Lao forestry officials dismiss WWF report about illegal logging
Lao forestry officials dismissed a recent WWF report which exaggerated the scenario of illegal logging in Laos, a senior official in charge at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has confirmed.
Deputy Director General of the Department of Forest Inspection under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr Linthong Douangphachanh told Vientiane Times on 29 October that his department has read the leaked WWF report and argued that the figure about illegal forest harvesting was inaccurate.
