The political economy of forest management in Papua New Guinea

Abstract

This book contains the reflections of scholars, policy-makers and practitioners with first-hand knowledge of recent developments in the political, social and economic dimensions of forest management in Papua New Guinea. The first part of the book contains a number of case studies of the local politics of large-scale logging projects in various parts of the country; the second part is devoted to discussion of various aspects of the forest industry at national and regional levels; while the third part deals with the practical problems of achieving a more sustainable regime of forest management.