by Default admin language (currently English) | 26/Apr/2022 | News
From 9 to 11 March 2022, the EU delegation to Laos, the German Embassy, KfW development bank in Laos, and GIZ Laos, together with their implementing partners undertook a visit to the projects related to the protection and sustainable use of natural resources in Luang...
by Default admin language (currently English) | 10/Mar/2022 | News
In the year 2019, Laos issued its new forestry law. It includes developing a timber legality assurance system, or TLAS, to ensure legal and sustainable use of the country’s forest resources. TLAS is the central element of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement...
by Default admin language (currently English) | 21/Jun/2021 | News
Following the TechEx-1, with support from GIZ project Protection and Sustainable Use of Forest Ecosystems and Biodiversity (ProFEB), the Lao and EU TechEx teams held the TechEx-2 virtually on the 3rd June 2021 to discuss, clarify and agree upon some action points...
by Default admin language (currently English) | 21/Jun/2021 | News
Following the agreement on the development of a new format for bilateral technical exchange (TechEx) between European Union (EU) and Laos in relation to FLEGT VPA negotiation, the European Forest Institute (EFI) and Laos organized the first Technical Exchange Meeting...
by Default admin language (currently English) | 21/Jun/2021 | News
Experiences in many countries show that FLEGT-VPA negotiation is a time-consuming process, in which most of the time is spent for the negotiation at the Joint Expert Meetings (JEM). The JEM is an official platform for negotiating and agreeing on VPA text and annexes...
