Better governance to save rainforests
Abstract
Urgent measures are needed to help Papua New Guinea to develop sustainably. The country is beset by corporate misdealing and weak governance, and consequently its biologically and culturally rich forests are imperiled. Attempts by the World Bank and other organizations to improve forest governance have been largely frustrated. As a result, overcutting of forests continues apace, with most accessible forests likely to be logged or to disappear in just one to two decades. Foreign corporations...