PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea (PNG) contains the largest intact tropical rainforest wilderness in the Asia-Pacific region and the third largest in the world.

The principal forestry legislation is the Forestry Act 1991, which provides for the conservation, development and management of forest resources. The Forestry Act of 1991 allocates forest resource rights and responsibilities through Forest Management Agreements between customary landowners and government. Landholders sell cutting rights to the Forest Authority in exchange for timber royalties. The Forest Authority may then grant the cutting rights to private sector forestry interests. However, there are still many large areas of ' mainly inaccessible ' forests under customary ownership outside formal management processes.

A National Forest Plan was approved in 1996 and all forestry projects are expected to run in accordance with this. Provincial forest management plans have also been developed. The requirements in the 1991 Act are underpinned by regulations, approved in 1998, which cover all aspects of forest industry procedures and controls.

Almost half PNGs accessible forests are already committed to industrial logging and more than 30 proposed timber projects target most of the remainder. In 1999 the government imposed a moratorium on new logging concessions, extensions and conversions, and undertook to review all existing logging licenses to ensure that proper procedures had been followed in the forest acquisition and allocation process. At the same time, increased support to community-based forestry and conservation programmes was agreed.

However, the country does experience serious problems with the logging sector. The recently reported results of a five-year study, using satellite imagery, showed logging had destroyed almost 4 million ha of rainforest over 30 years. The World Bank, PNG authorities and others conclude that much of the logging was illegal. Furthermore, government ministers have recently been implicated in corruption allegations surrounding bribes from the logging industry.

The importance of Papua New Guineas forests has been underlined by recent funding from Australia, aimed at protecting forests and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. PNG will receive US$350,000 for skills training and capacity building in forest certification and US$260,000 for professional education in sustainable forest management.

DOCUMENTS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
30/07/2012	Up for Grabs: Millions of Hectares of Customary Land in PNG Stolen for Logging This report analyses and documents the background conditions and impacts of Papua New Guinea’s ...	Greenpeace
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21/11/2011	Oil Palm Expansion in South East Asia: Trends and Implications for Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme and Sawit Watch (Marcus Colchester & Sophie Chao (Eds) with Jonas Dallinger, H.E.P Sokhannaro, Vo Thai Dan & Jo Villaneuva)
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25/08/2011	Evaluation of Social and Environmental Risks Accompanying the Procurement of Timber from Papua New Guinea Background and Objectives: The background to this study is concerns that have been raised over the ...	Friends of the Earth Japan / Global Environmental Forum
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07/04/2011	Bad Influence: How McKinsey Inspired Plans Lead to Rainforest Destruction McKinsey & Company is a giant, well-connected global consultancy firm which has been working to position ...	Greenpeace
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01/12/2010	Chainsaw Milling: Supplier to Local Markets Chainsaw milling, the on-site conversion of logs into lumber using chainsaws, is supplying a large proportion ...	ETFRN (European Tropical Forest Research Network)
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01/10/2010	Rough Trade: How Australia's Trade Policies Contribute to Illegal Logging in the Pacific Region The author's research shows that the Australian Government is not doing enough to ensure that Australian ...	The Australia Institute (Caroline Hoisington)
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01/11/2009	Analysis of trade in illegally harvested timber: Accounting for trade via third party countries The paper presents a model to analyse trade in illegally harvested timber with a particular focus on ...	Forest Policy and Economics (Matthias Dieter)
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16/12/2008	Response to NGO Claims on the SGS TLTV Service and the TLTV Statements issued to Saban Enterprises Ltd. in PNG Following the issuing of the TLTV Statements to Saban Enterprises Ltd., a number of concerns and criticisms ...	SGS Forestry Monitoring Services (Bruce Telfer)
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01/01/2008	Forest anti-corruption advocacy in Asia-Pacific: Transparency International Strategy 2008-2012 The TI Forest Anti-Corruption Advocacy Programme (TI FAAP) addresses corruption as a primary driver of illegal ...	Transparency International
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01/10/2007	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: An Australian government policy to eliminate trade in illegally sourced forest products The Australian government's official document outlining its policy position on illegal logging. ...	Australian Government
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17/04/2007	Merbau's Last Stand: How industrial logging is driving the destruction of the paradise forests of the Asia-Pacific The report reveals how the rare tree species, merbau, has been severely depleted. What remains is at ...	Greenpeace
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01/03/2007	What constitutes illegal logging? Journal article from Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 22 number 1 debating the issue of illegal logging ...	Pacific Economic Bulletin (Tim Curtin)
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01/01/2007	Forest Sector Studies Papua New Guinea This research was undertaken by a team of ODI researchers, together with staff from the Papua New Guinea ...	ODI/PNG University of Technology
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15/11/2006	Illegal logging in Papua New Guinea - the other side of the story The purpose of this article is to describe the independent monitoring system in place in PNG for exporting ...	Asumadu & Associates (Kwame Asumadu)
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01/11/2006	Bringing down the axe on illegal logging: a practical approach Policy document which outlines Australia's policies for tackling the issue of illegal timber imported ...	Australian Government
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07/08/2006	Bulldozing Progress: Human rights abuses and corrpution in Papua New Guinea's large scale logging industry The report shows how the logging industry's influence in PNG extends well beyond forestry. Recommendations ...	Australian Conservation Foundation
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01/08/2006	Rimbunan Hijau can't handle the truth Response to comments in the ITS-Global report 'Whatever ...	Greenpeace
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31/07/2006	ITS Global Reports for Rimbunan Hijau Two reports, 'Whatever it takes: Greenpeace's anti-forestry campaign in PNG' and 'Masalai ...	ITS Global
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30/05/2006	Rimbunan Hijau Group: 30 years of forest plunder Profiles the Malaysian timber conglomerate Rimbunan Hijau which Greenpeace claims "is responsible ...	Greenpeace
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25/05/2006	Status of Tropical Forest Management 2005 Is forest management improving in the tropics? This report sets out to answer that question. It provides ...	ITTO
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24/10/2005	Partners in Crime: The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests Greenpeace's investigation into the UK trade in Chinese hardwood plywood claims criminal origins ...	Greenpeace
