Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is in one of the ten most important global biodiversity ecoregions and home to some of the world’s biologically richest and most endangered species. The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy. The...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROTECTED AREA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ZOONOTIC DISEASE GREEN ECONOMY FOREST MANAGEMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643541593414515784/Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34110

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spelling	okr-10986-341102021-05-25T10:54:37Z Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth World Bank BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROTECTED AREA WILDLIFE PROTECTION ZOONOTIC DISEASE GREEN ECONOMY FOREST MANAGEMENT The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is in one of the ten most important global biodiversity ecoregions and home to some of the world’s biologically richest and most endangered species. The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy. The goods and ecosystem services it provides are essential to reduce poverty, secure livelihoods, and drive a greener economic growth model. But Lao PDR’s biodiversity is in danger. The highest priority threats to the country’s biodiversity values include climate change, illegal logging and wildlife trade, infrastructure development in and around protected areas, and expansion of agriculture and settlements. This policy note is a summary of the report which aims to highlight key issues to add value to the the upcoming Lao landscapes and livelihoods project with financing from the World Bank and the global environment facility. 2020-07-15T15:31:03Z 2020-07-15T15:31:03Z 2020 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643541593414515784/Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34110 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic
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description	The Lao People’s Democratic Republic is in one of the ten most important global biodiversity ecoregions and home to some of the world’s biologically richest and most endangered species. The biodiversity endowment is crucial to the Lao economy. The goods and ecosystem services it provides are essential to reduce poverty, secure livelihoods, and drive a greener economic growth model. But Lao PDR’s biodiversity is in danger. The highest priority threats to the country’s biodiversity values include climate change, illegal logging and wildlife trade, infrastructure development in and around protected areas, and expansion of agriculture and settlements. This policy note is a summary of the report which aims to highlight key issues to add value to the the upcoming Lao landscapes and livelihoods project with financing from the World Bank and the global environment facility.
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title	Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth
title_short	Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth
title_full	Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth
title_fullStr	Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth
title_full_unstemmed	Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Lao Biodiversity : A Priority for Resilient Green Growth

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