by Default admin language (currently English) | 5/May/2022 | News
To support the 5th VPA negotiation between the Government of Laos and the EU, the National Steering and Development Committee (NSDC) to the Lao Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) process met on April 7 and 8. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr....
by Default admin language (currently English) | 5/May/2022 | News
Verification procedures are one of the key elements of the Lao TLAS to verify compliance of operators with Timber Legality Definitions (TLDs) and Supply Chain Control (SCC). With the support of the GIZ Project “Protection and sustainable use of forests and...
by Default admin language (currently English) | 5/May/2022 | News
VPA monitoring ensures the effective implementation of the Lao Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS), aiming to secure the timber legality in all markets with minimal impacts. Four types of monitoring are applied to a VPA : (i) independent evaluation (IE) of the...
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 Flegtlao | 23/Dec/2021 | News
Public sector, private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs) have been actively involved in the Lao FLEGT VPA process to support the forestry sector reform and to promote legal timber trade. CSOs capacity strengthening is one of core activities of Lao CSO...
