The NRS of Lao PDR has a vision that by 2030 forest and forestland, which will cover 70% of the country’s total land area, are sustainably managed, protected, developed and utilized through the participation of all stakeholders in the whole society; forest management...
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Documents full name Documents short name Document Lao Document English Lao PDR’s Forest Reference Emission Level and Forest Reference Level for REDD+ Results Payment under the UNFCCC (Submission Version) Lao FREL/FRL Report Lao PDR’s Forest Reference Emission Level and Forest Reference Level...
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1. NATIONAL FOREST MONITORING SYSTEM Road map. National Forest Monitoring System Roadmap of Lao PDR The NFMS Roadmap of Lao PDR is developed as a shared vision for developing the NFMS and to enhance coordinated actions among the stakeholders. It is made through...
Continue ReadingField Consultation in Champasack Province
Between 20 and 23 March 2017, the Champasack Provincial Office of Agriculture and Forestry (PAFO) welcomed a team of national REDD+ officials, members of the Social and Environment Safeguards (SES) Technical Working Group (TWG) and a technical adviser to carry out provincial, district and community...
Continue ReadingSESA Field Consultation in Bolikhamxay Province
After significant planning and preparation, REDD+ Office together with related technical working group (TWG) members and REDD+ Technical Advisers launched a training-of-trainers (ToT) and full-scale field consultation in Bolikhamxay Province between 20 and 24 February 2017, to consult with provincial, district and kumban stakeholders on...
Continue ReadingSharing Knowledge and Experience is key to moving the REDD+ program in Lao PDR forward
Representatives from the six REDD+ Technical Working Groups (TWGs), members of the Lao National REDD+ Office, technical advisers, REDD+ development partners, experts from the Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR) and officials from related divisions under the Department of Forestry (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and...
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