Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR

Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is in the early stages of a transition to a greener, more resilient economy. The country has embarked on an ambitious reform agenda for the forestry sector including with respect to progressing sustainable...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Vientiane 2021
Subjects:
TIMBER INDUSTRY
FOREST REGULATION
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FOREST MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/767991622444905627/Regulatory-Framework-and-Policy-Support-for-Certification-Timber-Legality-and-Sustainability-in-Lao-PDR-Policy-Note
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spelling okr-10986-356502021-06-04T05:11:18Z Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR World Bank Group TIMBER INDUSTRY FOREST REGULATION SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is in the early stages of a transition to a greener, more resilient economy. The country has embarked on an ambitious reform agenda for the forestry sector including with respect to progressing sustainable forest management (SFM). To support the reform process and raise complementary public and credible private investment in forestry, the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have together engaged in the Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) on Sustainability of Lao PDR’s Forests to enhance understanding and implementation of SFM. This policy note summarises the results of one of the six technical background reports under the ASA which focused on the policies and supporting regulatory framework for timber legality assurance, certification and partnerships in the forest sector. 2021-06-03T15:08:29Z 2021-06-03T15:08:29Z 2021-05-31 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/767991622444905627/Regulatory-Framework-and-Policy-Support-for-Certification-Timber-Legality-and-Sustainability-in-Lao-PDR-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35650 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Vientiane Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic
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topic TIMBER INDUSTRY
FOREST REGULATION
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FOREST MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
spellingShingle TIMBER INDUSTRY
FOREST REGULATION
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FOREST MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
World Bank Group
Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Lao People's Democratic Republic
description Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is in the early stages of a transition to a greener, more resilient economy. The country has embarked on an ambitious reform agenda for the forestry sector including with respect to progressing sustainable forest management (SFM). To support the reform process and raise complementary public and credible private investment in forestry, the Government of Lao PDR (GoL) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have together engaged in the Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) on Sustainability of Lao PDR’s Forests to enhance understanding and implementation of SFM. This policy note summarises the results of one of the six technical background reports under the ASA which focused on the policies and supporting regulatory framework for timber legality assurance, certification and partnerships in the forest sector.
format Policy Note
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
title_short Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
title_full Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
title_fullStr Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
title_full_unstemmed Regulatory Framework and Policy Support for Certification, Timber Legality and Sustainability in Lao PDR
title_sort regulatory framework and policy support for certification, timber legality and sustainability in lao pdr
publisher World Bank, Vientiane
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/767991622444905627/Regulatory-Framework-and-Policy-Support-for-Certification-Timber-Legality-and-Sustainability-in-Lao-PDR-Policy-Note
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35650
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