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... by Flegtlao | 22/Oct/2014 | News, Press Releases
The ASEAN Secretariat, the Government of Lao PDR and the EU FLEGT Facility hosted by the European Forest Institute (EFI) are co-organising a three-day training workshop on timber legality assurance. About 70 participants, including high ranking delegates, from eight... by Flegtlao | 21/Oct/2014 | News, Press Releases
Illegal logging and its associated trade within and across the ASEAN region, and beyond, has been constantly tackled through various forms and levels; and currently this has been scaled up to another platform through the Fifth Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Knowledge...