Environment and natural resources
Forests and forestry
Sapling fair marks start of Arbour Day activities
High-ranking officials and local people yesterday gathered for the opening of a sapling fair at the That Luang esplanade where trees, saplings and ornamental plants are being exhibited and sold to the public.More ...
Vientiane Times
GIZ Affirms Support For Securing World Heritage Status For Hin Nam No
(KPL) GIZ has affirmed to support and cooperate with the Department of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, to secure UNESCO’s world heritage status for Hin Nam No National Protected Area.More ...
KPL
Massive tree planting campaign underway for Arbour Day
Authorities in charge have announced an ambitious plan to plant trees on 27,000 hectares this year in an attempt to increase forest cover and mark the annual National Arbour Day, which falls on June 1.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Illegal logging found in Savannakhet as to Prime Minister’s Decree No15
Over the last two years, Savannakhet authorities has discovered a number of illegal logging cases which infringed the laws and regulations on governance of timbers and logging entrepreneurship. Provincial forest inspection authorities have investigated 279 cases violating Lao Forestry Law and Wildlife and Aquatic Law ...
Laos Update