Battling swine fever, Laos grateful for Thai help

The Lao government has thanked Thailand for sending disinfection equipment to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever in Salavane province.Department of Livestock Development director-general Sorawit Thanito said on Sunday his counterpart in the Lao Department of Livestock and Fisheries had sent a letter ...

The Nation editors
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30371594

Biodiversity project supports Lao National Arbour Day

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Biodiversity Conservation Corridors (BCC) project has provided 10,000 seedlings to help the government fulfil its ambition to extend the number of green spaces in Vientiane this year.Some of the seedlings were planted in the Botanical Garden ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/biodiversity-project-supports-national-arbour-day-97836

Workshop launches guidebook to assess fish conservation zones in Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The consulting company FISHBIO Laos recently hosted a workshop in partnership with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to explain a new guidebook developed as a resource to improve the assessment of fish conservation ...

News Desk

Ministry regulates wildlife-related operations in Laos

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A new guideline has been issued to regulate the establishment and operation of zoos, wildlife farms, and the trade of some wild animals and plants.Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Lien Thikeo recently issued the guidance as indicated in Decision No. 0188 ...

Times Reporters

Laos Elephant conservation centre wins Asean tourism award

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Elephant Conservation Centre in Xayaboury province nailed Laos’ slot in the 2019 Experience Mekong Collection Showcase at January’s Asean Tourism Forum in Halong Bay, Vietnam, by taking top honours in the “Do” category.The centre captured the “Do” class for Laos ...

News Desk

Lao ministry admits challenges in tackling wildlife crime

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Major challenges lie ahead in countering wildlife and aquatic animal crimes, according to a report from the Forest Inspection Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.The recently released National Wildlife and Aquatic Crime Response Action Plan 2025 reports that Laos ...

News Desk

Wildlife parts disposal highlights Lao govt’s efforts to combat illegal trade

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials in cooperation with the World Bank on Monday witnessed the burying of confiscated wildlife carcasses at Vientiane’s Huouy Nam Sai market in a strong demonstration of Laos’ commitment to stamp out the illegal trade in wildlife.The Department of Forest ...

News Desk

KOICA, Laos assess master plan for management of Nam Ngum River Basin

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Ministry of Energy and Mines met yesterday to discuss the final report of a project to write a master plan for Integrated Water Resource Management in the Nam Ngum River Basin. The project is funded by grant aid of ...

Times Reporters

Fish release proclaimed as PM, public propel piscine preservation 

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday led civil servants, police officers, soldiers, representatives from international organisations and the public in Vientiane in releasing 150,000 fingerlings on the occasion of this year’s National Aquatic Animal and Wildlife Conservation Day.More ...

Vientiane Times

Aquatic, wildlife conservation heralded, 45m fish released

The nation’s rivers are set to swell with the release of some 45 million juvenile fish for National Aquatic Animal and Wildlife Conservation Day as well as to commemorate the anniversary of President Souphanouvong’s birth. The dual event is set to instil consciousness to children and ...

Vientiane Times

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