Papua New Guinea’s National REDD+ Forest Reference Level

Date modified: 11 February 2022

The Island of New Guinea is the largest tropical island in the world and contains the third largest tropical rainforest after Amazon Basin and Congo basin. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a well-known centre for biological endemism and diversification. Most forests in PNG are under customary ownership and play an important role in sustaining the traditional subsistence livelihoods of most of the population. Currently PNG’s forests are relatively intact. PNG’s forest covers 80% of the country’s land area and 60% of the forest are undisturbed. Nevertheless, the forest is coming under increasing pressure from logging, agriculture (commercial and small-scale) and mining.

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Data and Resources

Rating
Issued 2021-07-19
Modified 2022-02-11
DCAT Type Text
Source https://png-data.sprep.org/dataset/papua-new-guineas-national-redd-forest-reference-level
Publisher Name PNG Forestry Authority
Contact Point
  • biatus.bito