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Event
Date: 02 April 2013
2-4 April 2013
Cross-sector collaboration is central to the long-term success of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program, particularly among inter-dependent sectors such agriculture and environment.
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Activity
Date: 14 June 2012
One of the major successes of CEP-BCI Phase I was the scaling up of its biodiversity conservation corridor pilot work. In 2011, ADB approved grants and loans worth $69 million for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam under a new project to further engage local communities in the sustainable management of important biodiversity landscapes.
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Activity
Date: 01 June 2012
It is widely recognized that rural communities in the GMS are particularly vulnerable to climate change. As most are dependent on agricultural for their livelihoods, anticipated increases in drought, disease, sea-level rise and weather-related disasters will affect local people significantly.
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Activity
Date: 01 June 2012
In recent years, the border region around the Golden Quadrangle, involving PR China, Lao PDR, and Thailand, has received attention for potential tourism development. There is increased tourism development in the Xishuangbanna area and in Northern Lao PDR (both ecotourism and cultural tourism) and this area has been designated as a key development priority under the GMS Tourism Sector Strategy.
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Activity
Date: 30 May 2012
One of the flagship components of GMS Economic Cooperation Program is the establishment of economic corridors in the region. One of these is the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) traversing Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR and Viet Nam.
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Activity
Date: 11 May 2012
This biodiversity conservation corridor pilot sire in the south of Lao PDR covers a 32,000 hectare strip of land in Champasak Province, between the Dong Hua Sao and Xe Pian national protected areas.
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Publication
Date: 31 December 2011
A report documenting the achievements of the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) from 2006-2011. It includes impacts and lessons learned, coverage of the eight pilot sites in Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
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Publication
Date: 01 January 2009
Produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from CEP-BCI, the paper for Lao PDR reviews the state of the forestry sector and the need for political commitment to the Forestry Strategy 2020 for sustainable management and a basis for rural development.
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