Vanuatu country report, Heads of Forestry meeting, Nadi, Fiji, 8-12 May 2000

Forestry is an important sector to the Vanuatu government and also to the rural communities, as in many cases it is one of their main sources of cash income. In addition to the commercial forestry operations, the forests provide a wide range of products into the subsistence lifestyle of most of the ni Vanuatu people. The main benefits of the commercial forestry operations in Vanuatu are spread between the landowners, the people who work for the timber companies, the timber companies and the government.