The newly appointed Minister for Forests Hon. Walter Schnaubelt has encouraged staff of Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) to work as a team to achieve the objectives of the Forestry sector.He said this when taking over the Ministry from Hon. Solan Mirisim at the PNGFA headquarters in Port Moresby on January 12^th, 2021.

Minister Schnaubelt said: “Taking on the new ministry will depend

Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) should start collecting K20 per cubic meter based on log harvest to implement and drive the new corporate restructure,’ National Forest Service Managing Director Mr. Tunou Sabuin said during the handover-takeover of the Forest Minister on January 12^th, 2021 in Port Moresby.

MD Sabuin said: “I believe that all the directions that the PNGFA set to move forward are all enshrined and stipulated in

The Member for Telefomin and current Minister of Defence Hon. Solan Mirisim says the forestry sector has more to contribute to the positive development of Papua New Guinea but needs support in its areas of need in order for it to deliver.

Mr. Mirisim said this when officially handing over the Forest ministerial portfolio to the Member for Namatanai Hon. Walter Schnaubelt on January 12^th,

Talasea District of West New Britain province on Friday, March 5^th, 2021 handed over the acquittal of K7 million to the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) being for the use of Log Export Development Levy (LEDL) in 2019-2020.

Member for Talasea Open and West New Britain Governor Hon. Francis Maneke handed over the acquittal as well as another submission for an additional K5 million for the district’s use