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Regional Study on Pacific Islands Forestry Legislation

Year of publication 2002

Pages 43 p.

Author Fingleton, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series title FAO Legal Papers

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This paper reviews the forestry legislation in six Pacific Islands countries: Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. It was produced in preparation for a proposed regional workshop that FAO is planning to organize to discuss the issues and challenges for forestry legislation in the South- west Pacific, and to identify possible options for government decision-making to improve the legislation.

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