Environment and Forest Protection Fund

EFF

  • Type Direct (National)
  • Date of accreditation 02 Jul 2025

The Environment Protection Fund (EPF) is based in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. As a government-established fund, EPF mobilizes domestic and international resources to support sustainable natural resource management and environmental protection, aligned with the country’s socio-economic development goals.

EPF collaborates with a wide range of partners, including international organizations, academia, government ministries, local authorities, businesses, and civil society groups. In line with national priorities, EPF manages six priority funding windows focused on policy, biodiversity, pollution control, water and land management, and climate change. Climate change is both a dedicated financing window and a cross-cutting priority across all areas.

Through collaboration with GCF, EPF aims to strengthen its impact in addressing climate change by leveraging its experience in agricultural development, forest and biodiversity conservation, and REDD+ initiatives, while scaling up both adaptation and mitigation efforts. 

Accreditation timeline

Accreditation date

02 Jul 2025
AMA execution date

Pending
AMA effectiveness date

Pending

Entity details

  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
  • Environmental and social risk category
    • Category C
    • Category B
    • Category A
    • Intermediation 3
    • Intermediation 2
    • Intermediation 1
  • Fiduciary standards
    • Basic
    • Project management
    • Grant award
    • On-lending/blending:
    • Loan
    • Equity
    • Guarantee
    • Blending

Contacts

Mr. Bounpakone Phongphichit
Primary

Deputy Executive Director
Nahaidiaw, Building #100, Prime Minister Compound, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Phone +856 20 55928951
bounpakone.p@laoeff.org.la
bounpakonephong2025@gmail.com
Mr. Chanphalangsy Pathammavongsa
Secondary

Deputy Head of Project Management Division
Nahaidiaw, Building #100, Prime Minister Compound, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Phone +856 20 55658439
chanphalangsy.p@laoeff.org.la
Mr. Phicksaway Vongsaly
Secondary

Head of Administration and Procurement Division
Nahaidiaw, Building #100, Prime Minister Compound, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Phone +856 20 55658439
phicksaway.vongsaly@laoeff.org.la
Address
Nahaidiaw, Building #100, Prime Minister Compound,, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)