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โครงการหนังสออเล็กทรอนกสด้านการเกษตร เฉลมพระเกียรตพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัว
TEAK IN MEKONG
over 15,000 ha of teak plantation has been • Forest fires
mapped and classified down to 0.35 ha
parcels. Combined with field-based • Lack of regular monitoring and
inventory and the application of growth and maintenances of teak plantations raised
yield models, to be undertaken during the over the years. The boundaries of the
next phase of that project, a better picture of plantations are often indistinguishable.
the nature of that resource will be Weedings are not carried out in time.
developed (Boer & Seneanachack, 2016). • There is till lack of awareness about the
In addition, the Luang Prabang Teak importnce of timber certifcation and
Program that began in 2008 has attempted plantation regsitaration among farmers
to empower local farmer in charge of as a result of which they do not get
improvement of silvicultural practice, market prices for their timber and
plantation fluctuations, certification by timber products.
Forest Stewardship Council and wood
processing and trading. Till 2014 teak • Demand for processed wood from the
plantations over 220 ha had been registered plantations is limited to the small
and received certification by FSC, but most domestic market. Export is mostly in
local villagers have been selling standing round logs.
trees to local traders getting low price due • Consumer’s access to market
to lack of quality classification even though information related to wood quality,
provincial forestry offices have issued specifications, designs, standards,
guidelines for grading round logs. Local requirement of certification in
wood processing entrepreneurs have their consumer country, flucuations in price,
own quality grades that includes wood etc is limited.
color because of premium on golden color
in export markets though domestic teak • Changes in regulations, such as ban on
market does not have this requirement yet. export of round longs, also restrict
market access to the teak planters.
Challenges, Opportunities and
Recommendation • Policies for plantation and
rehabilitation of forest have not been
Challenges implemented and elaborated in
There have been several serious efforts on accordance with the law.
the part of the Laotian government in Opportunities
support of sustainable management of the
natural and planted teak resources of the 1. The Government has brought out a
country reflected in a number of poicies and number of poicies and strategies to
strategies developed over the years but support sustainable forest management,
there are many weak areas that need special such as Forest-2035 andVision 2050,
care. Some of these challenges are listed aiming to increase forest cover to 70%
below: of tatal land area of the country and
managing it sustainably.
• Land encroachment in natural teak 2. Commercial tree planting is on the rise,
forests for agriculture, roads, buildings with a total investment of more than 1.5
and other infrastructure is a serious billion USD, of which foreign
challenge for future management. investment is 1.4 billion USD. In
• Difficulty in protection of Mother trees addition, investment in tree plantation in
identified for seed production degraded forestland and barren
forestland, and on government-allocated
• Lack of markets for seeds, no seed production forest areas to individuals,
networks legal entities or organizations is being
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