Overview of illegal logging in Laos and related trans-boundary trade

A presentation giving an overview of the timber trade and illegal logging in Laos. The presentation includes main reasons for illegal logging in Laos, the scope, and timber flows from Sekong and Saravan. The presenter also details illegal logging associated with construction of the Xekong 4 dam, Xe Kama 1 dam, Mekong road construction and other sites. Presented in Beijing, 20 August 2013.