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01/03/2005	Approaches to Controlling Illegal Forest Activities: Considerations from Southeast Asia This paper discusses illegal forest activities from the perspective of tropical timber producing Southeast ...	Asia Forest Network (Akiko Inoguchi, Rowena Soriaga and Peter Walpole)
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01/01/2004	The Untouchables: Rimbunan Hijau's world of forest crime & political patronage Rimbunan Hijau (RH) dominates the logging industry in Papua New Guinea and has interests in Gabon, Equatorial ...	Greenpeace
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01/04/2002	Chains of Destruction leading from the world's remaining ancient forests to the Japanese market This report reveals the many 'chains of destruction' in which Japan is involved, leading from ...	Greenpeace
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01/03/2002	Partners in Crime: Malaysian loggers, timber markets and the politics of self-interest in Papua New Guinea This report profiles the Kiunga-Aiambak Road Project as one example of what is going wrong in Papua New ...	Greenpeace
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NEWS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
31/12/2012	The year in rainforests 2012 was another year of mixed news for the world's tropical forests. This is a look at some of ...	Mongabay.com
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22/11/2012	PNG's timber authority concerned about new Australian law on logging The PNG Forest authority is worried a new Australian law setting guidelines on illegal logging, will ...	ABC Radio Australia
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17/10/2012	Organised crime, illegal timber and Australia’s role in deforestation Illegal logging is booming, as criminal organisations tighten their grip on this profitable global industry. ...	The Conversation, Australia
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01/10/2012	Pacific Island ministers endorse regional REDD+ policy framework The 3rd Regional Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry, convened by the Secretariat of the ...	Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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30/08/2012	Australia's ban on illegally logged timber upsets Jakarta and PNG Timber exporting countries, including Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, say a proposed law to stop illegally-logged ...	ABC Radio Australia
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10/08/2012	World’s largest butterfly threatened by shrinking habitat and deforestation Counting butterflies in the wild is not an easy task, even when you are looking for the largest butterfly ...	Scientific American blog
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30/07/2012	PNG's forest sell-off revealed Papua New Guinea's former Somare government introduced a controversial concession that allegedly ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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16/04/2012	Police hired by loggers in Papua New Guinea lock locals in shipping containers Locals protesting the destruction of their forest in Papua New Guinea for two palm oil plantations say ...	Mongabay.com
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17/02/2012	SPC book on Pacific forests now available online A landmark book on the forests of the Pacific Islands, produced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community ...	Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
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06/02/2012	Flannery in-depth on PNG's logging boom Late last week, Radio Australia revealed new figures which showed forest clearance on controversial land ...	ABC Radio Australia
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14/12/2011	Greenpeace doubts illegal logging bill A government plan to stamp out the importation of illegally-logged timber will not penalise culprits, ...	9News, Australia
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25/11/2011	Fighting illegal logging from the decking Ever wondered where your outdoor furniture came from? Ever pondered on the story behind your lovely new ...	ABC News, Australia
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21/11/2011	Palm oil need not harm environment or local communities, says new study The exponential growth in the palm oil sector, which accounts for a third of the total global trade of ...	Forest Peoples Programme
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13/11/2011	Papua New Guinea: Landowners resist illegal logging The role of notorious Malaysian-owned logging company Rimbunan Hijau (RH) is in the spotlight after Greenpeace ...	Green Left Weekly, Australia
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10/11/2011	McKinsey trampled on the rainforests – it can't be trusted The firm consulting on the NHS shake-up has given advice on forest protection that benefits only big ...	The Guardian, UK
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02/11/2011	Dodgy logging: are Papua New Guinea’s forests going the way of Indonesia’s? “Don’t Californicate Oregon [or Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, Montana etc]” ...	The Conversation
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01/11/2011	Press bias claims over PNG logging In Papua New Guinea, the issue of illegal logging and possible land grabs under the Special Agricultural ...	ABC Radio Australia
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25/10/2011	Company says PNG logging activities aren’t illegal It’s believed that Greenpeace has been forced to abandon a blockade in Papua New Guinea on a ship ...	Radio New Zealand International
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15/10/2011	Tearing at the soul of a fragile nation From 180 metres up, the jungles of Papua New Guinea's Western Province look like close-packed heads ...	The Age, Australia
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28/06/2011	Logging company fined $100 million for illegal logging in Papua New Guinea In a landmark court decision a judge has slapped a logging company with a nearly $100 million (K225.5 ...	Mongabay.com
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24/06/2011	$100m fine for logging company in PNG Malaysian logging company Concord Pacific has been fined $US100 million after being found guilty of illegal ...	Australian Network News
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07/04/2011	McKinsey work lets Congo, Guyana get aid, cut trees, Greenpeace says McKinsey & Co. is helping rainforest nations such as Indonesia and Guyana safeguard their logging ...	Bloomberg
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07/03/2011	Stopping export logging, oil palm expansion in PNG in 2012 would cost $1.8b, says economist Stopping logging for timber export and conversion of forest for oil palm plantations would cost Papua ...	Mongabay.com
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28/01/2011	PNG troops burn down border West Papua refugee camps as refugees flee to the jungle Scenes of terror and destruction have erupted around the Papua New Guinea’s frontier town of Vanimo, ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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25/10/2010	Greenpeace critical of PNG graft, "carbon cowboys" Sydney - Rainforest-clad Papua New Guinea is not ready for international funding for U.N.-backed forest ...	Reuters
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25/10/2010	PNG awarded dubious Golden Chainsaw Environmental lobby group Greenpeace has given the Papua New Guinea government its Golden Chainsaw award ...	ABC News, Australia
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21/10/2010	Foreign corporations devastating Papua New Guinea rainforests A letter in Nature from seven top scientists warns that Papua New Guinea will lose all of its accessible ...	Mongabay.com
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13/10/2010	Fears of corruption as REDD forest-protection schemes begin Misunderstandings and scepticism around schemes that pay countries to protect their forests are rife, ...	The Ecologist, UK
