Review of Forest Harvesting Projects Being Processed Towards a Timber Permit or a Timber Authority – Review Methodology
By The Independent Forestry Review Team View PublicationKey regulatory and administrative changes were introduced to the Papua New Guinea forestry sector throughout the 1990s to better regulate forest harvesting; to better protect environmentally fragile areas from harvesting impacts; and to better manage the forest resource on a sustainable timber yield basis. The combined effect of the new measures have included a significant slowing down of the rate at which new forestry projects are being processed and approved.