Enhancing key elements of the value chain for plantation grown wood in Lao PDR policy brief on legal barriers and legality issues for smallholder plantation owners and their wood

This project makes the following recommendations to address issues with respect to regulatory barriers through the smallholder plantation value chain: Streamlining the process for granting temporary and permanent land use rights,and clarifying agency responsibilities.Reviewing the purpose of, and requirements for, plantation registration, including in the context of the movement of timber along the supply chain (demonstrating ‘origin’