References - Relevant but dated papers

Sandalwood has been considered by several Pacific Island countries for village-based income generation (e.g., Kadavu in Fiji, and Erromango in Vanuatu. It is regarded as a sound prospect for a village-based investment to produce highly priced oil and incense, as well as timber for specialty furniture items. However, advice should be sought from New Caledonia on technical aspects of production.

Galip (Canarium spp) has a potential as a nut tree, as well as supplying a useful timber for interior finish, utility furniture and flooring. Its main distribution is in East/West Sepik, New Britain, and Central Provinces. It is not included in the list above because of the time to produce nuts.

References - Relevant but dated papers are:

Lane-Poole, C.E. (1925) The Forest Resources of the territories of Papua and New Guinea, Commonwealth Papers, Vol 2.

Dadswell H.E. and Eckersley A.M. (1943) Some Timber Species of Papua and New Guinea with Descriptive Notes on Properties and Uses and Means of Identification. CSIR Division of Forest Products, Report No. 1, 1943.

Dadswell H.E. and Eckersley A.M. (1944) Notes on Some Timber Species of Papua and New Guinea. Additions to Report No 1.

TPNG, Dept of Forests (1957) The Forests and Forest Conditions in the Territories of Papua and New Guinea. Port Moresby.

Louise Morauta, John Pernetta (Eds) (1982): Traditional conservation in PNG: Implications for today. Monograph 16: William Heaney Institute of Applied Social and Economic Research.

Various Tropical Forest Research Notes by Silviculture Research personnel. 1971 onwards.