Papua New Guinea’s forestry sector has bounced back from the 2008/9 slump, and is looking to value-adding, together with sustainability and traceability practices, for its growth. Papua New Guinea has immense forestry operations, with some 29 forest concessions covering 3.5 million hectares. Eight-four percent of PNG’s landmass is covered by forest, and 5.7 million hectares […]
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The inside view: Kanawi Pouru, Managing Director, PNG Forest Authority
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The forestry industry in Papua New Guinea has bounced back since the global financial crisis. Our two biggest markets remain Australia for sawn and processed products and China for round logs. Australia will shortly introduce new regulations for importing timber products based on legality and chain of custody. We’re keen to understand those new standards […]
Filed Under: Forestry, Interviews Tagged With: Lae, PNG Forest Authority
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