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18 Sep 2006
Reforesting Deforested Lands and Growing a Multi-Million Dollar Timber Industry in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea
Aim of the project is to educate more than 15,000 plus students from primary, secondary, tertiary, technical, and private schools in Western Highlands Province about reforestation, climate change, and conservation issues and challenges in order to develop an increased understanding and appreciation of these pressing environmental issues facing Papua New Guinea currently.
Forestry officer, John Konts, and Me at the Kagamuga Tree Nursery – April 2005.
KVEDO Inc, the local NGO in Mt. Hagen, Western Highlands Province, will spearhead the public awareness campaigns through speeches, presentations, and open forums in all schools throughout the province targeting more than 15,000 students by informing them to become aware of pressing environmental issues affecting their country and encouraging them to be proactive in reforestation, conservation, and climate change management practices and activities in their respective rural villages in the coming years.