Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes
Forestry contributes 7-10 percent of Lao Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 15-20 percent of non-agricultural GDP. In rural areas forest exploitation is one of the few available economic activities, and non-timber products provide more than half of f...
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okr-10986-150992021-04-23T14:03:15Z Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes World Bank ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BAMBOO BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMMUNITY FORESTRY DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ECONOMIC VALUE EFFICIENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FAMILIES FIRES FOREST AREAS FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST LAND FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST UTILIZATION FORESTRY FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTRY POLICY FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERVENTION INVENTORIES LAND USE LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MANAGERS MARKETING MORTALITY NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION NGOS PERMITS PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTATIONS POLICY DOCUMENT PRIVATE SECTOR QUOTAS REFORESTATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REHABILITATION RESERVES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SILVICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TAXATION TIMBER VIETNAM WASTE WATERSHED WOOD Forestry contributes 7-10 percent of Lao Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 15-20 percent of non-agricultural GDP. In rural areas forest exploitation is one of the few available economic activities, and non-timber products provide more than half of family income. The sector contributes 34 percent of total export value, and even more of net foreign exchange. Forestry royalties as a share of government revenues have decreased from 20 percent in the mid-1990s to 6 percent of tax revenues and 5 percent of all revenues last year. Collection rates are low, around 50 percent, and royalty revenues have been declining since mid-1990s. Over the last five years, Treasury has realized only about one-third of the estimated market value of the timber harvested. Current wood industries' capacity exceeds long-term sustainable AAC, and despite heavy investment, their performance has not met expectations. There is no evidence that wood production has had a positive impact on rural poverty; rather it has had a negative one by destroying the environment on which the poor depend. This report concludes that fundamental problems in the forest policy framework can, and must be corrected for forestry to make its full contribution to national development. This Review focuses on proposing a narrow and select set of priority policy and implementation initiatives: improving production forest management and utilization, community participation in forest management, and controlling illegal logging. With interlinked and mutually reinforcing efforts in these areas, the production forestry sub-sector could be put on a sustainable path, greatly enhancing prospects or success in biodiversity conservation, watershed management and upland rural development. The blend of policy institutional and investment action needed, and priority for implementation is indicated in the attached summary Forest Policy Matrix and Proposed Action Plan. 2013-08-14T22:20:34Z 2013-08-14T22:20:34Z 2001-06-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/5544593/lao-peoples-democratic-republic-production-forestry-policy-vol-2-2-annexes http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15099 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BAMBOO BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMMUNITY FORESTRY DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ECONOMIC VALUE EFFICIENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FAMILIES FIRES FOREST AREAS FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST LAND FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST UTILIZATION FORESTRY FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTRY POLICY FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERVENTION INVENTORIES LAND USE LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MANAGERS MARKETING MORTALITY NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION NGOS PERMITS PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTATIONS POLICY DOCUMENT PRIVATE SECTOR QUOTAS REFORESTATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REHABILITATION RESERVES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SILVICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TAXATION TIMBER VIETNAM WASTE WATERSHED WOOD |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AFFORESTATION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE BAMBOO BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION COMMUNITY FORESTRY DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ECONOMIC VALUE EFFICIENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION EQUIPMENT EXTENSION FAMILIES FIRES FOREST AREAS FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST LAND FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST POLICY FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST UTILIZATION FORESTRY FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTRY POLICY FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS INCOME INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTERVENTION INVENTORIES LAND USE LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOGGING MANAGERS MARKETING MORTALITY NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION NGOS PERMITS PLANTATION FORESTS PLANTATIONS POLICY DOCUMENT PRIVATE SECTOR QUOTAS REFORESTATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REHABILITATION RESERVES RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SILVICULTURE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TAXATION TIMBER VIETNAM WASTE WATERSHED WOOD World Bank Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes |
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Forestry contributes 7-10 percent of Lao
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 15-20 percent of
non-agricultural GDP. In rural areas forest exploitation is
one of the few available economic activities, and non-timber
products provide more than half of family income. The sector
contributes 34 percent of total export value, and even more
of net foreign exchange. Forestry royalties as a share of
government revenues have decreased from 20 percent in the
mid-1990s to 6 percent of tax revenues and 5 percent of all
revenues last year. Collection rates are low, around 50
percent, and royalty revenues have been declining since
mid-1990s. Over the last five years, Treasury has realized
only about one-third of the estimated market value of the
timber harvested. Current wood industries' capacity
exceeds long-term sustainable AAC, and despite heavy
investment, their performance has not met expectations.
There is no evidence that wood production has had a positive
impact on rural poverty; rather it has had a negative one by
destroying the environment on which the poor depend. This
report concludes that fundamental problems in the forest
policy framework can, and must be corrected for forestry to
make its full contribution to national development. This
Review focuses on proposing a narrow and select set of
priority policy and implementation initiatives: improving
production forest management and utilization, community
participation in forest management, and controlling illegal
logging. With interlinked and mutually reinforcing efforts
in these areas, the production forestry sub-sector could be
put on a sustainable path, greatly enhancing prospects or
success in biodiversity conservation, watershed management
and upland rural development. The blend of policy
institutional and investment action needed, and priority for
implementation is indicated in the attached summary Forest
Policy Matrix and Proposed Action Plan. |
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Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes |
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Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes |
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Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 2. Annexes |
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lao pdr - production forestry policy : status and issues for dialogue, volume 2. annexes |
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