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Deal #6482 Version #75773

Lao PDR

Created at

2014-11-18

Last update

2021-04-11

Last full update

2022-08-18

Recognition status of community land tenure

Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights not recognized by government

Comment on recognition status of community land tenure

The land concession model is highly controversial in Laos for failing to register the traditional ancestral lands and forests of rural forest dependent communities (Hunt, 2014).

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Not consulted

Comment on consultation of local community

Oji Lao Plantation Forest Ltd (LPFL) violated the community’s rights to Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in Bolikhamxay and Khammouane Provinces, in Central Lao PDR. Oji LPFL and government officials were accused of using coercion to gain control of customary lands (Hunt, 2014).

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Socio-economic