This paper from the United Nations Capital Development Fund provides an overview of lessons learned from the design and implementation of performance-based grant systems (PBGSs) for local governments in 15 developing countries...
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China’s furniture craze drives Siam rosewood to extinction May 12, 2014 China’s luxury furniture craze steeped in blood & driving Siam rosewood to extinction BANGKOK : Precious Siamese rosewood has been illegally logged to the...
Publication Date: March 2012 Published by the Water Resources and Environment Administration (WREA) with technical and financial support from UNEP, this report assesses the state of the environment in Laos and discusses policy...
Publication Date: February 2013 The Poverty Environment Iniative (PEI) is a global UN programme that helps countries to integrate poverty-environment linkages into national and sub-national development planning, from policymaking...
The purpose of this document is to provide an update on the air quality assessment and management systems existing in the ENPI East countries and the Russian Federation (hereinafter to be referred to as “Partner Countries”) in...
The EU-FAO Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Programme ( EU FAO FLEGT Programme) is a four year initiative that started in May 2012, and is funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by FAO. It is a follow on...
Laos’ forests still falling to ‘connected’ businesses September 26, 2012 LONDON: More than a year after being exposed as major players in the smuggling of timber from Laos, a new report reveals the Vietnamese timber industry, the...
Publication Date: 2012 Azerbaijan has made significant strides in improving its economy over the past decade, as it embarked on a market-based economy and recovered from a significant downturn following the breakup of the Soviet...
The LEARN programme recently supported the 9th Lao National Health Research Forum in Vientiane Capital,Lao PDR on 12-14th October 2015. The forum was expertly organised by the National Institute of Public Health. The forum was...