by Souksakhone PHENGSIMEUANG | 9/Jun/2020 | News, Workshop
Representative of German Development Cooperation Visits Attapeu Province, the FLEGT Pilot Province On 27 February a delegation consisting of representatives from the German embassy to Laos, Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Kreditanstalt fuer...
by Flegtlao | 20/Jan/2018 | News, Press Releases, Workshop
A remarkable progress has been presented on the implementation of Prime Minister Order No. 15 and the Lao-EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) process, which both go hand in hand. This was highlighted at the National Steering Committee meeting for...
by Flegtlao | 2/Aug/2017 | News, Press Releases, Workshop
With making available a revised definition for legal timber, the Lao timber sector took a further step towards better accessing the EU market, where the import and sale of timber obtained through illegal logging is prohibited by law. The updated Timber Legality...
by Flegtlao | 28/Apr/2017 | News, Press Releases, Workshop
The Government of Lao PDR and the European Union held their first negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) to improve forest governance and combat illegal logging. The Agreement aims at...
by Flegtlao | 14/Feb/2017 | News, Press Releases, Workshop
Implementation of Prime Minister Order No. 15 and the Lao-EU FLEGT process go hand-in-hand. This was highlighted at the annual FLEGT meeting held in Attapeu province on 7 and 8 February 2017 with participation of representatives from government agencies, National...
by Flegtlao | 15/Dec/2016 | Press Releases, Workshop
The FLEGT Technical Working Group, at its meeting on 15 December 2016, finalized key parts of the draft timber legality definition, to be submitted to the European Union by end of 2016, under the recent initiative led by the Government of Lao PDR and other...