Conservation needs asessment for PNG
Ramsar National Report to COP 13
This report describes some of the challenges for biodiversity planning arise from a study in Papua New Guinea, but apply equally to biodiversity planning in general. These are;
* the best use of available data for providing biodiversity surrogate information
* the integration of representatives and persistence goals into the area prioritization process
* implications for the implementation of a conservation plan over time.
Management Plan for Kuk World Heritage Site
Human Adaptation and Plant Use in Highland New Guinea 49,000 to 44,000 Years Ago
NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund: Ecosystem Profile East Melanesian Islands Biodiversity Hotspot
WWF PNG Ecoregions
Marine datasets from FAO
SHARKS and RAYS of PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Mining and oil and gas
Background information
Trans-Island Highway Construction Project in PNG
Ocean resources and impact of climate change
Report by Oxford Business Week
Information on PNG from the Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Consultation on Water in Small Island Countries – Country Briefing Papers at least 2003 or older.
Here we analyze rainfall data for the New Guinea region comprising station observations, reanalysis products and satellite-based estimates in order to better understand some of these details. We find that most gridded products are limited due to their relatively coarse horizontal resolutions that fail to resolve topographic effects. However, the relatively fine resolution TRMM satellite–based product appears to provide reliable estimates and linear correlations between the data and the NINO34 sea surface temperature index provides an insight into the pattern of ENSO rainfall impacts.
The corals reefs of Australia and Papua New Guinea cover 19% of the world’s total reef area and contain levels of biological diversity approaching the ‘hot spots’ of the Philippines and Indonesia; Human pressures on these reefs are lower than in other parts of the world (particularly SE Asia).