In order to gain further experience on rights-based approaches (RBAs) to conservation, the project focused on undertaking a situation analysis in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site in Lao PDR. It examined the under-researched issue of customary law governing natural resources, including its relationship with statutory law. This publication summarizes and analyses the findings of the field work.
There is a real need for all those who are involved in making and implementing decisions - including central government planners and policymakers, local government administrators, civil society and the private sector - to understand the basic concepts and principles of governance and be able to apply them in their daily work.
This Manual presents a framework, includes technical material for raising awareness, and provides basic education on governance in the context of natural resources, and is designed to target a wide audience.
