Order No. 17/PM on Strengthening the Forest Management, Protection and Coordination of Forest Management and Forestry Business. Country/Territory Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Protection forest Timber extraction/logging Protection of species Timber Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day of its signature. Abstract This Order, consisting of 29 articles, establishes to Strengthening the Forest Management, Protection and the Coordination of management Forest and Forestry Business. It aims to implement Forest Strategy to the year 2020, particularly to increase the forest cover up to 70% of total country land; to restrict the reliance of logging of natural forests for revenue generation and to move toward closing, in principle, natural forests in conceivable future with the aim to preserving the richness of forest resources and biodiversity. To effectively implement laws and other legislations regarding forestry without further issuing more orders on annual basis regarding the management of forest and forestry business. To enable Ministries, government Organizations as well as local Authorities at various levels to strengthen the lead in exercising their mandate, rights and duties regarding the management of forest and forestry business in a more effective and efficient manner, preventing and stopping violations of related laws and legislations. Full text English Website www.prflaos.org References - Legislation Implemented by Notification of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce No. 1791/MOIC.DIMEX on Procedures to issue import and export license for plantation timber. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, International trade, Timber, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Procedural matters, Planting material/seeds Source: FAO, FAOLEX Notification of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce No. 1940/MOIC.DIMEX on Procedures to issue import and export license for Timber and timber products. Legislation | Lao, People's Dem. Rep. | 2011 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, International trade, Timber, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX