Regional data on marine pollution: observer pollution events. Marine pollution from ships and waste incidents per country in the Pacific region. Waste composition includes: general garbage, plastics, old fishing gears, metals, waste oils, chemicals.
Data useful for SDG Reporting using DevInfo / PNGInfo.
National Statistics Office (NSO) are the Custodians of the Dataset
This dataset contains information on plastic and other waste in the Pacific Island region, and it was provided by the author of the related article: *Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean*.
Province, District and LLG (Local Level Government) Boundaries - shapefile format (zipped).
General Vegetation Types / Category 2014
Rainforest, Secondary, Dry Evergreen, Swamp, Mangrove, Herbaceous, Scrub, and Grassland/Woodland
PNG Threatened Endemic Plants and Animals Species. This was published as part of the 5th CBD National Report.
Fifth National Report on Species Richness of PNG and World Higher Vertebrates
The total area under Conservation in PNG is approximately 3.8% of the total land area.