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07/10/2010	PNG stalling UN climate talks: Greenpeace ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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01/10/2010	Protest at Wellington Bunnings over sale of endangered species At 12noon on Saturday 2nd October a protest organised by Rainforest Action Wellington will take place ...	Voxy.co.nz, New Zealand
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27/09/2010	New Zealand home owners contribute to destruction of world's forests As summer approaches, New Zealand home owners are again poised to make their blind contribution to the ...	Scoop Independent News, New Zealand
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27/08/2010	Norway urged to dump shares of other forest-destroying companies Norway's Climate and Forests Initiative, which has set aside billions of dollars for efforts to ...	Mongabay.com
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19/08/2010	PNG officials swoop on Illegal logging op in remote Oro Province Papua New Guinea government officers have swooped on an illegal logging operation in a remote area in ...	Radio New Zealand International
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28/05/2010	How an ingredient found in everything from chocolate to chips is causing massive environmental destruction The production of palm oil, the common ingredient in an astounding number of products, is causing deforestation, ...	AlterNet
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27/02/2010	Rampant logging 'destroying PNG' Environmental vandalism by loggers in Papua New Guinea is destroying the nation and its people while ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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18/02/2010	PNG govt agencies 'lack accountability' The accountability and transparency in the use of public money within all but five of 1000 Papua New ...	AAP
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08/02/2010	Asia's biggest logging company accused of bribery, violence in Papua New Guinea A local organization in Papua New Guinea, known as Asples Madang, is fighting against one of the region's ...	Mongabay.com
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25/01/2010	Copenhagen Accord could boost forest protection efforts, though details unclear London - Ensuring that forests and the carbon they store are protected, and that the people who live ...	Reuters AlertNet
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27/12/2009	Rainforest conservation: a year in review 2009 may prove to be an important turning point for tropical forests. ...	Mongabay.com
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10/11/2009	‘Current system makes it hard for illegal logging to take place’ Illegal export of logs is not possible with the current checks and balances in place, the National Forest ...	The National, Papua New Guinea
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26/10/2009	Indonesia warns of REDD carbon cowboys The Indonesian government is warning local authorities to be wary of those purporting to be carbon brokers ...	Carbon Positive
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05/10/2009	Redd in Africa: 'how we can earn money from air by harvesting carbon' Kenyan ranch shows how UN scheme could protect forests that absorb CO2 and earn billions of dollars for ...	Guardian, UK
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16/09/2009	The U.S., Indonesia & forest trade Deforestation poses a serious threat to the natural environment, and many species of plants and animals. ...	Voice of America
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04/09/2009	Carbon scandal snares Australian ...	The Age, Australia
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03/09/2009	US introduces new approach to combat illegal wood trade The United States has been intensifying regional dialogue with a number of Asia's wood exporting ...	The Jakarta Post
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28/08/2009	Liberia: Credibility of Liberia's forestry reform programme at point of collapse, warns Global Witness The credibility of Liberia’s forestry reform programme, one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken ...	allAfrica.com
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25/08/2009	Australia goes soft on timber ban Forestry Minister Tony Burke has quietly signed off on changes watering down an election promise to ''ban'' ...	The Age, Australia
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21/08/2009	Liberia: timber pirates in country? Many, who thought Charles Taylor's bush war to topple Samuel Doe's discredited government would ...	allAfrica.com
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11/08/2009	Liberia: Global Witness restates warnings over logging of forests Campaign group Global Witness today restated its concerns that two firms linked to Malaysian timber giant ...	allAfrica.com
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30/07/2009	Fighting illegal logging in the Asia-Pacific The Rudd Government will invest more than $12.1 million in new projects to improve forest management ...	Teatro Naturale
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16/07/2009	Liberia: Govt poised to hand forests to timber pirates Two firms linked to Malaysian timber giant Samling, a company notorious for destroying tropical forests ...	allAfrica.com
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14/07/2009	Big REDD Right now, theres more money to be made cutting tropical forests down than leaving them standing. Environmental ...	Washington Monthly
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01/07/2009	Greens denounce 'Knight of the Chainsaw' Environmental groups are demanding that the Queen withdraw the award of a knighthood to a Malaysian tycoon ...	Times Online, UK
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22/06/2009	Mixed signals from the crown? Queen knights logging tycoon while Prince fights deforestation Tiong Hiew King, founder and chairman of the Rimbunan Hijau Group, a Malaysian logging firm notorious ...	Mongabay.com
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18/06/2009	Maire Leadbeater: How we can help the fight against global warming without trying If New Zealand could make a contribution that would help prevent further global warming but make virtually ...	The New Zealand Herald
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16/06/2009	Countries carve out logging agreement Australia and Papua New Guinea have joined forces to combat illegal logging. ...	PS News, Australia
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14/06/2009	Hands off our forests: PNG landholder A traditional landholder from Papua New Guinea has a simple message for Australians: Stop making your ...	The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
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13/06/2009	Agreement with Papua New Guinea against illegal logging Australia and Papua New Guinea have formally agreed to join forces to tackle illegal logging, with an ...	Teatro Naturale
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10/06/2009	Greenpeace and PNG Landowner call for a ban on harvesting rare timbers A Papua New Guinea environmentalist is in Australia pleading with Canberra to implement its promised ...	ABC Radio, Australia
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07/06/2009	Funding boost for 21 technology start-ups Identifying the geographical origin of timber to counter illegal cross-border smuggling and developing ...	Asia One Business
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04/06/2009	Forest carbon market already shows cracks LONDON/NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - It could save the rainforests of Borneo, slow climate change and ...	Reuters (Gerard Wynn and Sunanda Creagh)
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03/06/2009	Retailers mount campaign on timber promises Major hardware and furniture retailers are campaigning against the Federal Government for going weak ...	The Age, Australia
