Decree No. 67/PM on logging ban. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Inventory Policy/planning Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Zoning Community management Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Decree provides for the abolition of all the logging activities that led to the impoverishment of the forestry resources. An inventory of all forestry resources shall be carried out, forest management measures shall be applied to forests in order to grant protection status and enact afforestation and reforestation processes. Under the provisions of this Decree, education, training and awareness programs shall be instituted to involve also the community in the protection, rehabilitation and management of forests. Full text English