A major cause of deforestation in Lao PDR is associated with commercial timber harvesting. While there exists a legal timber industry, timber harvesting in Laos is often illegal. Little information is available regarding the illegal Lao timber industry. However, it would appear that both illegal...

Laos is an income-poor but resource-rich country heavily dependent upon its natural forest resources. This paper uses an optimal control model to analyse deforestation in Laos. Specifically, this paper analyses illegal logging by a sole commercial logging contractor within a single region in...