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RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests, working with civil society partners as part of the European Union funded Voices for the Mekong Forests (V4MF) project, is seeking to...

This presentation seeks to demonstrate how social safeguards can provide opportunities to address the forest governance challenges faced by FLEGT and REDD+. It discusses the imp...

This update discusses the importance of protecting forest resources through robust efforts rooted in broader strategies linked to the European Union's development and climate po...

This report presents findings from an assessment study on the quality of participation of civil society actors in REDD+ and FLEGT voluntary partnership agreement processes in fo...

This document provides the results of a study on the synergies and impacts of FLEGT and REDD+ in the Congo Basin countries. The results point to the conclusion that fundamental ...

The European Union’s FLEGT Action Plan – which aims to reduce trade in illegal timber -, and REDD+ constitute two recent international forest regimes. Since the aims of the regi...

The present study is intended to document and foster strategic reflection in partner countries already engaged in negotiating a VPA – or those who will be entering into such neg...

This guide is designed to help civil society organisations (CSOs) understand the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) negotiation process, explore ways to make the most of th...

This report leverages the data and information contained in the RFO-SEA to describe the forest status and progress of REDD+ implementation at national and regional levels. The r...

The Timber Legality Risk Assessment for Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam provide an analysis of the risk of sourcing timber from areas of illegal harvesting and transport. NE...

This study takes a cross-border and comparative perspective in examining Luang Namtha’s rubber boom, focusing on stakeholder relationships (between villagers, governments, and...

This publication provides the first national overview of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. It was initiated in response to the rapid expansion of land deals and the co...

Lao National Biosafety Framework is a combination of policy, legal, administrative and technical instruments that are set in place to address safety for the environment and hu...

The study examines legal and regulatory measures, border crossing procedures and institutional capacities affecting Lao agro-food exports and imports. It reviews the experiences...

This Review reports on developments in the global timber sector and wood markets, with a focus on tropical timber, in 2015. It contains data on production and trade for 2012-201...

- ASEAN countries are highly diversified in terms of R&D, human resources development, basic infrastructure, facilities, etc. and capacity building mechanism is urgently needed ...

FAO has been monitoring the world’s forests at 5 to 10-year intervals since 1946. The recent Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) have been produced every five years in an ...

This report describes trends in regional integration, export competitiveness, and inbound investment for six industries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

The first half of this Working Paper will give a background of the origins and development of environmental impact assessments. The second half of the paper will focus on enviro...

September 29 has proved to be a major day for forests as 183 countries at the CITES 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) agreed to boost protection for dalbergia rosewoods. Th...