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The Project will expand the cargo handling capacity of Lae port, improve the livelihood of those directly or indirectly affected, and reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Lae.

The Government of Papua New Guinea (the Government) has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide further assistance in the maritime sector through replacement of existing or previously evident coastal navigational aids (navaids) as well as installation of new navaids. The project will enhance the social and economic development in coastal areas by providing safer transit of international shipping in PNG shipping lanes, and by providing navigational assistance to community coastal traffic.

The economy of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is dependent on trade, exports in particular, which rose from $985 million to $2.5 trillion during 1980–2004. Exports increased from 35% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 1986 to 48% in 2002, even increasing by more than 50% for some years. Imports exhibited moderate growth at about 30% of GDP.

The objectives of the Wutung Pilot Border Trade Investment Development Project (PBTIDP) are to remove the infrastructure bottleneck on the transport corridor and to improve the investment environment in West Sepik Province (WSP) so that trade opportunities can be opened up and potential businesses promoted in the region. The Project aims to develop WSP into a dynamic growth centre for Papua New Guinea (PNG) that can drive the development of the Momase Region including East Sepik, Madang and Morobe Provinces and to other parts of PNG.

The project will strengthen the rural health system in selected areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG) by increasing the coverage and quality of primary health care (PHC) in partnership with both state and nonstate service providers through supporting the Government of PNG in implementing the National Health Plan (NHP) as it relates to rural health.

The proposed Maritime and Waterways Safety Project (the project) aims to enhance socio-economic opportunities in coastal regions, by improving the maritime safety environment, and providing safe, efficient and reliable sea transport services. The project provides for: (i) replaced, installed and maintained navigational aids (navaids); (ii) improved safety information infrastructure; (iii) improved maritime safety practice in communities; and (iv) efficient project management and capacity development of the NMSA.

The Highlands region of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a major contributor to the fragile nation state’s economy through its agricultural and mineral exports. It is also home to approximately 40% of the country’s population, who rely almost exclusively on the road network for movement of people and goods, and thus livelihood opportunities as well as access to health, education, and social facilities. The road network is vulnerable because of the mountainous terrain, the fragile geological conditions, and the climate.

Mu¨ llerian mimicry rings are remarkable symbiotic species assemblages in which multiple members share a similar phenotype. However, their evolutionary origin remains poorly understood. Although gene flow among species has been shown to generate mimetic patterns in some Heliconius butterflies,mimicry is believed to be due to true convergencewithout gene flowinmany other cases.We investigated the evolutionary history of multiple members of a passerinemimicry ring in the poisonous Papuan pitohuis.

This report presents a world-wide inventory of operating mines that dispose of mine tailings to marine and riverine waters and a review of what is known about the environmental impacts of those discharges. The report was commissioned by the International Maritime Organization, specifically the IMO Secretariat for the London Convention 1972 and the 1996 London Protocol, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-Global Programme of Action.

We present the first large-scale synthesis of indigenous knowledge (IK) on New Guinea’s useful plants based on a quantitative review of 488 references and 854 herbarium specimens. Specifically, we assessed (i) spatiotemporal trends in the documentation of IK, (ii) which are New Guinea’s most useful ecosystems and plant taxa, (iii) what use categories have been better studied, and (iv) which are the best studied indigenous groups. Overall, our review integrates40,376 use reports and 19,948 plant uses for 3434 plant species.

The Government of Papua New Guinea recognizes the need to improve WASH conditions and is working closely with the Asian Development Bank its development partners and the private sector to improve infrastructure and service delivery Implementing eective scalable initiatives in the water and sanitation sector requires a nuanced understanding of local conditions and community needs.

People across the Asia-Pacific region live with diverse and interlinked risks. These risks are related to increasingly
severe and complex shocks to the political, social, economic and ecological systems that underpin human development.

This report presents the results of a stocktake of national responses to selected environment-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets in 15 Asian Development Bank (ADB) developing member countries (DMCs) from across Asia and the Pacific. The stocktake was completed under the first phase of an ADB technical assistance (TA) project on Supporting Implementation of Environment- Related Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific.

Beyond their inclusivity and universality, one of the more notable features of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their 169 targets is that they place an equal emphasis on the economic, social, and environmental
dimensions of sustainable development. Recent SDG status reports indicate that implementation of SDGs with a stronger environmental focus show limited progress. Asia and the Pacific is arguably the region with the greatest

Papua New Guinea probably harbours more than five percent of the world's biodiversity within some of the world's most biologically diverse ecosystems. Many of these organisms are endemic; that is, they are found only in Papua New Guinea or on the island of New Guinea. This chapter reviews the status of knowledge of Papua New Guinea's biodiversity from a taxonomic perspective, for example, by group of organism. Chapter 7 reviews the extraordinary range of environments which exist in Papua New Guinea.