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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.

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