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Lulu John, Warume Sakas and Aebi Sakas bring home food and medicine gathered from the forest at Elie, Middle Fly District, PNG.
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Some solutions come from the forests themselves. Others rely on
shoppers thousands of kilometres away. And, inevitably, one solution
depends on strong, responsible governments to protect the land with
adequate laws.
We can all take action to end illegal and destructive logging of the Paradise Forests. What can you do?
We can all take action to end illegal and destructive logging of the Paradise Forests. What can you do?
1 Consumer action
Illegally logged timber is sold around the world every day as furniture, flooring and other timber products. The solution is simple. Don’t buy ancient forest timber products.More info on consumer solutions
2 Ecoforestry
In the Paradise Forests, something remarkable is happening. Community landowners are taking back their forest and creating a viable industry from ecologically sustainable forest use. It's called ecoforestry.3 Protection under law
Urgent protection for the Paradise Forests is needed now. Only international legal intervention and sustainability programs can save the forest from large-scale illegal logging by greedy foreign companies.More on legal and political solutions
4 Boundary marking
Boundary marking means defining boundaries. The process of demarcating territory officially recognises land that is inhabited or used by its traditional owners. It guarantees them the right to keep invaders off their land and use it as they wish. It also give them effective power over the natural resources found on this land.
