The National REDD+ Task Force (NRTF) is currently the government’s main instrument for overseeing and providing guidance on REDD+ activities and issues. The NRFT is also empowered to establish stakeholder consultations and ensure close coordination with REDD+ projects’ activities in Lao PDR through the quarterly REDD+ TF meetings. Through evolution process, the NRTF now comprises of 30 members from different government agencies, including representatives from MAF, Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Department of National Disaster and Climate Change Management within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE). The TF also includes representatives from the National University of Lao (NUoL), Lao Women’s Union (LWU), the Lao National Front for Reconstruction (LNFR), Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI). Currently, the NRFT is chaired by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The roles and responsibilities of the REDD+ TF will include the following: