Karimui Conservation and Resources Management Programme Inc. – KCRMPIKarimui LLG Area, Karimui-Nomane District, Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea
KCRMPI
Clan participants holding land-use planning certificates at the KCRMPI office
Last updated 11 October 2026

Funding received and committed, and every milestone of the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan — updated every quarter.

Funding

The 2026–2030 Strategic Plan costs about $2.29M. The first step is a USD 100,000 pilot year.
Received
$0
Confirmed in KCRMPI's accounts
Committed
$22K
Pledged, not yet confirmed as received
Still needed
$2.27M
Across all eleven funding packages
Plan funded (received and committed)~1%

Kina amounts converted at the market rate used across this site. Next update: January 2027.

  • October 2024Karimui-Salt Nomane District Development AuthorityFinal phase of gazettal preparation (made alongside the seven-party MOU)PGK 100,000committed
Milestones

From the October 2024 MOU to the end-of-plan evaluation in 2030.
Done In progress Seeking funding Planned
  1. Oct 2024Seven-party MOU signed

    KCRMPI, PWM, CEPA, the District, the LLG, the Provincial Government and the Farmers' Cooperative.

    Done
  2. Nov 2025Capacity assessment by the Community Development Agency

    Baseline for the capacity-building programme.

    Done
  3. 2026168,000 ha under community consent

    14 of 27 wards have signed FPIC consent forms (68+ clans).

    Done
  4. 2026Minister directs CEPA to fast-track gazettal

    Target: declaration by the end of 2026, subject to CEPA.

    Done
  5. 2026Website launched
    Done
  6. Sep 2026Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change visits Karimui

    Met ward councillors and landowners; a pathway to carbon trade for landowners is to follow declaration (as reported by KCRMPI).

    Done
  7. Oct 2026Endorsed by the Karimui LLG President and the Simbu Provincial Administrator
    Done
  8. Oct 2026Final CEPA field work before the gazettal instruments are prepared

    A senior CEPA officer is travelling to Karimui with KCRMPI. CEPA support for this stage is awaiting release.

    In progress
  9. Oct 2026Strategic Plan 2026–2030 (v4)

    Drafted; awaiting the Project Director's and Board's approval.

    In progress
  10. Nov 2026 (tentative)NEC approval and gazettal notice

    The Minister takes the declaration to the National Executive Council; the government then prints the gazettal notice.

    Planned
  11. After declarationCarbon trade pathway with CCDA

    Subject to the landowners' free, prior and informed consent.

    Planned
  12. 2026–27Pilot year — USD 100,000

    Core staff and operating costs to test KCRMPI's new policies and systems.

    Seeking funding
  13. 2026–27Program Manager, Finance & Administration Manager and Facility Coordinator recruited
    Seeking funding
  14. 2027Consent extended to the remaining wards

    Toward 302,000 ha (Ward 27 excluded).

    Planned
  15. 2027First external audit; Board training
    Planned
  16. Feb 2027Melbourne engagement
    Planned
  17. 2028Management committee, management plan and trained rangers
    Planned
  18. 2028REDD+ feasibility study
    Planned
  19. 2029Resource Centres in the Daribi and Bomai areas
    Planned
  20. 2030End-of-plan evaluation
    Planned

Last updated 11 October 2026. Next update January 2027. Figures are reported by KCRMPI; amounts are marked “committed” until they are confirmed as received.

See the funding packages

The pilot year is the next step: USD 100,000 for core staff and the systems to run a conservation area.

Fund the pilot yearSee the projection