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Tavolo Villagers Perform Customary Welcome in Papua New Guinea

Tavolo village chief William Apeaua and members of Tavolo village on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea welcome outsiders with a 'sing sing' to come in peace and with good intentions. The forest provides food, medicine, craft and building materials for the Tavolo community. 
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Forest Solutions - Ecoforestry in Papua New Guinea

The forest provides food, medicine, craft and building materials for the people of Papua New Guinea. Community ecoforestry enterprises have been in place across PNG for many years with varying degrees of success. With the support of local NGO partners such as FORCERT and Foundation for People and Community Development (FPCD), communities have been able to put in place an alternative to industrial logging and SABLs (Special Agriculture Business Leases) and protect their forest for future generations. Pictures include the Awane Clan near Madang who have been producing ecotimber since 2004, and now own their portable sawmill. Also included are photos from the Tavolo FSC certiifed community forest management area in New Britain, Papua New Guinea.  It is a collective community effort and with only 2 or 3 trees felled per hectare and with no roads, the environmental impact is very low. 
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Unique identifier: GP04O47 
Type: Image 
Shoot date: 13/12/2012 
Locations: East New Britain Province (PNG), Papua New Guinea, Tavolo
Credit line: © Greenpeace / John Novis 
Size: 5760px × 3840px     23.05 MB 
Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)