USAID LEAF works side by side with their local partners to slow climate change

by developing strategies to sustainably reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry and land use sector

Over a five-year implementation period from 2011-2016, the United States Agency for International Development’s Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (USAID LEAF) program delivered significant results against its overall objective of strengthening the capacity of target countries to achieve meaningful and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry-land use sector.

USAID LEAF supported the government of Laos and relevant stakeholders to develop improved forest and land management strategies that sustainably reduce greenhouse gas emissions. USAID LEAF initiatives focused on two landscapes, Nam Xam National Biodiversity Conservation Area (NBCA) in Houaphan and Sanamxay district in Attapeu, and included three key activities: Forests, Land Use Planning and Livelihoods in Houaphan; Forest Management and Livelihoods in Attapeu; and Capacity Building in both provinces.