Environmental conservation work in Laos
Office
WWF Laos Country Programme,
House No. 39,
Saylom Road Ban Saylon P.O. Box 7871 Vientiane,
Laos PDR
T: +856 21 216080
F: +856 21 251883
House No. 39,
Saylom Road Ban Saylon P.O. Box 7871 Vientiane,
Laos PDR
T: +856 21 216080
F: +856 21 251883
Our work currently focuses on 3 priority ecoregions...
Latest news from Lao PDR
28 Sep 2007
New reserves in Vietnam provide lifeline for endangered wild ox
Twenty years after its discovery in the forested mountains of Vietnam, local authorities here have agreed to establish two new nature reserves to protect the saola, a primitive member of the Bovidae family, from hunting and habitat destruction.
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10 Jun 2007
Rare aquatic turtles still found on the Xekong River in Lao PDR
A rare species of soft-shelled turtle recently rediscovered in Cambodia is still well known to local people living in Lao PDR’s Xekong River Basin.
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30 May 2007
Fish Conservation Zones support local livelihoods and aquatic biodiversity
Since December 2006, the WWF Community Fisheries Project (ComFish) has been implementing activities with government partners in Lao PDR to support community fisheries management. A key element to strengthen the food security of local livelihoods and aquatic biodiversity conservation is the establishment of fish conservation zones (FCZ). In recent months, ten new FCZs have been officially announced in two provinces of Lao PDR.
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