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PNG aims to achieve the following goals, through the NTP: (...)
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• identify, support and involve other institutions and actors in trade policy for sustainable development. Issues such as environmental impact, (...)

Main trade-related legislation, 2019
Area Legislation
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Environment International Trade (Flora and Fauna) Act, 1979; International Trade (Flora and Fauna) Regulations, 1982; Crocodile Trade (Protection) Act, 1974; Crocodile Trade (Protection) Regulations, 1980; Environment Act, 2000; Environmental Contaminants Act, 1978; Environmental Planning Act, 1978; Environmental Planning Regulations, 1992; Water Resources Regulations, 1982
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The Melanesian Free Trade Agreement and the MSG Private Sector Development Strategy, are two corner stones of the MSG 2038 Prosperity for All Plan. (...)Emphasis has been placed on adopting an inclusive approach to private-sector development, unleashing rural entrepreneurship, and heightening the resilience of the private sector to the impact of climate change. (...)

PNG has not submitted any notifications to the Committee on Import Licensing since 1998. At that time, it had affirmed the absence of procedures relevant to the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures. Nevertheless, prior authorization and/or licence requirements remain in place for certain imports, mainly for security, public health and environmental reasons. (...)

Prohibited imports include (…) non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags (…)

(...)a ban on exports of round logs is scheduled to come into effect in 2020. Export controls and restrictions are also in place, largely for the purposes of protecting wildlife, cultural heritage, and the environment. Controlled exports require a prior authorization or a permit issued by the respective competent authority.

The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA) remains in charge of animal health and plant protection, including veterinary drugs and organic fertilizers. (...)The Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), restructured in 2016, is in charge of wildlife and biodiversity protection, and the control of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers.

(...) agriculture has been governed by the National Agriculture Development Plan 2007–16 (NADP). The main objectives of the NADP were to reduce costs and improve quality, to increase the incomes of people dependent on agriculture, to improve sustainability and to increase the opportunity for women to make decisions in agriculture.

The Government is concerned with the sustainability of the timber industry, and has set a target in the MTDS to reduce the rate of harvest of primary forests from 9 to 5% per year by 2022, and levies export duties of up to 42% on logs. (...) The country is endowed with a vast forest resource and Government recognizes this and has used it to improve the socio-economic conditions of its rural majority, with due environmental safeguards.

The PNGFA has collaborated with the EU, United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) to develop a multi-purpose inventory of forest resources. (...).