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29/05/2009	Papua New Guinea vow to burn all Asian shops ...	The Australian
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28/05/2009	Attacks by PNG not caused by forest industry Petaling Jaya - The attacks against the Chinese in Papua New Guinea are due to an influx of illegal workers ...	The Star, Malaysia
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28/05/2009	Greenpeace rejects slanderous allegations over riots Greenpeace has rejected accusations made against it by Bob Tate of the Forest Industries Association ...	Greenpeace UK
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25/05/2009	Malaysian coverage of PNG riots "reprehensible" RH chief in PNG says swiping at responsible Malaysian businesses unhelpful. ...	Rimbunan Hijau (PNG) Group Ltd
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25/05/2009	Natives get restless in PNG Locals of Papua New Guinea, angry with decades of exploitation, corruption and illegal logging by foreigners, ...	The Star, Malaysia
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25/05/2009	Suggestions that anti-Chinese rioting in PNG was fostered by activities of Malaysian-owned forestry companies is "irresponsible" Director of PNG forest industry group says situation could be inflamed. ...	Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association (PNGFIA)
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03/05/2009	Deforestation and illegal logging exaggerated - situation improving The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), reports the annual average rate of deforestation fell from ...	World Growth Forestry and Poverty Project News
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16/04/2009	Africa: countries funded to plan forest protection Five developing countries have received US$18 million in funding to plan how to implement a proposed ...	allAfrica.com
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09/04/2009	Shrinking forests: the many costs In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered the military and police ...	Prism Webcast News
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01/04/2009	$18 million approved under UN-REDD Programme Funds will back forestry programmes combating climate change and boosting local livelihoods ...	FAO
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19/03/2009	REDD funds approved for pilot nations UN agencies have released initial funding to five pilot countries to prepare avoided deforestation action ...	Carbon Positive
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02/03/2009	Papua New Guinea creates its 1st natural preserve Papua New Guinea has created a nearly 190,000-acre preserve to protect tree kangaroos and other endangered ...	International Herald Tribune (France)
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15/12/2008	Press Release Regarding NGO Claims on the SGS TLTV Service and the PNG TLTV Statements issued to Saban Enterprises Ltd On 2 December 2008 SGS awarded two Statements to Saban Enterprises Ltd (an affiliate company of the Rimbunan ...	SGS
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03/12/2008	Illegal logging claims put to rest Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association Press Release) - PNGFIA ...	Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association (Papua New Guinea)
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02/12/2008	Inspectors confirm PNG logger Rimbunan Hijau's ops are legal Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Heavily criticised logging giant Rimbunan Hijau (RH) has been awarded ...	Trading Markets (USA)
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02/12/2008	NGOs in PNG Sceptical Of New Timber Legality Scheme A timber legality scheme announced today by Rimbunan Hijau (RH) and the Papua New Guinea Forest Industries ...	Mongabay.com (USA)
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24/11/2008	ACP-EU urged to deal with Illegal Logging Papua New Guinea - Civil Society and members of the Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum are calling on ...	NBC PG (Papua New Guinea)
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01/11/2008	Illegal Logging in Papua New Guinea Malaysian logging giant Rimbunan Hijau (RH) admitted yesterday that its rights to log the vast Kamula ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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30/10/2008	Supreme Court Rules Logging Rights In PNG Illegal The Supreme Court has quashed a decision granting logging rights over the huge Kamula Doso forest area ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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15/10/2008	Extent of illegal logging in PNG to be scoped Papua New Guineas Office of Climate Change and Carbon Trading is to co-ordinate an international scoping ...	Radio New Zealand International (New Zealand)
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08/10/2008	Indonesia, Papua NG, Vietnam ask UN for assistance to combat deforestation Hanoi - Three of Asias most rapidly deforesting countries - Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam - ...	Green Assembly Asia Environment
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23/09/2008	Greenpeace Voices Effects of Logging in PNG A Greenpeace team has been documenting the conditions in three Papua New Guinea (PNG) logging concessions ...	Solomon Times (Solomon Islands)
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17/09/2008	Depleted military struggling at PNG-Indonesia border: Singirok A former Papua New Guinea military commander says security at PNG's border with Indonesia must be ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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13/09/2008	Greenpeace Protest Targeted Wrong Company Melbourne, Australia - An independent export monitor says a Greenpeace protest in Papua New Guinea (PNG) ...	Bernama (Malaysia)
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07/09/2008	Greenpeace protest on board logging ship in PNG ends ...	Radio New Zealand International (New Zealand)
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06/09/2008	PNG angry over Greenpeace blockade The Papua New Guinea Government has expressed anger at the environmental group Greenpeace for preventing ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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06/09/2008	Armed Police End Peaceful Greenpeace Protest Paia, Papua New Guinea - Greenpeaces successful crane-top protest on the logging ship Harbour Gemini ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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21/08/2008	Australia pays to reduce Asia's emissions Brisbane, Australia - Australia released an initial US$2 million Tuesday out of a US$13.7 million fund ...	United Press International (USA)
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20/08/2008	Probe of Papua New Guinea logging 'bribes' Papua New Guinea's anti-corruption watchdog is investigating the alleged payment of millions of ...	The Australian (Australia)
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11/07/2008	PNG Eco-Forestry Forum disputes Ministry claims downplaying illegal logging Papua New Guineas Eco Forestry Forum has disputed claims by the Forestry Ministry that illegal logging ...	Radio New Zealand International (New Zealand)
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02/06/2008	As Papua New Guinea Pushes for Payments for Forest Conservation, New Analysis Says Nation May Be Running Out of Forests to Protect Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea ' Satellite images show that PNG is rapidly losing its extensive ...	University of Papua New Guinea Remote Sensing Centre (Papua New Guinea)
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26/04/2008	Illegal logging must end for Australia-PNG Forest Carbon Partnership to be successful Greenpeace today cautiously welcomed the first steps taken towards a Papua New Guinea-Australia Forest ...	Trading Markets (USA)
