Reforestation & Afforestation Directorate

CORE OBJECTIVES / FUNCTIONS

The management, development and protection of the nation’s resources and environment in such a way as to conserve and renew them as an asset for succeeding generations.

The maximization of Papua New Guinea participation in wise use and development of forest resources as a renewable asset.

The utilization of nation’s forest resource to achieve economic growth, employment creation and industrial, and increase downstream processing of forest resources.

National Plantation Development and Reforestation Strategy Objectives

  • To create and manage timber under sustained yield principles,
  • To promote land cover and protection of degraded land surfaces
  • To develop and manage forest plantations on a commercially sustainable basis,
  • To promote reforestation and afforestation as a means to maintain forest estate,
  • To promote the establishment woodlots, agroforestry, community forestry, farm forestry, in rural and urban areas,
  • Develop a rolling five-year national Reforestation & Afforestation Program
  • Reforestation and afforestation for the highlands to address forest cover and timber requirements in the future
  • Provincial and LLGs to be involved in reforestation and afforestation projects
  • Land to be secured under Joint venture agreement, Lease-Lease back, and Land Lease Agreement.

Reforestation & Afforestation Key functions

  • Lead and manage the coordination of plantation development for the purpose of revenue generation for PNG and landowners,
  • Develop sustainable forest management plantations to meet PNG’s climate change commitment and the needs of future generation.
  • Develop plantation procedures and processes to meet certification standards

KEY RESULTS AREAS AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES 

 KEY RESULT AREAS  KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES
 Increase in areas of forest plantations established  45,000 hectares of land identified and acquired annualy
 Increase in areas of community forest extension activities  22 provincial nurseries and 89 district nurseries
 Increase natural forest management areas  5,000 ha annually through natural regeneration
 Improved management of the Wau/ Bulolo  Revenue agreement with PNGFP 330 ha planted annually 500,000 seedlings annually K7 - K9 million anually 

 

UPDATE ON PLANTATIONS

 PLANTATIONS  AREA  MANAGEMENT STATUS
 Bulolo  9,463.34  Sustainably managed
 Ulabo  1,500  Harvested, replanting in progress
 Kuriva  1,400  Harvested, under 2nd rotation coppicing stratergy
 Brown River  2,600  Harvested, under 2nd rotation coppicing strategy
 Waghi  2,010.10  Promote salvaged operations with SME's
 Lapegu  2,723.02  Promote salvaged operations with SME's
 Oomsis  200  Planting on-going
Madang NC 820 Partially harvested, to be rehabilitated
Keravat 110 Preservation for seed production
Kaut 300 2nd rotation replanting on-going
Ialibu 240 Planting on-going, commercial thinning for poles, treated at Kagamuga

 

LOG EXPORT FROM MAJOR PLANTATIONS 2011 - 2021

 PLANTATIONS  AREA  VOLUME EXPORTED  STUMPAGE VALUE IN KINA
 Kuriva  1,400  56,378  7,127,270.00
 Ulabo  1,500  136,276  7,000,000.00
 Kaut  300  9,000  441,000.00
 Total    201,654  14,568,270.00

 

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