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Forestry Law, 2007 [Lao PDR]

This Forestry Law determines the basic principles, regulations and measures on sustainable management, preservation, development, utilization and inspection of forest resources and forestland, promotion of regeneration and tree planting, and increase of forest resources in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic aiming at maintaining a balance of nature, making forest and forestland stable sources of living and use for the people, ensuring a sustainable condition and protection of the environment, water resources, protection from soil erosion and maintenance of soil quality, protecting plants, tree species wildlife and aquatic life, as well as contributing gradually to national socio-economic development.

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Field Value
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
Document reference # No. 06/NA
Issuing agency/parties
  • National Assembly
Language
  • English
  • Lao
Formal type of document Law
Topics Agriculture and fishing
License Creative Commons Attribution
Copyright Yes
Status Adopted, validated, in effect
Version date (of draft) December 24, 2007
Adoption date/Enacted/Promulgation date/Signing date December 24, 2007
Effective/Enforced Date December 24, 2007
Publication reference nan
Links to source http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/lao89474.pdf
Date uploaded February 5, 2019, 10:14 (UTC)
Date modified December 11, 2019, 09:28 (UTC)