In recent landmark developments, Lao PDR issued its first communal forest land titles on an NGO development project site. A workshop titled “Workshop on communal land titling: The case of Sangthong District” was held on October 6, 2011 to explore the background, lessons learnt from the case studies, and how best to move forward with clarifying and securing tenure over communal forest land across Laos.
Mr. Chanthaviphone Inthavong of the National Land Management Authority laid out the background and government plans for land titling including communal titling, while local government agencies presented their experiences from the case study. What would be the next step?
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