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Information on non-government organisations (NGOs) in PNG

Rainforest and conservation portal, includes news and cyberactivities.

PNG general information/news portal

The Solomon Islands Development Administration and Participatory Planning Programme website

Papua New Guinea Forests and NGO Sites

The PNG Eco Forestry Forum promotes integrated rural community development and sustainable resource use through a viable and sustainable eco-forestry industry. Greenpeace is a member.

ATprojects is a Goroka-based NGO which works with NGOs, and the provincial government in the Eastern Highlands Province of PNG.

FSPI (the Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International) is a network of South Pacific island NGOs and overseas affiliates.

Mahonia na Dari ("Guardians of the Sea" in the local Talasea language) has been working to protect PNG's abundant biodiversity by promoting the sustainable development of its biological and cultural resources.

The Parataxonomist Training Center is devoted to promoting biological education, research and conservation of biodiversity in PNG.

Partners with Melanesians is exploring sustainable non-timber forest products as a basis for economic development.

Village Development Trust (VDT) is an indigenous NGO that has become recognised as a leader in the fields of eco-forestry and conservation.

Palm Oil Action is concerned about oil palm plantation development and deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea.

Good Wood Guides and Timber Alternatives

The Certified Forest Products Council promotes forest certification as a tool to conserve, protect and restore the world's forests. This site enables you to search for FSC certified products globally.

Lots of information about which woods to avoid and how to build using good woods. Includes a list of timber suppliers in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney.

Instructions on which good wood to use for specific building projects.

Contacts for good wood and timber alternatives advisory groups.

The Plantation Equity Society site - an Australian company specialising in the management of hardwood tree plantations.

Forest alternatives - timber framing and using traditional materials

Sustainable products resource

Pacific Green converts (senile) coconut palms into building materials, equal to or better than conventional timber product

The Forest Stewardship Council's site

Maisin Tapa

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Larry Rinder meets Maisin artists

US school student Emma Craib's tapa site

Australian Forest Sites

Rainforest Action Network. This site includes simple, effective fact sheets.

A section of the above site which includes lesson plans and videos for school teachers.

International Forest Sites

Greenpeace International's Ancient Forest Campaign

Greenpeace's Kids for Forests site

Greenpeace Canada's Forests Campaign

UN forum on forests

North America forest conservation site

North American based rainforest conservation group

Food and Agriculture Organisation, forests and forestry, includes good maps of forest distribution

PNG Media Links

Newspaper owned by Malaysian logging giant, Rimananen Hijau

Post Courier, Murdoch owned daily

The Independent, published weekly

Other PNG Sites of Interest

The National Research Institute promotes research into PNG's society and economy

Site of the PNG Chamber of Commerce, deals with forests issues in the context of broader economic developments

PNG Transparency International

Australian NGO Sites

ACFOA (Australian Council for Overseas Aid) works on Australian aid to PNG and Solomon Islands

Other Pacific Environmental Sites

WWF's Pacific Islands campaigns, including forests

WWF's global forests campaign

The Pacific Concerns Resource Centre campaigns on environment, human rights, decolonisation, demilitarisation, sustainable human development and good governance.