East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative USAID and State working with partners protecting the environment and improving livelihoods

Country Level Information
Laos (Lao PDR)

USAID-related Material

USAID Congressional Presentations
Congressional Presentation 2000: ANE Bureau
Congressional Presentation 2000 : Regional Activities

USAID R4 Documentation (Results Report and Resources Request)
Non-presence Country data base - USAID intranet only

USAID Bureau and Mission web sites
USAID/ANE Bureau home page
US Government Mission In Laos

Other USAID-related Sites
USAID environment pages
Link to USAID Publications & Partner Resources
US-AEP : United States Asia Environment Partnership
USAEP : Country comparative data : Asia

USAID Partners in Laos

EAPEI : East Asia and Pacific Environmental Initiative
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Laos
World Resource Institute : Laos
Regional Information: The Nature Conservancy: Asia Pacific

Other Donor Information

UNCDF projects in Laos
IUCN in Laos
The World Bank in Laos
IMF in Laos
GTZ in Laos
Asian Development Bank in Laos
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Laos
DANIDA Home page

Technical Analysis of Environmental Information
International Development Research Center IDRC: Protecting Natural Resources: Bio-access Legislation in Laos and other environment related articles
World Resource Institute : Laos - Environmental action Plan1992
International Network of Forests and Communities  Country profile for Lao PDR.

Regional information: 
UNEP’s site on "Asia-Pacific Environmental Outlook –1997"
UNEP: Global environmental outlook : Asia and the Pacific
ARBEC : ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation - Web Journal
WRI - Matrix of Abstracted Environmental Strategies, Action Plans, and Assessments - Asia
Forest conservation Archives: Asia & India Sub-Continent Forest Conservation News & Information, 1999 & 1998

Maps

Laos Map One
Laos Map Two
Global Gazetteer:  Directory of cities and towns in Laos 

General Country Information

Yahoo: Laos
Country Links from "World-Wide Web Virtual Library" and Laos
Links provided by Laos' permanent mission to UN
FAO Forestry Profile (information on forest cover and timber industry)
Library of congress - a country study - Laos
Department of State Country Background Notes - Laos 
CIA World Fact book -Laos

News

Laos online newspapers
CNN : Laos

Regional News
BBC Regional News