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...
Continue ReadingREDD+ Environmental & Social Issues Technical Working Group Meeting
Members of the REDD+ Social and Environmental Safeguards (SES) Technical Working Groups (TWGs) met in Thalad, Vientiane province from 21-22 December 2016, to discuss and finalize the key environmental and socials issues related to the National REDD+ Program in Lao PDR. The objective of the...
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