Germany grants EUR32mil for forest protection in Laos

Bokeo​ provincial official​s meet with officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to discuss the rollout of Phase II of the Implementation of Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods project. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The German government has provided a grant of about EUR32 million to finance environmental protection schemes in the northern provinces of Laos.

Of this amount, EUR18 million will be managed by the Environmental Protection Fund and EUR14 million by the German development agency GIZ.​