Life in Lao PDR

WWF Laos Country Program
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- Lao PDR today: its people, culture, environment, development and history
- Conservation and development challenges that face Lao PDR
- Environmental issues: Freshwater, Forests, and Species, Environmental Education and Ecotourism
- Ecoregions in Lao PDR: Dry Forest, Mekong River, Greater Annamites
- WWF Laos Country Programme
Latest news from Lao PDR
15 Dec 2008
Greater Mekong a biological treasure trove: more than 1000 new species discovered in a decade
Over a thousand new species have been discovered in the Greater Mekong Region of Southeast Asia in just the last decade, according to a new report launched by WWF.
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19 Sep 2008
Global Forest and Trade Network Workshop
The first Global Forest and Trade Network-Laos (GFTN-Laos) workshop was held in Vientiane on September 16th by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and WWF.
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08 Jun 2008
World environment day - better early than wet
This year, World Environment Day is scheduled on 5 June but teachers and students from WWF’s pilot Green Club Project came together in, Champassak Province, Lao PDR for an early celebration before the end of school term. » Read more




