The decision to stop all large scale logging by 2030 is an agenda PNG has always advocated. The biggest question now is, how do we get compensated, says Wera Mori
Category: Papua New Guinea
PNG Forestry making policy shift
PNG Forestry will make a big policy shift to bring development to the rural population in the climate change area
PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
PNG PM says climate change bill was timely as it reaffirmed commitment to taking ambitious climate action
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish
‘The sharks are hiding’: locals claim deep-sea mining off Papua New Guinea has stirred up trouble
‘Shark calling’, a Papua New Guinea tradition of singing to sharks then catching them by hand, could vanish – and locals blame deep-sea disturbances
Researchers uncover signs of ecosystem collapse in significant PNG wetland
Ongoing ecological monitoring and development of wetland management plans needed to conserve PNG’s Lake Kutubu
PNG is qualified to talk about the impacts of climate change at UNGA and COP26: PM Marape
PNG PM to talk about the impacts of climate change, reduction of carbon emissions and conservation of the existing rainforest at UNGA and COP26
PNG PM must extend ban on new logging permits: community advocacy group
ACT NOW calls on PNGFA to stop issuing all forms of logging consents and not just timber permits
FIA-PNG urges WCPFC to take action on tuna harvest strategies
MSC had warned that certification of tuna fisheries could be suspended if the regional fisheries body failed to act on measures to keep fisheries harvested at sustainable levels.
Strengthening PNG’s capacity to protect its borders and maritime resources
The ADF and PNG Defence Force are working together to redevelop the Lombrum Naval Base and build PNG’s capability to protect its borders and maritime resources.