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Seven projects fail to attain goals:
Report
SEVEN projects in Papua New Guinea funded by the International
Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) were not successful, while
also failing to achieve stated objectives and having little or no
impact on target beneficiaries along with poor management of the
projects.
This was revealed in a report by the PNG Eco-Forestry Forum for
the Civil Society Advisory Group of ITTO in preparation for the
42nd ITTO session.
The report unveiled US$3.26 million approved funding by ITTO for
12 proposals submitted by Papua New Guinea since its formation in
1986.
The breakup of the funding saw US$2.83 million went to these seven
projects while US$432,000 was for five pre-projects.
The report further stated that of the seven approved projects,
three were classified by ITTO as reforestation and forest
management projects, the other three as economic information and
market intelligence project while the remaining one a forest
industry development project.
The report also noted that within the period of 2004 to 2006,
there had been a marked increase in the number of funded proposals
and level of funding in the last two years (2005/2006).
In providing the overview of approved projects, the report stated
of the seven projects funded by ITTO, four projects funded in 1990
at a value of US$1,498, 878 were all completed projects which were
that of:
*Forest industry development studies;
*East New Britain balsa industry strengthening project;
*East New Britain balsa industry strengthening project II; and
*Wood products and marketing organisation feasibility study.
Further more, three other projects were approved since June 2005
with financial approval of US$243,000 for the increasing market
opportunity project (No.335/05) that were due to be withdrawn at
the end of January, thus indicating that the project had not been
implemented, the report stated.
Currently, as per the report, another two more ITTO funded
projects, sustainable management of tropical forest resources
through stakeholder agreements in traditionally owned areas of
PNG, and the enhancing PNG’s timber marketing information system
being underway for a total funding of US$1,089,504.
Meanwhile, a council session to discuss numerous agendas is
scheduled to take place tomorrow at the Parliament House while
today the delegates go on field trips to visit Panakawa Veneer &
Plywood Factory in the Western province and other projects in Mt
Hagen, Lae and Rabaul.
 
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