By Rex Sos
Heavy logging activity has been going on in Madang Province for the last 50 years.
Some 500,000 hectares of forest have been harvested and unique eco systems destroyed under the name of logging.
The increase in duty on round log exports, introduced in the 2020 budget, is having a positive effect according to analysis conducted by ACT NOW!
The higher export duty has both increased government revenue and driven down the level of logs exports inline with government policy.
