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Country Report - Papua New Guinea

Asia-Pacific Forestry Sector Outlook Study Working Paper No: APFSOS/WP/47

Year of publication 1997

Author Forestry Economics and Policy Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Forestry Sector Outlook Studies

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The state of the forestry sector in Papua New Guinea, covering forest resources, policy and legislation, wood products and processing and markets.

Language English

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