From 2006-12-12 to 2006-12-15

Venue: Luang Prabang, Lao PDR

Summary:
The main purpose of this workshop is to explore different strategies for promoting environmental sustainability and enhancing the livelihoods of rural communities that inhabit upland areas. The workshop will highlight emerging planning and management strategies for the sustainable management of upper catchments; discussion will focus particularly on strategies that both promote environmental sustainability and address the socio-economic circumstances of the marginalized rural communities that inhabit these areas.

Organizers: National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Lao PDR
Contact Name: Conference secretariat
E-mail: SSWM2006@nafri.org.la
URL: http://www.nafri.org.la/05_news/workshops/sswm2006/sswm2006.htm