in the reduction of poverty. Over the years, people in the Northern part of Lao PDR gained advantage from the …

IMPACTS OF CHINESE INVESTMENTS ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AND POVERTY REDUCTION: OUDOMXAY, NORTHERN LAO PDR Read More »

Written by Mekong Institute Luang Namtha, a province of Lao PDR, shares borders with China. Hence, Chinese investment has been expanding to Luang Namtha province in agricultural sector and service sector. Even though, there are five districts in Luang Namtha province, Namtha district is enjoying the most active investment and was chosen to be the …

THE RESPONSE OF LAO GOVERNMENT TO CHINESE INVESTMENTS IN THE SERVICE SECTORS OF NAMTHA DISTRICT, LUANG NAMTHA PROVINCE, LAO PDR Read More »