Report
Enhancing the implementation of community forestry approaches in Papua New Guinea: Final Report
Australian Centre for International Agrigulture Research (ACIAR)
2019
Abstract
This project focused on interaction between people and forests and investigated how forest can sustain livelihoods and improve food security.
80% of Papua New Guineans live in rural areas and they depend heavily on their forests. Forests cover 63% of Papua New Guinea, and 97% of these forests are held in customary land ownership. Communities own most land and forests, so community forestry offers villagers a way of managing or developing these assets.
Community forestry-sustainable forest management ('community-based reforestation' of clan-owned grasslands) or 'Ecoforestry' (timber from clan forests processed by the community) may keep the benefits of forests within communities.
This project helped people work together to sustainably manage native forest or grow trees.
Details
- Title
- Enhancing the implementation of community forestry approaches in Papua New Guinea: Final Report
- Authors
- John Herbohn - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands ResearchJack BaynesGrahame Applegate - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research CentreBob Fisher - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research CentreDavid SmorfittNestor Gregorio - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research CentreWilliam Unsworth - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, USC Business School - LegacyMartin Golman - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
- Publication details
- 47 pages
- Publisher
- Australian Centre for International Agrigulture Research (ACIAR)
- Date published
- 2019
- ISBN
- 9781925746952
- Organisation Unit
- Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; USC Business School - Legacy; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991113046302621
- Output Type
- Report
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