A provincial governor in Papua New Guinea has taken the government to task over a lack of action against illegal logging. For several years Gary Juffa has been fighting illegal logging operations in his province, Oro, by various foreign companies. In a scathing and loud broadside, the Oro Governor told parliament that rampant illegal logging…
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COP commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific Journalistjohnny.blades@rnz.co.nz Despite a generally mixed response to what has been achieved at COP26, one of Papua New Guinea’s leading voices against illegal logging is encouraged by new commitments made in Glasgow. The global climate talks resulted in commitments on protecting rainforests by multilateral development banks and financial institutions in order to align…
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