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29/03/2008	Protest at the sale of furniture made from Kwila (Press Release - Indonesia Human Rights Committee) New Zealand - Protest at the sale of furniture made ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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22/03/2008	Greens target Harvey Norman New Zealand - The Green Party says some goods sold by retailer Harvey Norman are made from an illegal ...	TVNZ (New Zealand)
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12/03/2008	From black to green in PNG's forests A Southern Highlands timber company has become the first Australian business to import ecologically harvested ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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31/01/2008	PNG to establish State Marketing Agency for forest products By June 2008, the PNG government intends to establish the State Marketing Agency (SMA) to assist industry ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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24/01/2008	Speaker Urged To Not Certify Timber Law Environmental groups have appealed to Papua New Guinea Parliament Speaker Jeffrey Nape not to certify ...	pacific (USA)
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21/01/2008	TVNZ Criticised Over Link to Rainforest Destruction in PNG New Zealand - TVNZ is facing severe criticism over its decision to allow the National Bank to sponsor ...	Epoch Times (USA)
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30/12/2007	Govt Increases Royalties For Timber Exports PNG - The Somare government has increased the royalty for log exports to enable landowners to receive ...	Pacific (Hawaii, USA)
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26/11/2007	ITTO funds PNG Forest Law Efforts The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) has allocated US$473,000 (K1.2 million) to enhance ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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20/10/2007	Asia: Deforestation Symptomatic of Corrupt Regimes Chiang Mai, Thailand - When a global anti-graft watchdog surveys the Asian landscape for corruption indicators, ...	Inter Press Service (Italy)
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29/09/2007	Faces of Forest Loss: Prize-Winning Activists Tour U.S., Link Illegal Logging and Global Warming Rainforest defenders from Indonesia, Peru and Papua New Guinea kick off a tour of the U.S. Monday in ...	YubaNet (USA)
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16/09/2007	Tree kangaroos, not logging firms, need ANZ's help (Green Party Press Release) New Zealand - The ANZ Banking Group needs to have a hard look at a new report ...	Scoop.co.nz (New Zealand)
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12/09/2007	Foresty minister plans changes to PNG industry Papua New Guinea's new forestry minister says he is going to introduce sweeping changes to the industry ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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27/08/2007	Forestry to remain PNG's biggest export earner Papua New Guinea's caretaker forest minister, Patrick Pruaitch, says forestry will remain its biggest ...	Radio Australia (Australia)
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24/06/2007	Sustainable and legal logging The Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum, in a notable display of unpatriotic behaviour, recently wrote ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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20/06/2007	Somare admits links to logging Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare has acknowledged financial ties with his country's ...	The Australian (Australia)
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25/05/2007	Tropical Timber Council tackles illegal logging, trade in threatened species Illegal logging and trade in threatened timber species featured prominently at a major international ...	Bridges Trade BioRes (Switzerland)
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23/05/2007	ITTC: Papua New Guinea Forest Sector plagued with serious problems Administrative and governance constraints and intervention has been the main cause of problems in Papua ...	The Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum (Paupa New Guinea)
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07/05/2007	Greenpeace launches fresh anti-logging protest in PNG The environmental group Greenpeace says the Papua New Guinea government is failing to stop the destruction ...	Radio New Zealand International (New Zealand)
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07/05/2007	ITTO has failed to end tropical forest destruction says Greenpeace Papua New Guinea - Greenpeace activists today abseiled from the top of the Crowne Plaza hotel in downtown ...	Mongabay.com
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30/04/2007	PNG expresses doubts about Australian forest fund PNG has expressed skepticism over Australia's Aus$200 million ($160 million) plan to tackle climate ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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27/04/2007	Greenpeace: Restrict trade in endangered merbau wood Environmental organisation Greenpeace recently released a report showcasing the illegal and unsustainable ...	Bridges Trade BioRes
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17/04/2007	UK retailers contributing to extinction of rare rainforest timber species A new Greenpeace report, Merbau's Last Stand (1), launched today warns that the tropical hardwood ...	Greenpeace
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15/04/2007	PNG industry moves towards legality verification The PNG Forest Industry Association (PNGFIA) is working with the Swiss firm SGS (Societe Generale du ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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12/04/2007	ANZ linked to illegal logging Banking group ANZ has been targeted in an advertising campaign for doing business with a company that ...	ABC (Australia)
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30/03/2007	PNG may become test case for plan Australia - A controvesial plan to bulldoze a million hectares of virgin rainforest in Papua New Guinea ...	The Australian (Australia)
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26/01/2007	Many see red over Greenpeace tactics Papua New Guinea - Greenpeace loves controversy. It is a modern day Robin Hood riding inflatable boats ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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31/12/2006	Shady loggers blamed for derailed EU workshop: British High Commission Malaysia Reports Rimbunan Hijau, a Malaysian owned logging company operating in Papua New Guinea has been implicated in ...	British High Commission Malaysia Quarterly Report (Malaysia)
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18/12/2006	The hidden cost of your hardwood floor The demand for Chinese goods is driving destructive logging around the globe. ...	Chicago Tribune (USA)
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18/12/2006	KL govt to blame, say Papua NGOs Penang, Malaysia - The government should take responsibility for the actions of Malaysian timber and ...	Sun2Surf (Malaysia)
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05/12/2006	Shady loggers blamed for derailed workshop The European Union head of delegation Aldo Dell'Ariccia yesterday lashed out at 'shady interests' ...	Papua New Guinea Post Courier (PNG)
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05/12/2006	Freedom of speech threatened (Editorial) Papua New Guinea - The right to free speech clearly enshrined in the National Constitution ...	Papua New Guinea Post Courier (PNG)
