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Papua New Guinea (PNG) hosts some of the world's largest and last remaining intact forest landscapes. While these forests have always been a haven for biodiversity and provided a livelihood for the millions of people who live in them, it is only in recent years that their importance for carbon storage has come to be fully appreciated.

The INTOSAI Auditing Standards2 reflect a consensus of best practices among SAIs. As such, it is clear that the standards codify generally accepted professional practices which are applied in carrying out an independent external audit, which may also encompass the audit of activities with an environmental perspective.