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This audio programme presents a debate on plantation forestry in New Zealand, focusing on the environmental and economic implications of commercial forest development. It examines the expansion of plantation forests—primarily monocultures such as radiata pine—and their role in replacing native forests and supporting the timber industry. The discussion highlights concerns about biodiversity loss, ecosystem simplification, and land-use change associated with large-scale plantations, as well as arguments promoting plantations as a sustainable alternative to logging native forests. Broader issues include the balance between economic growth and environmental protection, and the evolving role of policy and public perception in shaping forestry practices.

This audio programme explores efforts in the Pacific region to reduce the environmental impacts of logging through improved forest management practices and capacity-building workshops. It highlights strategies aimed at mitigating deforestation effects, protecting biodiversity, and maintaining ecosystem services in tropical forest environments. The programme also addresses emerging concerns related to climate change, particularly the monitoring of sea-level rise and its implications for island ecosystems and communities. Emphasis is placed on integrating scientific monitoring, policy development, and local capacity to strengthen environmental governance and resilience. Logging and land-use change are identified as key pressures on Pacific ecosystems, contributing to degradation, sedimentation, and biodiversity loss, while climate change and sea-level rise add further stress to already vulnerable systems.

The wondering Albatross is the world's largest seabird. Tens of thousands of seabirds are dying each year on the high seas. Similar to sea turtles they die on the hooks of long line of fisheries. Scientists are now trying to establish the impact on the population and using the satellites to track the flight patterns of the wondering albatross seabird. At least 44 thousands Albatross are killed each year in the southern hemisphere by long line fishing fleets. The long line fishing fleets operates in the southern ocean just the north of Antarctica, and the south Pacific and south Indian oceans.

The amendment was to give the logging industry control by stacking it with number of over forest project, and not to address the revenue issues which is the issue of the landowner.

A voluntary group, roaming the international waters to document, investigate and enforce international environmental law by stopping ship in illegal fishing and whaling. Forestry and timber operation in PNG using helicopter to monitor the forest and logging operation by timber companies.

The South Pacific Forum Secretariat has an energy section which work on wide range of projects relating to fuel and energy. These project include working with electric utility to provide electric services on solar power to remote areas and are also developing energy database for the region. Logging on Papua New Guinea, from Asian companies and shipping them to Japan, having an endless hunger for tropical logging, and PNG have fallen victim to this. And in just 3 years exports have tripled.