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30/11/2006	INA told to halt forestry dialogue Papua New Guinea - The Government has advised the Institute of National Affairs (INA) not to proceed ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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22/11/2006	MP slams envoy over 'interference' Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch has criticised British High Commissioner David Gordon-Macleod, for 'direct ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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15/11/2006	WWF's response to recent allegations over PNG import ban comments WWF's response to recent allegations that they called on the Australian government to ban timber ...	WWF (Papua New Guinea)
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05/11/2006	Australia rejects calls to ban PNG forest products Papua New Guinea - The Australian government has rejected calls by Greenpeace and WWF for a ban on timber ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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02/11/2006	World Bank still pursuing questionable forestry agenda Papua New Guinea - About three years ago, executives flew into Port Moresby from various provincial cities ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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31/10/2006	Forest Authority holds regional seminar on FLEG The PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) recently held a South Pacific Regional Seminar on Forest Law Enforcement ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)
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18/10/2006	Illegally Logged Wood On Sale At Local Stores (Press Release Greenpeace New Zealand) New Zealand - Kwila decking and outdoor furniture is on sale at ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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16/10/2006	Forest policies need review Last week the PNG Government and the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) hosted a two-day ...	PNG Post-Courier (Australia)
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14/10/2006	PNG forests lost in the spin cycle Australia - What do you do when your logging company can't shake off continuing negative publicity ...	The Australian (Australia)
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12/10/2006	Landowners livid over exclusion at seminar Papua New Guinea - Timber concession landowners yesterday decried their exclusion from a regional seminar ...	PNG Post-Courier (Australia)
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12/10/2006	Australia has strong checks Australian Timber Importers Federation yesterday said its members only bought timber from accredited ...	PNG Post-Courier (Australia)
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11/10/2006	Forestry industry big money earner: Sector earned K541m last year to rank second after mining, petroleum Papua New Guinea: Foreign exchange earnings from the country's forest industry alone reached US$173 ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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01/10/2006	Community groups lodge formal complaint against ANZ Bank for illegal logging ties in PNG Community groups from Australia and PNG have filed a formal complaint against the ANZ Bank over its financial ...	Toksave - WWF Newsletter (Papua New Guinea)
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29/09/2006	Illegal rainforest timber used in parliament refurbishment London, UK - Illegally logged timber from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea is being used during renovation ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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28/09/2006	Oxley's skewed agenda won't help PNG Press Release - WWF's response to 'A skewed vision from team green' by Alan Oxley, featured ...	WWF (Papua New Guinea)
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19/09/2006	Illegal or legal logging? The debate about industrial logging and its benefits for Papua New Guinea continues with a lot of talk ...	PNG Post-Courier (Papua New Guinea)
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16/09/2006	A skewed vision from team green Alan Oxley says Greenpeace is using misleading claims to cut down logging. ...	The Australian (Australia)
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09/09/2006	Loggers remain a law unto themselves No government in Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands has yet managed to tame the Malaysian-Chinese ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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01/09/2006	Environmental agency takes action against timber smuggling: each year, more than $1 billion in losses are incurred by the U.S. timber industry due to illegal logging abroad It has been three years since the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was enacted, with the goal ...	Wood and Wood Products (USA)
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23/08/2006	NGOs lodge complaint against ANZ Bank for PNG illegal logging ties (Press Release) Five community groups from Australia and Papua New Guinea today filed a formal complaint ...	ACF (Australia)
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15/08/2006	Environmentalists say European firms using stolen Indonesian wood Jakarta, Indonesia - A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday accused leading European flooring ...	Monsters and Critics (UK)
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10/08/2006	The great British forest slander Papua New Guinea's leading Green group, Celcor, this week launched an extraordinary attack on the ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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10/08/2006	Certified timber market speaks for itself (WWF Press Release) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea ' Allegations made in a new report that WWF is ...	WWF (Papua New Guinea)
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09/08/2006	PNG denies forestry abuses claims (Radio Transcript) Autralian Broadcasting Corporation's Steve Marshall explores the recent criticism ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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08/08/2006	PNG denies forestry report claims (Radio Transcipt) ABC follows the PNG government's reactions to the release of a new report claiming ...	ABC Online (Australia)
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07/08/2006	The logging of human rights in PNG (ACF Press Release) Multinational logging companies operating in Papua New Guinea are involved in widespread ...	Australian Conservation Foundation (Australia)
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31/07/2006	Eco-forestry not at commercial forestry's expense PNG - Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch informed that an 'independent review' of the forest ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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20/07/2006	Timber tax scam 'costing PNG $100m a year' Australia is investigating claims that timber companies are rorting the Papua New Guinean Government ...	The Australian (Australia)
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17/07/2006	Pruaitch condemns reports by Greenpeace Papua New Guinea - Forest Minister Patrick Pruaitch has accused Greenpeace for denying PNG's economic ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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15/07/2006	Overwhelming evidence of illegal logging (Eco Forestry Press Release) Papua New Guinea - 'The acting National Forest Services Managing Director's ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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15/07/2006	Stolen Rainforest Timber In Cabinet Office The Prime Minister's efforts to portray himself as an environmental champion suffered another set-back ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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14/07/2006	TTF brands PNG and Solomon timber as 'high risk' UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has told its members that sourcing wood products made from timber ...	ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report
