The Regional Environmental Law Programme (RELPA) assists Asian governments and their citizens that are developing legal tools to support efforts to assure livelihood security and achieve the goal of poverty reduction, in particular:
v Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit Sharing (Nepal, Viet Nam)
v Coastal Zone Management Law (Thailand)
v Customary Law (Pakistan)
v Environmental Governance (Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam)
v Environmental Justice (India, Nepal)
v Forest Law (S. Asia, S. E. Asia, Viet Nam)
v Livelihood Security ( Bangladesh , India , Nepal , Pakistan )
v Natural Resources Law Publication Series (Pakistan)
v Payment for Environmental Services (Viet Nam)
v Protected Areas Law (Afghanistan, China)
v Water Governance (Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam)
Regional Environmental Law Programme, Asia
Regional Environmental Law
Part of the “governance gap” in Asia is the lack of well-defined individual and community rights to own, access and use natural resources. Law, as one component of governance, helps to bind the vital link between ecosystems and livelihoods.
