Upper Mekong SL
Rhett D. Harrison
ICRAF East & Central Asia Region

Rubber expansion
Rubber is rapidly developing in other areas of Indo-China
e.g. Li et al. 2011

Displacement of other activities
Recent rapid clearance of upland forest for bananas in Xishuangbanna

Site selection
Menglaxiang,
China
Oudomxay, Laos
Chiangrai, Thailand
Menghan, China

Menglanxiang
Rubber entered site about 15 yrs ago, also paddy rice and tea;
~40% natural forest mostly in protected areas

Oudomxay
Rubber in small lowland patches, hill paddy, fruit orchards;
~60% natural forest mostly in uplands

Diversity - Biomass
Chisholm et al 2013

Laos
Laos XSBN

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