AGENCY
PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
TARGET GROUP
・Direct beneficiaries: PNG Forest Authority (Officers from the headquarter and the
provincial offices), Logging companies, Landowners.
・Ultimate beneficiaries: All people in Papua New Guinea
DURATION
14/April/2022 - 13/April/2025
PROJECT SITE
・Marshall Lagoon & Unu Amau Consolidated FMA Extension Project in Central Province
・Amanab Blocks 1-4 & Imonda-Awai Consolidated FMA Project in West Sepik Province
・Open Bay in East New Britain Province
OVERALL GOAL
Forests in PNG are conserved, and managed in a sustainable manner, and, at the same time, its conservation is promoted as an important measure against climate change.
PROJECT PURPOSE
The capacity of stakeholders for the enforcement of rules and procedures on logging operations and natural regeneration activities is strengthened for reducing forest degradation and promoting low-emission logging.
OUTPUTS
1. The Planning, Monitoring, and Control Procedure (PMCP) and the Logging Code of
Practice (LCoP) is well understood and applied by project stakeholders (Government, Forest industry, etc).
2. The ability of stakeholders (Government, Forest industry, Landowners, etc.) to effectively
carry out natural regeneration practices is improved.
3. Field carbon monitoring procedures for logging operations are developed.
ACTIVITIES
Output 1:
1.1 Challenges are identified by reviewing the actual use of PMCP and LCoP, as well as
information flow of logging activities.
1.2 Based on the review of the information organized in activity 1-1, examine and identify
ways to strengthen PNG-FRIMS and utilize new technologies related to GIS and remote
sensing to effectively promote sustainable forest management complying with PMCP and
LCoP.
1.3 Set criteria for selecting pilot site(s) to undertake trials of the effective forest management
complying with PMCP and LCoP, and determine the pilot site(s).
1.4 At the pilot site(s), test the technologies identified by the activity 1-2.
1.5 Identify effective ways to disseminate PMCP and LCoP to the stakeholders, and provide
necessary training for the PNGFA officers to conduct the dissemination.
1.6 Support PNGFA officers to disseminate PMCP and LCoP to timber company foresters.
1.7 Prepare programs and materials introducing the outputs of the project and help PNGFA to
disseminate the outputs to the stakeholders in a workshop(s).
Output 2:
2.1 Find out issues for managing natural regeneration after logging.
2-2 Identify key stakeholders and examine implementation structure and technical
improvement measures for solving the issues identified in Activity 2-1.
2-3 Conduct pilot activities on natural regeneration by PNGFA officers and key stakeholders
at the pilot site(s) determined in activities 1-3.
2-4 Develop the draft user manual in cooperation with the key stakeholders.
2-5 Finalize the user manual to disseminate natural regeneration techniques to PNGFA
officers and key stakeholders.
Output 3:
3.1 Review the effects of complying with PMCP and LCoP to low emission logging activities.
3-2 Identify indicators to assess low-emission logging activities (e.g. Area for roads and log
landings, damaged woods due to felling, etc.).
3-3 Identify and develop a methodology for monitoring, recording, reporting, or reducing
emission levels from logging operations through trials and validations in the pilot site(s).
3-4 Develop a training program and provide necessary training to adopt carbon monitoring
for PNGFA field officers.
3-5 Compile proposals to introduce incentives to logging sites implementing low emission
logging.
3-6 Compile proposals for forest carbon monitoring and reducing emissions from logging
operations on the basis of the activity 3-1 to the activity 3-5.
3-7 Organize a Workshop to disseminate the results of project activities.