Chuck Cannon and Ferry Slik made met with several local officials and foreign consultants working in the newly formed Department of Forest Inspection in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Dr. Cannon talked about the use of DNA as a management and enforcement tool in the natural resource trade while Dr. Slik discussed the importance of accurate estimates of forest biomass in calculating carbon, both actual and potential. Bill Maynard, now working in the Department of Forest Inspection, invited them to speak.
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