PACIFIC: Call for Australia to ban illegal timber imports
Updated
The Australian Conservation Foundation has stepped up pressure on the Australian government to ban imports of illegally logged timber from the Asia Pacific region. The ACF's call comes in the wake of Papua New Guinea's new cabinet line-up on Wednesday, in which Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare appointed Belden Namah the new Forestry Minister. Mr Namah part-owns a parcel of land which was granted a logging licence by the government earlier this year, raising the possibility of a conflict of interest.
Presenter: Barbara Heggen
Speakers: Lee Tan from the Australian Conservation Foundation
