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Carbon Market Watch (CMW) argues that the proposed "REDD+ Project in Oro Province of Papua New Guinea" by Kanaka Management Services Private Limited should be rejected by Verra due to significant "red flags" in its Project Description Document (PDD). CMW highlights a lack of evidence for the project's baseline deforestation estimates, additionality assumptions, and stakeholder consultation processes. The project, which would be the second largest Verra VCS project if approved, aims to generate 8.1 million credits annually for 100 years, but CMW contends that the PDD fails to provide the necessary data, maps, and justifications to verify these claims. Furthermore, CMW notes that a moratorium issued by Papua New Guinea's Ministry for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change on March 2, 2022, likely renders the project ineligible.

Global Witness found that logging operations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) frequently violate the Forestry Act, including logging in prohibited areas and ignoring landowner consent. Because China imports a vast majority of PNG's logs but lacks laws against importing illegal timber, its timber sector faces commercial and legal risks in markets like the US and EU. The report recommends that China implement mandatory due diligence for timber imports and that PNG establish a moratorium on new logging permits.