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Working towards greater community ownership over land and natural resources
(ກຸ່ມເຮັດວຽກກ່ຽ່ວກັບບັນຫາການນຳໃຊ້ທີ່ດິນ) ແນ່ໃສ່ສົ່ງເສີ່ມ ຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈ ແລະຄວາມຮູ້ທ່ວງທັນ ໃນດ້ານ ເສດຖະກິດສັງຄົມ
ສິງແວດລອມ ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂອງກັບການນຳໃຊ້ເນື້ອທີ່ດິນ ໃນໂຄງການ ຕ່າງໆ, ໂດຍການເກັບກຳ ແລະ ແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ຂໍ້ມູນ ຂ່າວສານ,
ການຊຸກຍູ້ການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລື ແລະ ການຄົ້ນຄວ້າວິໃຈ
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Archive for the ‘Biodiversity and nature conservation’ CategoryPoor management a barrier to forestry targetsJanuary 26th, 2012
Vientiane Time, January 26, 2012 The forestry sector is facing difficult challenges and is unlikely to meet its targets over the next eight years without better cooperation from various ministries. Deforestation as a result of illegal logging, changes in land use and infrastructure development is hindering efforts to increase forest cover to 65 percent of the total land area by 2015 and 70 percent by 2020. Forest protection project takes root in Xekong and SaravanJanuary 12th, 2012
Vientiane Times, January 12, 2012 More than 133,350 hectares of the Xe Sap National Biodiversity Conservation Area in Xekong and Saravan provinces will now be better protected, Deputy Head of the provincial Sector of Forest Conservation, Mr Keopaylin Gnonphetsy, said on Wednesday. The improved forest protection and surveillance will be funded by KwF, a German non-governmental organisation, at a cost of more than 1.9 million euros and the project will run from 2011-15. Laos aims for further sustainable rattan certificationNovember 10th, 2011
Vientiane Times, November 10, 2011 Laos plans to increase the land area certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for sustainable rattan production to boost the income of local families. Laos is first country in the world to have received FSC forest management certification on rattan products as part of the ‘Establishing a Sustainable Production System for Rattan Products Project’. The project carried out in Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia aims to establish a sustainable rattan industry by introducing cleaner production and a credible chain-of-custody certification for raw rattan, as well as the establishment of a link to the European market. Limits set on future rubber plantations in LaosSeptember 16th, 2011
Vientiane Times, September 16, 2011 The establishment of large scale rubber plantations is one of the main factors contributing to forest loss in Laos over the past 10 years, Lao land and resources experts announced this week. Deputy Director General of the Land and Natural Resources Research Institute Dr Palikone Thalongsengchanh observed that many rubber plantations have encroached into protected forest areas and pristine water catchment areas.  Rubber landscape in Muangsing, Luang Namtha He added that past approvals of rubber plantations in most provinces had been conducted without proper surveys, resulting in the loss of many of the country’s big-tree forests. |
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