Life in Lao PDR

WWF Laos Country Program
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- Lao PDR today: its people, culture, environment, development and history
- Conservation and development challenges that face Lao PDR
- Environmental issues: Freshwater, Forests, and Species, Environmental Education and Ecotourism
- Ecoregions in Lao PDR: Dry Forest, Mekong River, Greater Annamites
- WWF Laos Country Programme
Latest news from Lao PDR
19 Sep 2008
Global Forest and Trade Network Workshop
The first Global Forest and Trade Network-Laos (GFTN-Laos) workshop was held in Vientiane on September 16th by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and WWF.
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08 Jun 2008
World environment day - better early than wet
This year, World Environment Day is scheduled on 5 June but teachers and students from WWF’s pilot Green Club Project came together in, Champassak Province, Lao PDR for an early celebration before the end of school term. » Read more
08 Jun 2008
Reducing deforestation: Lao PDR and carbon trading
A new opportunity has developed for Lao PDR to be involved in the international carbon trading market. Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) was recently endorsed at the Conference of Parties 13th of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali to provide incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation by providing finances for the sustainable development of forests and biodiversity conservation. » Read more




