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21 July 2021 | dataset

QAAB Expo Video 2021

Papua New Guinea, the land of diversity and last frontier for Biodiversity Conservation. Situated north of Australia, Papua New Guinea is a Pacific Island country that comprises the eastern half of the Island of New Guinea and four islands bordered by the Solomon Islands to the east and Indonesia to the west. It is one of the largest tropical islands on earth, New Guinea remains covered by the 3rd largest rainforest in the world, after the Amazon and the Congo Basin.

The country’s forests consist of diverse lowland (57% of total forest cover), montane forest (29%), swamp forest (10%), dry evergreen forest (2%) and mangrove (2%). Papua New Guinea’s vast coastline of approximately 20,197 km2 accounts for almost 44% of the country’s land area. Situated within the center of the Coral Triangle, the reefs and marine ecosystems around Papua New Guinea is also home to over 600 species of corals that host up to 3,000 species of fish. PNG also hosts one of the extensive and species-rich mangrove forests that is home to up to 43 species.

Field Value
Publisher Environment and Conservation division
Modified 11 February 2022
Release Date 21 July 2021
Identifier 3c5e56bb-986d-4594-9fca-a9e12d927346
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location Papua New Guinea
Relevant Countries Papua New Guinea
License Public
[Open Data]