Conservation Environment and Protection Authority

Conservation Environment and Protection Authority (CEPA) managing director Gunther Joku revealed that the area of conservation is lacking Government support.

Joku explained that the environment is beneficial to the people and therefore must be conserved and protected.

He said the Government must continue to be responsible to fund this particular sector.

Joku also highlighted the need to reform the existing Conservation Areas Act.

He said that the law has been around for a long time and a lot has changed and so much development has taken place.

The funding will go towards a community-based forest and coastal conservation and resource management in PNG project.

The project is implemented by the Conservation Environment and Protection Authority (CEPA) of PNG, with two years of funding provided by the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed today by CEPA and ENB Provincial Government, and separately with the WNB Provincial Government, which enables the project to go ahead.