Asia Pacific > Election adds uncertainty to fate of PNG’s ban on voluntary market REDD+

Election adds uncertainty to fate of PNG’s ban on voluntary market REDD+

Published 11:25 on May 5, 2022  /  Last updated at 04:14 on May 16, 2022  / Mark Tilly /  Asia Pacific, International, Nature-based, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The longer-term fate of Papua New Guinea’s moratorium on new REDD+ projects for the voluntary market hangs in the balance amid a complex domestic political situation, with next month’s election adding to uncertainty over whether the government will lift the ban by 2023, as some have speculated.
The longer-term fate of Papua New Guinea’s moratorium on new REDD+ projects for the voluntary market hangs in the balance amid a complex domestic political situation, with next month’s election adding to uncertainty over whether the government will lift the ban by 2023, as some have speculated.


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