Vanimo-Green in West Sepik is the only district in the country that has a land use plan, says local MP Belden Namah.
The Vanimo-Green MP and PNG Party parliamentary leader made this comment on the FM100 radio talkback show yesterday.
“What is lacking is a land use plan to guide a government at the LLG, provincial and national level,” Namah said.
He stated that the land use plan is a blueprint that will be used to direct development in specific areas.
Namah boasted about his rainforest and rugged electorate having the biggest oil palm plantation in the country spanning 140 hectares, beside its major revenue earner from logging.
He added that the district is also tapping into carbon trading, using expert advice to preserve its dense forest.
“We are mobilising landowners throughout the district to go into carbon trading, which will cover 500,000 hectares of forest,” Namah said.
He also revealed that Green River, which is the head of the famous Sepik River, will be developed into a tourism area.