Deforestation in Papua New Guinea

Satellite images exemplify massive loss of forest cover in New Ireland between 1989 (bottom) and 2000 (top)

Deforestation in Papua New Guinea has been extensive and in recent decades from 2001 to 2020, Papua New Guinea (PNG) lost 1.57Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.7% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 1.15Gt of CO₂e emissions.[1][2]

Deforestation in Papua New Guinea is mainly a result of illegal logging, which contributed to 70-90% of all timber exports, one of the highest rates in the world.[3] Illegal logging is linked to corruption, environmental issues and human rights concerns.[4]

The PNG Government is interested in turning the asset [5] into carbon trading revenue through the REDD programme.[6] April Salome Forest Management Area is a pilot project for REDD initiative by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "How Tree Cover Loss Data Has Changed Over Time | GFW Blog". Global Forest Watch Content. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
  3. ^ Global Corruption Report 2011: Climate Change, Corruption A root cause of deforestation and forest degradation Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Patrick Alley (director of Global Witness). pg.299-311
  4. ^ corruption report 2009 Corruption and the Private Sector[permanent dead link] Transparency International August 2009 page 288-289
  5. ^ Money grows on trees The Economist June 6th 2009
  6. ^ Global Corruption Report 2011: Climate Change Archived 2015-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Hypothetical offsets Carbon trading and land rights in Papua New Guinea, Sarah Dix (Transparency International Papua New Guinea) 345-347
  7. ^ Chris Lang Anatomy of a deal: The April Salome REDD project in Papua New Guinea. Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ April-Salome all set for carbon trading. The National June 22, 2010
  9. ^ Colin Filer How April Salumei Became the REDD Queen. In Tropical Forests Of Oceania: Anthropological Perspectives, edited by FILER COLIN, BELL JOSHUA A., and WEST PAIGE, 179-210. Australia: ANU Press, 2015.
  10. ^ "Papua New Guinea: not ready for REED" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-08-29.