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13/07/2006	Admiralty Arch update: Government fails to prove claims of illegal timber (Greenpeace Press Release) UK - Yesterday we occupied Admiralty Arch where the government is using illegally ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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12/07/2006	Crooked Timber Greenpeace - The government has been using illegal rainforest woods in its buildings again. So we at ...	Guardian (UK)
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12/07/2006	PNG to host forest seminar PAPUA New Guinea will host an international forest seminar in Port Moresby in September, an avenue where ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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08/07/2006	Greens support govt's PNG logging stance Australia - Greens leader Bob Brown has backed Forestry Minister Eric Abetz's criticism of illegal ...	Ninemsn (Australia)
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05/07/2006	Warning Issued Over Illegal Timber UK - The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has told its members that sourcing wood products made of timber ...	Green Building Press (UK)
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03/07/2006	Processed timber imports threatened Papua New Guinea stands to lose K20 million if Australia carries out Senator Eric Abetz's reported ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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29/06/2006	A global bully on the loose Papua New Guinea - A popular pastime of anti-globalisation NGOs like Oxfam is to warn how small poor ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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26/06/2006	Accountability for Pacific forests Papua New Guinea - "It is our responsibility as Papua New Guineans to protect our forests by stopping ...	PNG Post-Courier (Australia)
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24/06/2006	The rape of PNG forests Sexual coercion, corruption and assault are the coin of PNG's illegal logging industry, writes Greg ...	The Australian (Australia)
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14/06/2006	Forest industry provides jobs Papua New Guinea - In recent years, PNG Government ministers, public servants and members of the private ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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05/06/2006	Region: Pacific Losing Biodiversity The European Commission (EC) has submitted a proposal to the European Council and the European Parliament ...	Pacific Magazine (Hawaii)
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29/05/2006	Illegal logging just rampant Comment from Papua New Guinea: "PNG has one of the best forest laws in the world, yet our track ...	PNG Post-Courier (Australia)
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24/05/2006	Volunteers help protect rainforests BEIJING, China -- Chinese Greenpeace volunteers were back home in Beijing yesterday, after two months ...	China Daily
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03/05/2006	Global coalition forms to boost incomes, rights of forest-dwelling communities Conservationists on Thursday launched a global coalition aimed at halving the number of forest-dwelling ...	Associated Press Worldstream
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02/05/2006	It's the law of the jungle - and this woman is ready to fight ANNIE KAJIR was just 24 when she won a precedent-setting case in the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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26/04/2006	Anne of Green Able Anne Kajir combats the greed of Papua New Guinea's timber barons. ...	Daily Grist (USA)
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25/04/2006	Illegal logging in PNG THE Fourth Goal of the National Goals and Directive Principles in the Constitution says all natural resources ...	PNG Post Courier (Australia)
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24/04/2006	Vietnam War veteran among Goldman Environmental Prize winners Three of the winners of the prestigious Goldman Prize fought to uncover illegal logging and its consequences: ...	WKYT (USA)
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21/04/2006	Greenpeace on campaign for Papua forest conservation Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior II has anchored at the Jakarta's Tanjung Priok Port as ...	Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
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13/04/2006	Rainforest Eden for the chop Greenpeace reveals plans to destroy New Guinea Island's forests. ...	Greenpeace
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13/04/2006	Asia pacific loses six million hectares of forest The Asia Pacific region lost more than six million hectares of natural forests, mainly converted to agricultural ...	Pertubuhan Berita Nasional (Malaysia)
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11/04/2006	Biodiversity: Logging on ...	EUPolitix.com (Belgium)
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09/04/2006	For Timber Trade, Many Routes Lead Through Singapore The article describes Singapore's role as a physical and financial hub in the regions illegal timber ...	Washington Post (USA)
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29/03/2006	British firms accused over illegal logging BRITISH and other European Union companies have been complicit in an illegal logging scandal that has ...	The Scotsman (UK)
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28/03/2006	New guide to sustainable wood flooring The darker shades of exotic hardwoods are the new fashion in flooring and manufacturing companies are ...	People and Planet (UK)
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22/03/2006	John Lewis among stores 'selling endangered hardwood' An undercover investigation has discovered that British shops and builders' merchants are selling ...	Independent (UK)
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20/03/2006	PNG: Dutch Told To Shun PNG Logs ...	Pacific Magazine (Hawaii)
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14/03/2006	Greenpeace sails into Papua to protect rainforest Greenpeace flagship, Rainbow Warrior, sailed into the Indonesian province of Papua for the first time ...	Pacific Island News Agency Service
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12/03/2006	GREENPEACE RUES KEY NATIONS' ABSENCE Manila: Greenpeace said yesterday it was disappointed with the absence of representatives from key countries, ...	Global News Wire
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08/03/2006	Papua New Guinea's forests under threat from corruption, illegal logging Illegal logging is destroying large areas of rainforest in Papua New Guinea according to a report released ...	Mongabay (USA)
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04/03/2006	Papua New Guinea's forests illegally logged Three months ago Papua New Guinea's environment minister called on rich countries to pay for his ...	New Scientist (UK)
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02/03/2006	Papua New Guinea accused of ignoring illegal timber trade The pristine forests of Papua New Guinea are at risk of being wiped out through illegal and unsustainable ...	The Independent (UK)
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02/03/2006	PNG Forests a 'Source of Shame' Opinion from the Papua New Guinea Post Courier. ...	Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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01/03/2006	External Reviews Find Most Logging in Papua New Guinea Illegal Jakarta, Indonesia and Washington, DC ' A new report on the commercial logging industry in Papua ...	Forest Trends
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28/02/2006	PNG forest-saving initiative launched Papua New Guinea - Greenpeace volunteers and eco-forestry trainers will work alongside three Lake Murray ...	News.com.au (Australia)
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28/02/2006	Report: Most PNG logging illegal Sydney, Australia - The vast majority of logging operations in Papua New Guinea are illegal, environmentally ...	CNN (USA)
