Laos, UK ink deal on Biodiverse Landscapes Fund

Representatives of Laos and the UK sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund. - VT

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): The governments of Laos and the United Kingdom will set up the Biodiverse Landscapes Fund, aiming to take urgent action to tackle poverty, biodiversity loss and climate change in the region.

The fund will invest up to £15 million between 2023 and 2029 in the Lower Mekong landscape, covering areas of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, according to the British Embassy to Laos.