Kuala Lumpur, Oct 14, 2025 (AFP) - Papua New Guinea's rainforest under major threat says new report

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2025-10-14

Millions of hectares of virgin rainforest in Papua New Guinea are under threat due to a contentious permit scheme, environmental groups warned on Tuesday. A new 56-page report by Malaysian-based forestry watchdog RimbaWatch, the Papua New Guinea Environment Alliance and the Bruno Manser Fonds, states that at least 1.68 million hectares -- an area larger than East Timor -- have been potentially earmarked for deforestation under so-called Forest Cl......

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