by Flegtlao | 2/Oct/2015 | News, Press Releases
The National Steering Committee (NSC) for the FLEGT process, approved by the Prime Minister Office on 19 August 2015 with the Decision No. 65/PMO, has initiated negotiations with the European Union (EU) on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) for FLEGT (Forest Law... by Flegtlao | 24/Jul/2015 | News, Press Releases
The Department of Forest Inspection and the Department of Forestry launched the new project on Forestry Legal Compendium related to the legal framework for forest land, management and the use of forest products in Lao PDR at the “Introduction Workshop on Forestry... by Flegtlao | 27/Jun/2015 | News, Press Releases
The European Union (EU) is now widening its market for Lao timber industry, as announced during the event “Introduction to European Timber Products Market” on 27 June 2015. This opportunity is broadening as the Government of Lao PDR is engaging with the EU to... by Flegtlao | 24/Feb/2015 | News, Press Releases
Work performance and safety and health for workers will soon be upgraded at the wood processing sector, once a one-year project on “Improving an Occupational Safety and Health at Wood Processing Sector and Timber Legality Definition”, led by the Ministry of Labour and... by Flegtlao | 12/Dec/2014 | News, Press Releases
In order to promote the trade of Lao timber products, the product standards for wood processing industry is under revision for improvement as highlighted during the recent conference on “The Improvement of Prime Minister Agreement: No. 1415/MoIC on Timber Product... by Flegtlao | 7/Nov/2014 | News, Press Releases
The Department of Forest Inspection, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), brought together 80 key participants from various government agencies, private sector and civil society organisations to a one-day stakeholder consultation meeting, on 7 November 2014, in...