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Upon agreement about the extension of the project duration of F-REDD until September 2021 between the Government of Lao PDR and JICA, the 6th Meeting of the Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) was held on 6 November 2020. In the meeting, a wide range of issues were discussed and agreed to as follows:

1. The work plan until September 2021 and revision of the Project Design Matrix (PDM);
2. The necessity of formulating guidelines for the demarcation of forestland boundaries as defined in Article 68 of the revised Forestry Law;
3. Consideration of the Department of Forestry's (DOF) request for support for the development of a method for the economic valuation of environmental services and the biodiversity of forestlands for cases in which they are converted to other land uses as defined in Article 82 of the revised Forestry Law;
4. The possibility of revision of the Funding Proposal to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in accordance with the possible revision of the GCF REDD+ Results-Based Payment Pilot Program's modality;
5. Organizing a workshop on the Provincial Deforestation Monitoring System (PDMS) with concerned stakeholders (the PDMS was introduced by a staff member from the Forestry Section of Luang Prabang Province at the meeting).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on international travel, only detailed activities until March 2021 were agreed on. Detailed activities from April to September 2021 will be discussed again and agreed on later, in accordance with the pandemic situation.

The 6th Meeting of the JCC