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Deal #8058 Version #82167
Lao PDR
Created at
2020-07-01
Last update
2021-11-09
Last full update
2024-11-05
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Comment on consultation of local community
(source: Phimmavong 2019)
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Other
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The project is considered to be a medium high risk, category B+ project, based on general limited potential adverse social or environmental impacts that are mainly site specific and can be mitigated by normal industry practices.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Capacity building, Financial support, Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
contributes to Village Development Funds, Khum Development Funds and District Development Funds
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Education, Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...), Capacity building, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
The company has incrementally expanded plantation lease areas, with more than 4,000 ha planted as of 2019. Associated infrastructure has expanded with an operational sawmill, a nursery capable of supporting expanding operations, and a plywood mill under construction. It also has provided labour opportunities to over thousand Lao people in rural areas every year and have trained many for advancement to skilled labour positions.