Introduction to the Prospect for Sustainability for Papua New Guinea

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Biodiversity Conservation

Sustainability is a balancing act with a triple bottom line. Now that Papua New Guinea is experiencing a resource boom, this is even more of a juggling act. As the world experiences food shortages, and Australia’s economy remains buoyant by a stream of Chinese mineral investment, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is caught somewhere between being mineral rich and rice poor. Now is exactly the right time to talk about sustainability in development.