On February 14, the Government of Lao People?s Democratic Republic and RECOFTC hosted a Forest Policy Dialogue discussing RRI?s role in advancing forest tenure and policies in the country. Some of the concrete steps that were agreed upon include the convening of key actors at a meeting in late 2012 and the facilitation of knowledge exchange visits with other countries in the region. Participants from both the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment were present.