Environment and natural resources
Forests and forestry
Laos reaffirms commitment to wildlife law enforcement
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has vowed to continue cooperation with international partners in addressing challenges in wildlife law enforcement, with the country still at risk of illegal trading.More ...
News Desk
Investors to plant trees in degraded forest areas of Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Burapha Agroforestry Company, Stora Enso Company and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have discussed the replanting of commercial trees in degraded parts of National Production Forest Areas (NPFA).Representatives from the three parties met on Monday to discuss the criteria ...
News Desk
Confiscated timber in Laos sold at auction
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Bids to purchase wood that was seized after being harvested illegally have generated more than 170.8 billion kip in revenue, the latest government report shows.Following a prime ministerial order that was issued in May 2016 banning the export of unfinished wood ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Nation doubles export of finished timber products
The export of finished wood products increased by 107 percent in 2018 after the government banned the export of unfinished timber and promoted value-adding through the production of finished goods.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith issued Executive Order No. 15 in 2016, imposing the ban and promoting ...
Times Reporters
Illegal ivory seized in raid on Luang Prabang shop
More than 73 kilograms of ivory products were confiscated from a souvenir shop in Luang Prabang province recently and the foreign owner detained for suspected trading in elephant ivory.More ...
Siladda Souliyong
Gov’t Agencies Discuss New MIOC Decision On Timber Management
(KPL) The government agencies held a national consultation workshop to discuss the final draft of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC)’s decision on the management and monitoring of timber input in wood processing and trade sector on Jan 10.More ...
KPL editor
Vietnam, Laos step up collaboration in forestry law enforcement
Ha Tinh (VNA) – Representatives from the Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) and the Lao Department of Forestry Inspection (DOFI) sat down in the central province of Ha Tinh on October 30 to review their cooperation in forestry law enforcement.Vietnam and Laos share a borderline spanning ...
VNA editor
First-In-Laos Pulp Manufacturer Launches Trial Operation
(KPL) Sun Paper Holding Laos, the first pulp manufacturer in the Lao PDR, has launched three-month trial operation following ten years of conducting feasibility study, farming eucalyptus and building a pulp factory. Our company has invested 432 million US dollars in building this pulp factory ...
KPL
World Population Day marked amid nation’s progress
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to Laos yesterday held a joint workshop to celebrate the World Population Day 2018. This year, the celebration of World Population Day with the theme “Family Planning for everyone”, sees more people exercise ...
Vientiane Times
MRC, JICA Launch Study On Mekong Forest Conservation For Better Basin Management
(KPL) The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have launched a joint study on forest conservation and river basin management in the lower Mekong basin as part of their effort to better manage and conserve the environmental health of the basin.More ...
KPL