For the first time in 55 years, the elusive New Britain Goshawk has been snapped in PNG, providing a vital boost to conservation efforts for this vulnerable species, whilst WWF calls for more support for local communities driving these conservation efforts
Tag: Forests
Fighting off the bulldozers in the sacred kwila forests of Papua New Guinea
Villagers in Suburam are pushing back against logging operations they say are encroaching on designated conservation areas while harvesting timber from Papua New Guinea’s forests
Fiji committed to enhance planting initiative
Fiji continues to strengthen their initiative to plant 30 million trees in 15 years to increase its forest cover and enhance biodiversity and ecosystem.
Fiji to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by 2.5 million tonnes by 2024
Fiji’s carbon trade agreement to address the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation through the sustainable management of the natural forests
Forests vital for green recovery in the Asia-Pacific region
Leading forestry experts and policymakers to explore the opportunities for the forestry sector to recover from the pandemic and accelerate actions on deforestation and forest degradation in the Asia-Pacific region
PNG Government claims on reducing export logging operations don’t stack up
ACT NOW says while it fully supports the government’s policy to stop all unprocessed log exports, PNG Forest Authority is misleading and failing the PM to implement the government’s policy
Loggers threaten Papua New Guinea’s unique forest creatures
Conservationists fear that PNG’s extraordinary species could soon fall to axe and bulldozer due to illegal logging
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
‘Unshackled’ palm-destroying beetles could soon invade Australia
The pest beetle causing severe agricultural and economic damage to many South Pacific islands is edging closer to Australia
From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: how China is getting rich off Pacific timber
China is the major buyer of wood from PNG and Solomon Islands, that are implicated in illegal or unsustainable logging