Papua New Guinea opens new National Forest Inventory Office
In recent years, the Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) has significantly improved its capacity for monitoring the nation’s vast forests, supported by various partners including FAO through the UN-REDD National Programme and the EU funded National Forest Inventory Project. In support of this work, a new National Forest Inventory (NFI) Office funded by the EU was opened in a ceremony on 3 August 2017 by the EU Ambassador to PNG H.E. Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos. The inauguration was also attended by Minister for Forests & Climate Change Hon. Douglas Tomuriesa, Managing Director of the PNG Forestry Authority Mr Tunou Sabuin, and Head of the FAO Office in PNG Mr Ken Shimizu, as well as other government officials, technical experts and development partners.