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28/02/2006	Papua New Guinea: Corruption destroying largest Asia-Pacific forest Illegal logging and corruption in Papua New Guinea are destroying the largest remaining tract of primary ...	Agence France Presse
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28/02/2006	Greenpeace helps tribes of the Paradise Forests to protect their land from loggers In the remote forests of Papau New Guinea, illegal and destructive logging continues to threaten both ...	Greenpeace
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13/02/2006	Permits allow loggers to operate A logging company, Frontier Holdings Ltd, has valid and legal permits to operate a timber concession ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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17/11/2005	Nigeria has worst deforestation rate, FAO revises figures Nigeria has the world's highest deforestation rate of primary forests according to revised deforestation ...	Mongabay.com
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03/11/2005	Governance thread runs through cops and forests COMMENT (The National - PNG): It was a governance issue that led Bottom Line to question the role of ...	The National (Papua New Guinea)
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20/10/2005	Major UK Builders' Merchant Removes Illegal Rainforest Timber From Stock ONE OF the biggest builders' merchants in the UK has today pulled illegally logged rainforest timber ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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19/10/2005	Criminal trail of rainforest timber unveiled by Greenpeace investigation Press Release: London -- A criminal trail of illegally logged timber from the world's last rainforests, ...	Greenpeace (UK)
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10/10/2005	The Rape of Gulf Province - Independence Special Papua New Guinea - In the last few years, Malaysian corporate giant Rimbunan Hijau has illegally seized ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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30/09/2005	ALP floats single Pacific market Australia - A Labor proposal for a "Pacific Community" - including a common market and a possible ...	Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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16/08/2005	Malaysian loggers taking PNG revenue: expert An international forest expert says five Malaysian companies are taking most of Papua New Guinea's ...	ABC (Australia)
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30/05/2005	PNG Minister wrong on illegal logging Papua New Guinea - The Eco-Forestry Forum is challenging the Minister for Forests for his failure to ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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04/05/2005	Lobby group warns of changes to PNG forestry laws Environmentalists fear proposed changes to Papua New Guinea's forestry laws could see a return of ...	AAP (Australia)
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18/04/2005	Palm Oil Roundtable not welcome in PNG A visit to PNG by representatives from the international 'Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil' ...	Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
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04/11/2004	PNG's Somare 'Glad' Aussie Journalist Detained Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has reportedly defended the recent detention ...	Scoop (New Zealand)
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03/11/2004	PNG: Jungle justice Papua New Guinea's biggest logging company Rimbunan Hijau (RH) is accused of conducting a culture ...	Special Broadcasting Service (Australia)
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07/09/2004	Malaysia calls on PNG govt to get tough on logging The Chair of the Malaysian Timber Certification Council has recommended the PNG government take tough ...	Scoop (Malaysia)
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01/08/2004	Export of teak logs continues unabated Papua New Guinea - Hundreds of teak trees have been felled in Northern province for export to Thailand ...	The National, Papua New Guinea
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11/06/2004	Farewell to the forests The cash-starved Somare Government is sanctioning the illegal logging of Papua New Guinea's rainforests, ...	The Age, Australia
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13/02/2004	Greenpeace calls on Australia to halt imports of illegal timber from PNG The environmental group Greenpeace called on the Australian government Thursday to halt imports of illegally ...	Agence France Presse
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22/05/2003	Forestry review finds problems with PNG logging deals Papua New Guinea's recent Independent Review of Forest Allocations has deemed three new logging ...	goasiapacific.com
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PRESENTATIONS

DATE	TITLE	AUTHOR
28/01/2011	Sustainable forest management, governance and trade in Papua New Guinea	Dambis Kaip, Papua New Guinea Forests Authority
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28/01/2011	Navigating a way forward for PNG's timber industry: responding to market perceptions and diverse markets	Bob Tate, PNG Forest Industries Association
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28/01/2011	Illegal logging in Papua New Guinea: NGOs perspective	Thomas Paka, Papua New Guinea Eco-Forestry Forum
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23/10/2009	Multilateral initiatives to pilot REDD in Papua New Guinea	Kenn Mondiai, PNG Eco-Forestry Forum
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01/11/2007	Legal Wood Verification: Approach of a private sector inspection company	SGS Forestry Monitoring Services (Bruce Telfer)
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27/04/2007	How illegal timber is coming into China: Greenpeace findings and recommendations - Case of merbau	Greenpeace China (Tamara Stark and Liu Bing)
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26/01/2007	Statement on forest management situations and issues in Papua New Guinea	PNG Government (Trade Minister, Paul Tiensten)
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26/01/2007	Forestry in Papua New Guinea: forest sector studies	ODI (Neil Bird)
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EVENTS

DATE	TITLE
Thursday 25th January 2007	Illegal Logging Update and Stakeholder Consultation Number 9 The ninth in a regular series of meetings coordinated by Chatham House and funded by DFID. The meeting ...
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LINKS

TITLE	DESCRIPTION	REPORT
Asia Illegal Logging NGO Network	This mailing group has been set up by EIA and Telapak for civil society in SE/East Asia to share information and ideas on illegal logging and associated trade and corruption, and on the various political processes where the problem is being tackled, including East Asia FLEG and EU FLEGT.	Broken link
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Canopy Watch	Early in 2012 Canopy Watch embarked on a process of systematic investigation into the implementation of the policy initiative entitled Special Purpose Agricultural Business Leases [SABL] in Papua New Guinea. This policy has transferred almost 5 million hectares of customary land to the tenure structure of 99 year agricultural business leases. Their remit was to listen, understand and document the ground realities of this SABL policy initiative. Basing their research on a coalition of views from traditional and community leaders, forestry experts academics, politicians and civil servants, along with the help and assistance of national and international NGO's. This website is intenced to be developed as a knowledge base documenting the Commission of Inquiry investigations into SABLs.	Broken link
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Masalai i Tokaut	Masalai i Tokaut has been producing reports on the corruption and mismanagement in Papua New Guinea's forest industry since June 2002.	Broken link
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