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This is an update on a topic discussed in previous issues^[1]. F-REDD has been providing support for Lao PDR's preparation of an Emission Reduction Program Document (ERPD) for submission to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility's Carbon Fund (FCPF-CF). Lao PDR's ERPD has now been reviewed and approved at the FCPF-CF's 18th meeting (held in Paris in June). This will make it possible to sell carbon credits to be produced as the result of implementing the REDD+ activities in six northern provinces during 2019-2025.

After submitting the final draft of the ERPD in May, FCPF prepared a Technical Assessment Report^[2]. Led by the vice minister of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, a team of representatives from Lao PDR attended this important meeting, which included a presentation of the ERPD, a question and answer session, and the final decision on approval.

Before the meeting, F-REDD helped prepare detailed plans for the meeting and presentation materials. During the meeting, F-REDD provided remote support for informal negotiations by Lao representatives. Now, following this approval, the ERPD program will move to the implementation stage, alongside progress on concluding an agreement on results-based-payment with the FCPF. To enable Laos to secure the best possible results, F-REDD plans to provide further support at the national level and in the target provinces of Luang Prabang and Oudomxay.

The Laos representative team participating in the 18th FCPF-CF meeting in Paris