期刊名称:Moussons. Recherche en sciences humaines sur l’Asie du Sud-Est
印刷版ISSN:1620-3224
电子版ISSN:2262-8363
出版年度:2006
期号:9-10
页码:189-207
DOI:10.4000/moussons.2016
语种:English
出版社:Presses Universitaires de Provence
摘要:Mountainous, land-locked and sparsely populated (23 inhabitants/sq. km), Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is somewhat of an exception in South-East Asia. It is the only country in the region where forest cover—a total of some 11 million hectares—dominates proportionally the majority of Laotian territory, accounting for roughly 47% of total surface area (IUCN 1996). However, as a result of increasing liberalization of the country’s economy and the expansion of road networks, deforestatio...