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Considered as one of the world’s biodiversity rich countries, Papua New Guinea ranks among the megadiverse countries and the last frontiers for biodiversity conservation. This land of diversity hosts 6-8% of the global species, hosts one-sixth of known languages, and rivals Borneo, the Amazon and the Congo in terms of biodiversity wealth. PNG comprises the eastern half of the largest tropical island on earth, along with hundreds of smaller outlying islands, and its land mass only occupying less than 0.5% of the world’s total.

There is no use of ODS alternatives in the local foam manufacturing nor is there any solvent sector. There are no manufacturers of aerosol nor was any solvent use identified that would be relevant for this survey. Foam manufacturing does exist but the com.

The Five Directive Principles of Papua New Guinea’s Constitution provide the vision and tools to enable our society to
achieve the concept of sustainable development/sustainable living in the 21st century. Many of our village societies continue to live sustainably as our people have for hundreds of years, living a life balanced and in harmony with the environment.

The Tonda Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is the only Ramsar site in the south Pacific region outside Australia. It was declared a Ramsar site on 23rd March, 1993 because it is believed to support internationally significant populations of both resident and migratory shorebirds and waterbirds and is probably an important staging point for shorebirds during migration between eastern Australia and the breeding grounds in eastern Russia.

The Kuk Early Agricultural World Heritage Site is located in Wahgi Valley in Western Highlands Province. It covers 116ha of swampland that has been systematically cultivated over the last 9,000 years. It is about 12.5 km northeast of Mt. Hagen City, the provincial capital of Western Highlands Province. Kuk Swamp is located in a large inter-­‐ ontane
valley in the interior of New Guinea at 1560 m above mean sea level.

“Identification” - Of the 7 nominations, only four (Sepik, Trans-Fly, Kikori, Milne Bay) had clearly identified and mapped boundaries and the remainder were limited to mostly broad geographic descriptions. This review provides recommendations for delineation of all seven areas, including some proposed adjustments to existing boundaries;

After their emergence by 200,000 years before the present in Africa, modern humans colonized the globe, reaching Australia and New Guinea by 40,000 to 50,000 years ago. Understanding how humans lived and adapted to the range of environments in these areas has been difficult because well-preserved settlements are scarce. Data from the New Guinea Highlands (at an elevation of ~2000 meters) demonstrate the exploitation of the endemic nut Pandanus and

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is committed to the establishment of a network of protected areas to fulfil national and international commitments. The primary objective of this assessment was to provide an updated set of conservation priorities by integrating Terrestrial and Marine Programme of Works on Protected Areas (PoWPA) in PNG; this set of conservation priorities (see Figure 1) can be used as a roadmap for meeting conservation targets that fulfill PNG’s global conservation commitments (e.g. under the CBD Aichi 11 targets) as well as national targets (such as the Protected Areas Policy).

Conservation of biological diversity is a foundation of ecologically sustainable development and is one of the three core objectives of the strategy for ecologically sustainable development. Biological diversity provide all our food and many medicines and industrial products. Biological diversity underpins human well-being through the provision of ecological services such as those that are essential for the maintenance of soil fertility and clean, fresh water and air. It also provides recreational opportunities and is a source of inspiration and cultural identity.

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is designed to safeguard the world’s biologically richest and most threatened regions, known as biodiversity hotspots. It is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International (CI), the European Commission, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the World Bank.

The Department of Works is required to maintain a Corporate Strategic Plan which describes how the Department’s role, responsibilities and mandate will be delivered in the next five years. The Department’s Corporate Strategic Plan 2015 to 2019 is an important document in communicating priorities and responsibilities, both within and outside the Department.

A Basic Education For All (EFA) is critical if all citizens are to participate in a modern society. This is a right for all children, both boys and girls, in Papua New Guinea as stated in the National Constitution. A basic education is essential for the personal development of all people to provide them with the skills and knowledge to improve their quality of life.

PNG Power Ltd (PPL) is a fully integrated power authority responsible for Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Retailing of Electricity throughout Papua New Guinea and servicing individual electricity consumers. PPL services customers in almost all urban centres throughout the country encompassing industrial, commercial, government and domestic sectors. Where possible, the services extend to rural communities adjacent to these urban centres.

The Peer Review Team noted that the targets set by PNG appear overly challenging, given the current low starting point and PNG’s economic conditions. Furthermore, the feasibility of these targets are unable to be properly determined given the lack of thorough resource assessment. While a number of energy policies has since been developed to work towards the targets, stronger government commitment is necessary to drive these draft policies to implementation.