by Flegtlao | 15/Dec/2015 | News, Press Releases
The Government of Lao PDR embarks on preparing for the negotiation of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union in 2016, in the framework of the EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT), through a 3-day technical meeting. This is...
by Flegtlao | 6/Nov/2015 | News, Press Releases
An important milestone for promoting legal timber trade in Laos has been achieved with the finalization of the Forestry Legality Compendium. The final draft of this analysis was made available during the multi-stakeholder consultation workshop on 6 November 2015 for...
by Flegtlao | 4/Nov/2015 | News, Press Releases
Strengthening the Lao wood processing industry is part of the government’s economic strategy to ensure that more value is added to the country’s forest resources. This announcement was made by the Department of Industry and Handicraft (DOIH), Ministry of Industry and...
by Flegtlao | 20/Oct/2015 | News, Press Releases
The Department of Forestry (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), launched a workshop on 20 October 2015 with the Thematic Expert Group on log landing 1 to 3 related to the sustainable management of production forests throughout the country. This...
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...