Capacity Development Project for Reducing Carbon Emissions from Forest Degradation through Commercial Lagging in PNG by improving Monitoring System of Forest Logging Operations

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.

Publications

Contacts

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Phone: +675 3277 800

Fax: +675 325 4433

P.O. Box 5055, Boroko, NCD

Website: www.pngfa.gov.pg