Lao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 1. Main Report

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-08-16T15:09:48Z
dc.date2013-08-16T15:09:48Z
dc.date2001-06-11
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dc.descriptionForestry contributes 7-10 percent of Lao Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 15-20 percent of non-agricultural GDP. In rural areas forest exploitation is one of the few available economic activities, and non-timber products provide more than half of family income. The sector contributes 34 percent of total export value, and even more of net foreign exchange. Forestry royalties as a share of government revenues have decreased from 20 percent in the mid-1990s to 6 percent of tax revenues and 5 percent of all revenues last year. Collection rates are low, around 50 percent, and royalty revenues have been declining since mid-1990s. Over the last five years, Treasury has realized only about one-third of the estimated market value of the timber harvested. Current wood industries' capacity exceeds long-term sustainable AAC, and despite heavy investment, their performance has not met expectations. There is no evidence that wood production has had a positive impact on rural poverty; rather it has had a negative one by destroying the environment on which the poor depend. This report concludes that fundamental problems in the forest policy framework can, and must be corrected for forestry to make its full contribution to national development. This Review focuses on proposing a narrow and select set of priority policy and implementation initiatives: improving production forest management and utilization, community participation in forest management, and controlling illegal logging. With interlinked and mutually reinforcing efforts in these areas, the production forestry sub-sector could be put on a sustainable path, greatly enhancing prospects or success in biodiversity conservation, watershed management and upland rural development. The blend of policy institutional and investment action needed, and priority for implementation is indicated in the attached summary Forest Policy Matrix and Proposed Action Plan.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/5544587/lao-peoples-democratic-republic-production-forestry-policy-vol-1-2-main-report
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15111
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/15111
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405781
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAUDITS
dc.subjectBAMBOO
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY FORESTRY
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDECIDUOUS FORESTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDETECTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEUCALYPTUS
dc.subjectEVALUATION CRITERIA
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectFOREST LAND
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT UNITS
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST POLICY
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREST QUALITY
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST TREES
dc.subjectFOREST UTILIZATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFORESTRY INDUSTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY OPERATIONS
dc.subjectFORESTRY POLICY
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectFUELWOOD
dc.subjectFUELWOOD COLLECTION
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectJOINT IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLOGS
dc.subjectLUMBER
dc.subjectMGP
dc.subjectMIXED FORESTS
dc.subjectNATURAL FORESTS
dc.subjectNON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPLYWOOD
dc.subjectPOLES
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectRESINS
dc.subjectROUNDWOOD
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSAWNWOOD
dc.subjectSILVICULTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER SALES
dc.subjectTIMBER TRADE
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTRY
dc.subjectTROPICAL TIMBER
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED PROTECTION
dc.subjectWOOD INDUSTRY
dc.subjectWOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectWOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectWOOD PRODUCTS
dc.titleLao PDR - Production Forestry Policy : Status and Issues for Dialogue, Volume 1. Main Report

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