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Climate Protection through Avoided Deforestation and Implementation of the Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods Project (CliPAD/I-GFLL) Lao PDR still has one of the highest rates of forest cover in Southeast Asia. Forestry is a significant economic sector and provides income and livelihoods for many people. However, since the 1960s, forests have diminished dramatically, mainly through the expansion of agriculture, infrastructure development and timber exploitation. Unsustainable land use practices and lack of forest protection measures diminish essential ecosystem services and exacerbate climate-related risks. To address this problem, the Government of Laos has developed the Lao PDR Emissions Reduction (ER) Program, introduced ambitious Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets and committed to new forest laws, a timber export ban and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) framework by the United Nations. Lao PDR is reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. |
