A MAJOR LIABILITY: Illegal logging in Papua New Guinea threatens China’s timber sector and global reputation

China’s Belt and Road Initiative now includes over USD 1 trillion of planned investments spanning the globe.1 Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the newest members of this infrastructure and trade program, and its inclusion formalizes an increasingly substantial economic relationship between the two countries.2 China owns nearly one-quarter of PNG’s debt, and has recently announced plans to launch agriculture and roadbuilding projects worth billions that have the potential to transform PNG’s rural countryside.

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Source URL https://png-data.sprep.org/dataset/logging