One World:Environmental Vigilante Group-Enforcing International Conservation Laws/Views on Papua New Guinea Timber Industry

Abstract

This edition of One World focuses on two of the highly discussed issues in the Pacific; fishing and logging. Carolyn Court reports on the work of an environmental vigilante group enforcing International fishing conservation laws, as well as promoting traditional fisheries knowledge. This group is known as the "Sea Shephard's Society" formed in 1977 by Captain Paul Watson in the Pacific. On the logging issue, Carolyn Court speaks to Tony Bower (Forestry Consultant) who explains the helicopter logging concept which is seen as the only viable option to reduce environmental effects of large scale logging. Sasa Jebe, Director of the Non-Government Organisation "Village Development Trust", provides an example of a small scale forestry operation and how this concept can work.