RRI representatives traveled to Lao PDR to strengthen the Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF)’s ties with Laotian civil society groups, international NGOs, and government institutions. Meetings were arranged with the National Land Management Agency, the National Agriculture and Forestry Extension Services, and the National Agriculture and Forestry Institute, as well as civil society representatives from the Japan Volunteer Center, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and the Gender Development Group.