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Up to 39 million trees in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay rainforest are at risk of logging, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage, and Indigenous communities.
Up to 39 million trees in Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay rainforest are at risk of being logged and shipped to China, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage, and Indigenous communities.
Loggers are offering cash and infrastructure promises to eight communities, many with limited access to basic services, increasing their vulnerability.
The forest, home to 7% of global species and 6.9 billion tonnes of carbon, supports endangered wildlife.
Environmental group Cool Earth is helping three communities resist logging through cash transfers and forest monitoring training, with five others seeking support.
Without urgent intervention, hundreds of thousands of hectares of primary rainforest could be lost.
Hasta 39 millones de árboles en la selva tropical de Milne Bay de Papúa Nueva Guinea están en riesgo de ser talados, amenazando la biodiversidad, el almacenamiento de carbono y las comunidades indígenas.