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 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

Convention on Biodiversity National Report for PNG

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

Conservation needs asessment for PNG

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

A conservation planning study in Papua New Guinea (PNG) addresses the role of
biodiversity surrogates and biodiversity targets, in the context of the trade-offs required
for planning given real-world costs and constraints. In a trade-offs framework, surrogates
must be judged in terms of their success in predicting general biodiversity
complementarity values – the amount of additional biodiversity an area can contribute to
a protected set. Wrong predictions of low complementarity (and consequent allocation of

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

A rapid biodiversity assessment ("BioRap") project identified candidate areas for
biodiversity protection in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and provides an ongoing
evaluation framework for balancing biodiversity conservation and other land use
needs. Achieving a biodiversity protection target with minimum opportunity cost was
an important outcome given that biodiversity values overlap with forestry production
values, and high forgone forestry opportunities would mean significant losses to land

 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

Biodiversity Survey

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 PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

Biodiversity conservation

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

“Our protected area network across land and sea safeguards our precious and outstanding natural and cultural heritage. Together we manage these areas effectively for all the people of Papua New Guinea.”

Available online|Powerpoint presentation

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 50 p

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Results here represent work completed by staff at the PNG
Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA)

Available online|Powerpoint presentation

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 8 p

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Environment related legislation review

Available online

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 20 p. ; 29 cm

 International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN)

The Oceania region is very prone to natural disasters having experienced two Category 5 cyclones in as many years; Tropical Cyclone (TC)Pam struck Vanuatu on 13 March 2015 and TC Winston struck Fiji on 20 February 2016.

Available online

Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 92 p