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International Year of Forests
To raise awareness of the importance of forests and to strengthen efforts for their sustainable development, the United Nations has declared 2011 the International Year of Forests. Together with Governments, organisations and major forest stakeholder groups around the world, the United Nations is promoting four Global Objectives for the improved management, conservation and sustainable development of the world’s forests.

ACIAR's forestry research in Lao PDR
To celebrate the United Nations International Year of Forests, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) would like to describe some of the forestry research work that it undertakes through partners in countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Lao PDR newsletters
Newsletters from the Burma, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand country office.

Helping poor farming families in Southern Laos
Poor farming families in Savannakhet and Champassak provinces of Southern Laos will benefit from a new four-year $5 million ACIAR project which aims to increase the quality of their agricultural produce by introducing new techniques and good quality seedlings.

Lao graduate returns to boost livestock extension service
Viengxay Photakoun recently completed a Masters degree at Charles Sturt University with support from the ACIAR John Allwright Fellowship program.

Developing fish ladders in the Mekong River
Fish in the Mekong River are in trouble and scientists from NSW and Queensland are travelling to Laos to help develop fish ladders so they can get past barriers in the river.