Much of the information presented in this book has been collected by soil scientists of the Division of Land Use Research, CSIRO, which between 1953 and 1972 carried out land resources surveys in Papua New Guinea at the request of the then Australian Administration. Prior to these surveys, very little was known about the country which is characterised by large areas of inhospitable terrain difficult of access.
The 1:1 million soil map and accompanying explanatory notes provide a broad overview of the distribution of soils in Papua New Guinea. The soils are classified at great group level according to the USDA Soil Taxonomy and are mapped as soil associations. Each soil association is described in terms of its associated landform, rock type, climate and vegetation. Information relating to several other attributes important for land evaluation, namely slope, texture, salinity,
flooding, depth, rockiness and anion fixation, is also provided.
Biodiversity Conservation of terrestrial and amrine ecosystems
Climate change and migration
Bismarck Sea rapid assessment
oil palm
Fisheries
Biodiversity and Health
National Ocean Policy 2020
PNG Climate Road Map
PNG is committed to taking action on climate change as part of its climate compatible approach to development.
The mammals collected on the Chevert Expedition in 1875 are discussed on the basis of information in William Macleay’s journal, Lawrence Hargrave’s diary and old newspaper articles. William Petterd’s published reports give the collection location of the type specimen of Isoodon macrourus moresbyensis. Other collections are discussed, including kangaroos Dorcopsis luctuosa and Macropus agilis specimens of which reside in the Macleay Museum but cannot be confi rmed as collected by the Chevert Expedition.
This report stems from a simple observation: that since Independence in 1975, Papua New Guinea’s economic and
social development outcomes have not matched people’s aspirations or government promises. Indeed, despite
the abundance of its riches, PNG lags behind its Pacific neighbours on many important development indicators.
This report provides a concise summary of the processes and outcomes for planning and development of the conservation Blueprint for the Kikori River Basin landscape. The planning and development exercise was concluded in December 2011 providing the most complete data analysis on available conservation and biodiversity information for the provincial land-use plans in the Kikori River Basin landscape for the local level governments and provincial governments of Gulf, Southern Highlands,Hela and Enga