Welcome
Welcome to Operation Painim Graun na Planim Diwai! Our goal is to plant 800,000 hectares of trees for commercial, domestic and conservation purposes by the year 2050. All 21 provinces in PNG are expected to contribute 1,100 hectares of trees every year until 2050. This means a total of 23,100 hectares of trees planted each and every year.
The PNG Forest Authority cannot do this alone. We need the support of all forestry stakeholders including landowners, government agencies, civil society groups and the timber industry. In addition to expanding our commercial plantations on state land, we're promoting multiple land-use arrangements that sustain the short-term needs of customary landowners whilst waiting for their trees to mature.
We look forward to collaborating with you!
Mr. John Mosoro, Managing Director, PNG Forest Authority, Port Moresby
Program context
PNG's Vision 2050 aims to "develop and grow the manufacturing, services, agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism sectors" leading to a strong, broad-based, competitive economy with high disposable household incomes. By 2050, the renewable resource sector is expected to generate around 70% of GDP, with forestry supporting wealth creation through on-shore processing of logs and establishment of tree plantations.
Operation Painim Graun na Planim Diwai (PGPD) aims to fast-track the PNG government's afforestation and reforestation strategies, leading to 800,000 hectares of new trees planted by the year 2050. To realize our national goal, each province is expected to plant over 1,100 hectares of trees each year.
The program will assist tree planting operations on both customary land and state land; working through the PNG Forest Authority's regional and provincial forestry offices.
Painim graun (secure land)
The program's landowner awareness concept comprises two awareness raising steps (A and C) and two data-collection steps (B and D) that encourage customary landowners to secure land that is suitable for tree planting operations. The PNG Forest Authority's regional and provincial forestry offices are equipped with multi-media awareness tools that help landowners to think about two important questions:
- Why plant trees?
- Am I ready to plant trees?
Landowners who are interested to learn more about trees are invited to register with Operation PGPD. Landowner groups who plan to establish a tree planting project can then apply to Operation PGPD for assistance. PNGFA staff and approved local partners collect landowner registration and application data using either pen and paper, smart phones or tablets. There's also an online gateway for viewing and analysing the data collected in tables, charts and maps; supporting reforestation planning, decision-making and service delivery at all levels.
Planim diwai (plant trees)
Operation PGPD assists tree planting operations on both customary land and state land; working through the PNG Forest Authority's regional and provincial forestry offices. Many landowners can plant trees in and around their village, including:
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Along a land boundary -
With cash crops
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With food crops
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Around their house
Some landowners can also plant trees in abandoned areas to:
- Add value to grasslands
- Improve wetlands
- Restore logged over forests
- Restore old gardening areas
The PNG Forest Authority will sign community tree planting agreements with successful applicants that have met the program's competitive selection criteria, including:
- Organisational status
- Community resources
- Land-use plan
- Estimated costs and returns
Program partners
Operation PGPD is financed by the PNG Forest Authority with support from the Reforestation Levy and the Public Investment Program. Activities are led by the Authority's Forest Development Directorate and undertaken with hands-on assistance from five partner organizations in PNG:
- Department of Lands and Physical Planning
- Department of National Planning and Monitoring
- National Agricultural Research Institute
- Pacific Island Projects
- SME Corporation
The PNG Forest Authority is keen to build long-term partnerships with landowners, government agencies, civil society organisations and the timber industry. The program kicked-off with a series of regional planning workshops; bringing together forestry officers and local stakeholders.
Information and resources
The Landowner Awareness Kit assists the PNG Forest Authority to identify landowners and landowner groups who are ready to plant trees on their land.
A selection of awareness pamphlets are listed below:
STEP A: Why plant trees?- STEP B: What is Operation PGPD?
- STEP C: Are you ready to plant trees?
- STEP D: Which trees shall I plant (PNG highlands)?
- STEP D: Which tree shall I plant (PNG lowlands)?
For more information and resources visit the:
Photo gallery
In February 2017, Mr. Tunou Sabuin received the Landowner Awareness Package from Pacific Island Projects on behalf of the PNG Forest Authority.
During 2016, regional workshop activities included community tree planting, group discussions and testing of awareness tools and techniques
Highlands regonal workshop participants
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Project focus area: Communication, learning and knowledge building (CLKB), Community driven development (CDD), Forests, climate change and REDD (FCCREDD)