83 results

Fifth National Report on Species Richness of PNG and World Higher Vertebrates

The total area under Conservation in PNG is approximately 3.8% of the total land area.

PNG Threatened Endemic Plants and Animals Species. This was published as part of the 5th CBD National Report.

The 15 countries reporting largest primary forest area (in 1000 ha) to FRA 2015 (representing 90% of the global primary forest area reported to FRA, 2015). PNG has a deforestation rate of 0.49%.

Figures are for wild and ranched species of both freshwater and saltwater crocodiles

PNG Redlist download on 2nd April 2009

Overall progress in management effectiveness for protected areas in PNG (refer to page 10)

Overall progress in management effectiveness for protected areas in PNG

Map with existing and proposed protected areas in PNG. Status on August 2017. Produced by CEPA.

Map showing the PNG roads 2014 - Open Street Map dataset and the PNG roads 2000 - National Mapping Bureau dataset.

Map showing tree cover gain (2001-2012) and tree cover loss (2001-2017) in PNG.
Screenshot from the Interactive Map on the Global Forest Watch website.

Mean, maximum, minimum, monthly, and deity peak or lowest peak for water discharge by rivers and creeks in cubic metres per seconds (m3/s) in PNG between 1952 and 1964. Adapted from Commonwealth of Australia, Department at Works (CADoW) (1967) 0 = insufficient data. Data extracted from PNG SOE Report (page 198). Note: converted from pdf to excel format.

 Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme

The InterRidge Vents Database is a global database of submarine hydrothermal vent fields. The InterRidge Vents Database is supported by the InterRidge program for international cooperation in ridge-crest studies (www.interridge.org).