Lao People's Democratic Republic

National voluntary LDN targets (original language)

The National Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Targets in Lao PDR for the period to 2030 are:  

Agriculture

• To ensure food security/potential commercial production to develop good, safe and sustainable agriculture by 2030. 

Forestry

• Sustainable Forest Management: to increase forest cover to 70% of land area by 2020 (16.58 million hectares), and maintaining at that level going forward
• To increase soil organic carbon in forests, by 2030, in 6 provinces in the Northern part of Lao PDR
• To minimize the impact on the natural resources and environment
• Proper forest management/Community awareness: Community Forestry is very important issue to Protect forest in rural community

Land Management/Electricity Sectors

• Restoration of degraded land areas through the National Planning of Land Management (2030)
  •  Forestry land including wetland: 16,5 Million ha, 70% of total land area
  • Agriculture land including wetland: 4,5 Million ha, 19% of total land area
  • Industry land, culture land and national defense and security land: 2,05 Million ha, 8,6% of the total land area
  • Transportation land: 0,37 Million ha, 1,6% of the total land area
  • Construction land: 0,18 Million ha, 0,8% of the total land area
• Reforestation: natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands (forestation) that have been depleted, usually through deforestation
• To help to rebuild habitats and degradation which are the leading threats to the health of a species, in order to protect important species of animals
• Proper implementation of the National land use master plan 2018: Finalize land use planning, to register and issue land title nationwide by 2030, manage and administer the land that comply with law and regulation.