Six Monthly Technical Progress Report July 2011December ... - WWF

• Key
contents
include
(i)
cooperation
on
traceability
of
timber
imports
from
Laos
 and
 (ii)
 regulate
 trans‐border
 movements
 of
 inspection
 and
 NPA
patrolling
staff.
• Stakeholders
and
their
roles
have
been
identified
during
the
workshop
• A
Vietnamese‐Lao
consulting
team
will
be
deployed
in
early
2012
to
further
consult
with
the
relevant
agencies
and
will
develop
a
draft
agreement,
which
shall
be
discussed
during
a
follow
up
meeting
mid
2012.
Intermediate
result
4.3
By
12
months
after
project
start:
The
scope
of
the
cross­border
timber
trade
between
Laos
and
Vietnam
has
been
analyzed
in
a
comprehensive
study
that
will
provide
the
baseline
for
project
monitoring.
See
above
(intermediate
result
4.1)
Intermediate
result
4.4
By
12
months
after
project
start:
An
analysis
of
trade
routes
of
timber
from
special
quotas
in
Xekong
and
Salvanh
provinces
has
been
conducted.
See
above
(intermediate
results
4.1)
Intermediate
result
4.5
By
12
months
after
project
start:
A
training
needs
assessment
for
relevant
national
and
local
Government
forest
inspection
staff
has
been
conducted
and
a
training
concept
has
been
developed.
The
training
needs
assessment
is
scheduled
for
the
end
of
the
first
year,
once
the
logging
quotas
and
a
traceability
system
has
been
developed.
Intermediate
result
4.6
By
36
months
after
project
start:
Lessons
learned
from
the
project
on
the
control
of
timber
trade
have
been
fed
into
national
forums
and
the
development
of
legislation
in
Laos
as
well
as
into
the
voluntary
FLEG­T
processes
at
national
level
in
Vietnam.
The
project
maintains
a
close
contact
with
the
European
Forestry
Institute
(EFI),
which
implements
the
FLEGT
Asia
Program
on
behalf
of
the
EU.
The
fact‐finding
missions
have
been
conducted
in
consultation
with
EFI.
Representatives
from
the
FLEGT
VPA
working
group
(Vietnam)
and
the
FLEGT
focal
point
(Laos)
have
been
consistently
involved
in
consultations,
and
have
provided
inputs
to
the
regional
workshop
(see
intermediate
result
4.2)
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