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France's Macron announces initiative to preserve primary forests of Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) visit Varirata national park forest in Port Moresby on July 28, 2023. AFP - LUDOVIC MARIN

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Friday a partnership to "remunerate" Papua New Guinea for its efforts to preserve the primary forest. The first of its kind, the deal is an environmental model that France wants to see reproduced elsewhere.

The French president was given a tour of Varirata National Park, near Port-Moresby, in the company of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape on Friday.

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