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Forest cover is estimated at less than 40 percent - hence the 70 percent reforestation target.
The forestry sector has NOT yet moved to managed plantations. Almost all timber is from natural forests, being logged at an unsustainable rate.
Sep 23, 2015 11:41 PM
Reply to this commentCorrection needed: forest cover is estimated at less than 40 percent - hence the 70 percent reforestation target.
The forestry sector has NOT yet moved to managed plantations. Almost all timber is from natural forests, being logged without at an unsustainable rate.
Laos’ forest sector has shifted away from the export of mainly unfinished wood products to managed plantations and export-based forest production, with logs shipped primarily to Vietnam, Thailand and China, often through illegal sales.
“The forest in Laos will be gone in the near future, and it will be impossible for the Lao government to increase forest coverage to 70 percent by 2020, according to the national forest strategy,” the civil society official said.
Crackdown not enough
Sep 23, 2015 11:39 PM
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The reason why Laos officials are unable to enforce it timber exports to Vietnam, because their pockets are full of corruption money.
Sep 24, 2015 08:08 PM
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