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Community Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea 2018
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), many coastal communities depend on mangroves for their livelihood. Mangrove trees have been harvested over generations for construction materials and firewood....
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PhD Thesis on Endemic Birds in Papua New Guinea’s Montane Forests: Human Use and Conservation.
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Escalating anthropogenic impacts on tropical biodiversity have increased the vulnerability of endemic species. Selective harvesting of species is one of the major threats to birds and...
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Prehistoric stone artefacts from Enga and the implication of links between the highlands, lowlands and islands for early agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Two of the unanswered questions of Papua New Guinea prehistory are: (1) whether agriculture was present in the mid-Holocene not only in the highlands but also in the lowlands and Bismarck...
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PNG Forest cover, log exports and concessions statistics
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Dataset
A summary of various datasets on logging concessions, exports, forest cover are presented here.
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. Country Report Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This country report...
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WCS PNG - 2018 Annual Report
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society Program) is the longest established international conservation NGO within PNG, and has been undertaking conservation work in the country since the...
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Global Forest Watch tree cover stats 2000-2017
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Dataset
PNG's forest cover loss 2000-2017 downloaded from www.globalforestwatch.org From 2001 to 2017, Papua New Guinea lost 1.28Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.0% decrease since 2000, and...
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Papua New Guinea National Food Security Policy (2016-2025)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
This policy replaces the Papua New Guinea National Food Security Policy (NFSP) 2000-2010. The policy sets the medium to long-term direction and signals priority areas to focus resources...
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The Status of REDD+ in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a country emblematic of the challenges facing developing rainforest nations in the Global South. Despite its rich natural resources (recent surveys indicate that...
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THE GREAT TIMBER HEIST: THE LOGGING INDUSTRY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
With 3.8 million cubic meters of tropical wood exported in 2014, primarily to China, Papua New Guinea (PNG)has become the world’s largest exporter of tropical wood, surpassing Malaysia,...
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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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Hidden challenges for conservation and development along the Trans- Papuan economic corridor
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The island of New Guinea harbours one of the world’s largest tracts of intact tropical forest, with 41% of its land area in Indonesian Papua (Papua and Papua Barat Provinces). Within...
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PNG Land Use By Type (2015)
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Dataset
PNG has a total of about 46.9 million hectare of which 77.8% is forested with 13 natural forest types and forest plantations with various species planted. The second major land use in PNG...