Protecting and nurturing natural resourcesis being carried out in detail actions by minority groups and SPERI. On 24th and 25th November 2013 in Long Lan Village in Luang Prabang province there took place a workshop of herb medicine and No Xong ceremony. These activities are to strengthen natural resource protection, transferring the customary-based lawsof forest protection to everyone in this community. At the same time, the MECO-ECOTRA secretariat group has been established.. ...

 After the No Xong ceremony, on 25th November 2013 young eco-farmers have organized a meeting to elect the secretariat group of eco-farming network of Mekong regionin order to continuously nurture and develop the beautiful traditional cultural identities of minority groups in Mekong region, to assert livelihood sovereignty of peoplein this region byfeeding three strategies: 1) sovereignty; 2) governance and 3) leadership by the traditional systems.. ...