Sustainable development in the plantation industry in Laos

As such, IUCN’s work in Lao PDR supports and contributes to the IUCN global mission: “To influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that the use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.” ii Sustainable Development in the Plantation Industry in Laos: An Examination of the Role of the Ministry [...] This paper examines the investment boom in the plantation sector, the current policy, regulations and decision-making mechanisms, and the increasing role the Ministry of Planning and Investment could play in facilitating investment flows into the Lao PDR to ensure the best environmental and social outcomes for the country. [...] Sustainable Development in the Plantation Industry in Laos: An Examination of the Role of the Ministry of Planning and Investment 7 trade knowledge network 3.1.3 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is the main Government agency responsible for the management of the country’s natural resources, including allocation, protection and management of agricultural [...] While the WREA is represented in each provincial administration and in some ministries (such as the MAF), the Ministry of Public Transportation, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Energy and Mining, and the MPI, are yet to house an environmental working group cooperating horizontally with the WREA. [...] In the case of plantation projects, the DPRA must include the MPI, the MAF, the WREA, the Provincial Department for Agriculture and Forestry, the Provincial Department for Planning and Investment, the Provincial Office for Science, Technology and Environment, the Provincial Authorities, the District Office for Agriculture and Forestry, the District Office for Planning and Investment, the District