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National Marine Conservation Assessment for Papua New Guinea

CEPA
PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority

The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was established in 1985. Its mission (approved by the National Executive Council on 22 August 1989) is to ensure natural and physical resources are managed to sustain environmental quality and human well-being.

National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea

"Effectively Managing our Fisheries and Marine Resources for Sustainable and Equitable Benefits"

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Papua New Guinea is committed to the establishment of a network of marine protected areas
to fulfil national and international commitments. In order to assist this, the conservation
priority areas analysis identified a range of areas of high conservation interest in the PNG
marine environment, based on the principles of comprehensiveness, adequacy,
representation and resilience (CARR). The analysis collated available national-scale data on
biodiversity features and biodiversity surrogates.

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Marine Conservation

The marine environment of Papua New Guinea is…

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Publisher PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority, National Fisheries Authority of Papua New Guinea
Modified 11 February 2022
Release Date 19 July 2021
Identifier d0638234-16b2-461d-8f91-174638e5d07a
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Papua New Guinea
Relevant Countries Papua New Guinea
License Public
[Open Data]