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Peat in the mountains of New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Peatlands are common in montane areas above 1,000 m in New Guinea and become extensive above 3,000 m in the subalpine zone. In the montane mires, swamp forests and grass or sedge fens...
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The Hiri in History
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In days gone by some of the Motu-speaking peoples around Port Moresby used to go on annual trading expeditions to the Gulf of Papua. There they would exchange with the inhabitants of that...
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EXOGENOUS CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE GENERATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
An analysis of cultural change and generation gaps in the local community of the Nungon ethnic group in the state of Papua New Guinea will be the subject of the study. This ethnic group...
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Coupled climate and sea-level changes deduced from Huon Peninsula coral terraces of the last ice age
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, is a tectonically unstable, uplifting shoreline ringed by emergent coral terraces. The terraces were formed during episodes of rapid sea-level rise when...
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First biennial update report (BUR) to UNFCCC 2018
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The Papua New Guinea Government submits PNG’s first Biennial Update Report (BUR1) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The report follows the BUR...
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PNG Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) under UNFCCC
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Update on the 2nd National Communication Report for PNG to UNFCCC downloaded from www.unfccc.org
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Climate Risk and Adaptation Country Profile-Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
At 463,000 square kilometers, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest Pacific island state. Located in the South West Pacific, it is bound by the Gulf of Guinea and the Coral Sea to the...
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Biodiversity assessment of the PNG LNG Upstream Project Area, Southern Highlands and Hela Provinces, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The island of New Guinea has an exceptionally high biodiversity, and a large proportion of its fauna and flora is found nowhere else on Earth. Charismatic species such as birds-of-...
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RIDGES TO REEFS ASSESSMENT FOR NEW BRITAIN, PNG: PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
By 2050 the population of New Britain will be more than 1.9 million people, more than three times the current population. In addition, the looming threat of climate change and, in...
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Protected Area Policy Implementation Plan (2018-2028)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
This Protected Areas Policy Implementation Plan (PAPIP) aims to guide organizations, agencies and resource owning communities of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to collaborate and harmonize their...
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Land-sea Conservation Assessment for Papua New Guinea (2017)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is committed to the establishment of a network of protected areas to fulfil national and international commitments. The primary objective of this assessment was to...
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Oil palm and small farmers in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Oil palm prices may hold up in the medium term, with strong demand from India and China. Yet, like other non-oil commodities, oil palm prices are likely to remain volatile, and to...
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National Sustainable Landuse Policy for Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Sustainable Land Use Policy (SLUP) is a systematic and iterative procedure carried out in order to create an enabling environment for sustainable development (Wehrmann.B, 2011). It assess...
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2014 NATIONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
From Wealth to Wellbeing: Translating Resource Revenue into Sustainable Human Development Papua New Guinea
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Oil palm and deforestation
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
An unprecedented increase in oil palm developments may be underway in Papua New Guinea (PNG) through controversial ‘Special Agricultural and Business Leases’ (SABLs) covering over two...
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National Agriculture Development Plan (2007-2016)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In September 2001, the National Executive Council (NEC) directed the National Department of Agriculture and Livestock (NDAL) to develop a medium term National Agriculture Development Plan...
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Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association (Inc)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Official website of the PNG Forest Industry Association (Inc)
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The Papua New Guinea Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) Policy 2015
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In urban areas, responsibility for providing piped water and sewerage services in the nation’s capital, Port Moresby, lies with Eda Ranu, and for the remaining provincial and district...
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Papua New Guinea National REDD+ Strategy 2017-2027
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) has been one of the fastest growing economies globally this century with average growth rates above 6%. This rapid growth has been driven primarily by the...
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PNG Sustainable Agriculture Commodities
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the most significant areas of tropical forest in the world. These forests are, however, under threat from commercial logging, clearing of land for...