Laos determined to strengthen forest governance: Partners
The Lao government has continued to combat illegal logging, and promote trade in legal timber products and sustainable forest management, according to the FLEGT Standing Office.Asia News Network , 24 September 2019
Laos, Timber, FLEGT
Laos closes wood processing plants to comply with PM’s Order
More than 500 wood processing plants and family-based furniture workshops have been shut since the Prime Minister’s Order No. 15 was issued in 2016.Asia News, 12 June 2019
Laos, Timber, Illegal logging
Laos may fail 2020 target of 70 percent forest cover: report
Forest cover in Laos is expected to increase to 68 percent of the country's land area by 2020, slightly below the target of 70 percent, the latest report on the matter suggests.Xinhua Net , 30 May 2019
Laos, Timber, tropical forest