Highlights from our discovery science, conservation
initiatives, outreach and capacity building programs and growing
partnerships measured against the WCS Melanesia 2020 Strategy
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 guidelines for developing countries according to paragraphs 39 to 42 of Decision 2/CP.17 and its Annex III.
In order to determine the current status of Barakau’s marine environment and the biodiversity it supports, baseline surveys were undertaken on the reefs and mangrove areas. Sections 2 and 3 of this report address the results, observations, threats and remedial measures associated with the reef, while Sections 4 and 5 do the same for the mangrove areas.
Vision : "Papua New Guinea will be a prosperous middle-income country by 2030"
Goal : "A high quality of life for all Papua New Guineans"
"The concepts and strategic direction in the framework of Vision 2050 were rigorously tested during a three-month comprehensive nationwide consultation program in the 89 districtsand Papua New Guinean children, adolescents and adults were asked to contribute to the development of Vision 2050"
- Hon. Sir Dr. Puka I. Temu CMG, KBE, MP
Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Planning Committee
A contemporary overview of the country’s trade in marine turtles and marine turtle products.
The initiative’s main activities are centered on providing adequate information to change community members’ behavior, encouraging more sustainable harvesting of crocodiles and their eggs. A secondary focus has been on increasing awareness of the existence of invasive species and finding ways to minimize their expansion.
Community-Based Coastal and Marine Conservation in Milne Bay Province
This report was sourced from ADB site.
Site Link https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/CAPE-PNG-6-Ene…
The island of New Guinea hosts the third largest expanse of tropical rainforest on the planet. Papua New Guinea—comprising the eastern half of the island—plans to nearly double its national road network (from 8,700 to 15,000 km) over the next three years, to spur economic growth. We assessed these plans using fine-scale biophysical and environmental data. We identified numerous environmental and socioeconomic risks associated with these projects,
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 Papua, the advent of a 4000-km ‘development corridor’ reflects a national agenda promoting primary-resource extraction and economic integration. Papua, a resource frontier containing vast forest and mineral resources, increasingly exhibits new conservation and development dynamics suggestive of the earlier frontier development phases of other Indonesian regions.
Peer-reviewed article discussing the results of 2018 Forest Inventory and Analysis plots monitored across Micronesia and forest health for the Micronesian countries.
The information and data gathered from these waste audits will be used by countries in the Pacific to support the development and monitoring of waste and resource recovery projects and recommend the infrastructure and policy interventions required. The regional dataset will also be used to identify and evaluate potential regional projects that would improve waste management in the region.
Ramsar Wetland Fact Sheet describing Namdrik Atoll and its ecosystem.
The 2021 State and Private Forestry Fact Sheet for the Marshall Islands.
In 2012, 89% of the global population used an improved source of drinking water, and 64% used an improved sanitation facility. One hundred and sixteen countries have already met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) drinking water target, and 77 have already met the MDG sanitation target.