‘Tiger Farms’ Still Operate in Laos, Defying Trafficking Bans
RFA - Sat, 2018-01-20 04:50The numbers held in captivity continue to grow despite a year-old government pledge to close the farms. catched
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womenarticlesArticles in womenHIV and AIDSPosted by Web of Cambodia. health | men | technology | womenThe Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) currently faces a concentrated epidemic with an adult HIV prevalence of 0.1 percent. Since the first case was identified in 1990, the number of infections has continued to grow. In 2005, UNAIDS estimated that 3,700 people in Lao PDR were living with HIV. Mother and Child HealthPosted by Web of Cambodia. health | nursing | womenGrass-roots level studies have demonstrated how severe the combined effects of early motherhood, poor hygiene practices, lack of awareness of basic nutrition and poor pre-natal, postnatal and early childhood care can be on a growing and developing nation. In addition, chronic lack of medicines, medical equipment and clinical skills dissuades women from seeking care for themselves or their children. |
Latest News‘Tiger Farms’ Still Operate in Laos, Defying Trafficking BansRFA - Sat, 2018-01-20 04:50The numbers held in captivity continue to grow despite a year-old government pledge to close the farms. catched China Pours Billions in Aid and Investment Into LaosRFA - Sat, 2018-01-13 00:50Projects are planned across many sectors, with Laos's leaders counting on economic growth to support their legitimacy. catched Beijing, Phnom Penh Ink Billions of US Dollars’ Worth of Development Deals For CambodiaRFA - Fri, 2018-01-12 03:50The slew of agreements comes as Western governments shun Cambodia amid a political crackdown. catched
Latest ArticlesForestry in LaosPosted by Web of Cambodia. agriculture | business and economyIn the 1950s, forests covered 70 percent of the land area in Laos; yet, by 1992, according to government estimates, forest coverage had decreased by nearly one-third, to just 47 percent of total land area. Despite the dwindling expanse, timber--including ironwood, mahogany, pine, redwood, and teak--and other forestry products-- benzoin (resin), charcoal, and sticklac--constitute a valuable supply of potential export goods. The forest has also been an important source of wild foods, herbal medicines, and timber for house construction and even into the 1990s continues to be a valued reserve of natural products for noncommercial household consumption. Since the mid-1980s, however, widespread commercial harvesting of timber for the export market has disrupted the traditional gathering of forest products in a number of locations and contributed to extremely rapid deforestation throughout the country. |