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Degraded forest, degraded land and the development of industrial tree plantations in Laos.
- Source :
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Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography . Nov2014, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p328-344. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The concepts of degraded forest ( pa mai xout xom) and degraded land ( din seuam xom) have been variously applied in official Lao government policy narratives and law over the last couple of decades. In this article I focus on the concepts of degraded forest and land, and the relationship with industrial tree plantations, using two examples from southern Laos. I argue that the concepts have been significant in both facilitating and obstructing the development of large-scale industrial tree plantations in different times and spaces, thus significantly influencing access and exclusion, as well as the spatialization of tree plantations. I provide a tentative genealogy regarding the emergence of these concepts in land and forestry policy in Laos, and briefly explain the links between degradation and 'the land rush' presently affecting Laos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01297619
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99107798
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sjtg.12076