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Lao People's Democractic Republic Forestry Outlook Study

Year of publication 2009

Pages 62

Author Lao People's Democractic Republic Forestry Outlook Study ;Forestry Group

Product type Document

Series title RAP Publication

Series number 1020-6221|1014-2789|18194591|0428-9560

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The outlook paper for Lao PDR reviews the state of the forestry sector and draws attention to the need for political commitment to the forestry strategy 2020 to bring the forests in the country under sustainable management and provide a firm basis for rural development. Without significant policy support, forest and forestry in Lao PDR will continue to be overwhelmingly influenced by the regional resource economy during the next decade.

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