have the refer to your letter dated 26 August 2015, requesting for developing national legislation on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and piloting of community Based on our internal consultations, I am delighted to inform you that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through the Division of Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC) and the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), will be able to provide support in the development of the national legislation on ABS for Lao PDR. We have noted that the ABS Framework was developed through the UNP-GEF project on ABS implemented in 2013, which contains a draft text for the proposed ABS law. In view of this, it is suggested that the development of the new regulation on ABS for Lao PDR should be undertaken by building upon a draft text available in the ABS Framework document. For further communication on this matter, please contact: Ms. Wanhua Yang wanhua yang@unep) and Ms. Makiko Yashiro (makiko.yash unep.0 Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to our continued collaboration.