SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

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The Sustainable Forestry for Rural Development Project for Laos will assist the Borrower to achieve the sustainable management of production forests to alleviate rural poverty in the Project Provinces by implementing the forest policy reform actions and policies set forth in its Letter of Forest Management Policy. There are four components to the project. Component 1) This component will provide support for policy development, systems and guidelines development, remote sensing assessment of forest areas, setting up databases, mapping, planning, field demarcation, and training facility and capacity development. The component is divided into four sub-components: Sub-component 1.1: Sectoral Policy Reform Support.; Sub-component 1.2: Establishment of the Production Forest Area System; Sub-component 1.3: Forest Management Guidelines and Procedures; Sub-component 1.4: Strengthening Sustainable Forest Management Capacity. Component 2) will put priority natural production forests under sustainable management and improve village livelihoods in the project area. It will provide support for training, preparation, implementation and monitoring of forest management and annual operation plans. It is divided into two sub-components: Sub-component 2.1: Participatory Sustainable Forest Management; Sub-component 2.2: Village Development. Component 3) will cover four areas: internal forest control; forest law enforcement monitoring and reporting; forest cover monitoring; and independent monitoring and management audits. Component 4) will facilitate efficient project implementation and coordination, and collaboration with various government agencies at central, provincial and district levels as well as undertaking project monitoring and ensuring effective collaboration and cooperation with relevant other projects, donors and non-governmental organizations.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

World Bank Group

Project

Raw Materials, Forest Products and Packaging, Government