📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2020.2030.3
Status:
running project
Responsible organizational unit:
2A00 Asia I
Contact person:
Dr. Martin Nowack martin.nowack@giz.de
Partner countries:
Laos
SUMMARY
Goals:
The framework conditions for the protection and inclusive sustainable use of forests and natural resources have improved in Laos.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
34 705 096 euros
Current project:
22 964 691 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
European Union (EU): 11 000 000Euro
PREVIOUS PROJECT
2018.2093.5
Protection and sustainable use of forest ecosystems and biodiversity
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
03.08.2017 - 31.03.2027
Current project:
01.05.2021 - 31.03.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
GFA Consulting Group GmbH
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Convention on Biological Diversity
main goal
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Significant secondary objective
Adaptation to climate change
Significant secondary objective
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
31210 Forest policy and administration
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
Laos is one of the countries in Southeast Asia with the greatest biodiversity. However, a large part of the biodiversity has now been lost due to deforestation. Forests and biodiversity are constantly threatened by agriculture, the construction and expansion of infrastructure, and the illegal trade in wildlife. Although environmental awareness among the population is low, the Lao government has recognized the importance of forests and committed itself to increasing the proportion of forest areas in the country to 70 percent of the area. In this context, the government is applying for UNESCO World Heritage status for Hin Nam No National Park. The government also intends to start negotiations with the European Union on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement. This should enable the legal trade in timber and good forest management practices.
Objective
A multi-stakeholder approach will improve the regulatory and institutional framework in Laos, thereby creating important conditions for the protection of forests and biodiversity.
Approach
The project promotes inclusive multi-stakeholder processes to conserve forest resources and protect biodiversity. To this end, the project pursues the following measures:
- Establishing better framework conditions for the enforcement of forest law, good forest management and legal timber trade thro
