In 2006, Papua New Guinea formally nominated seven identified areas for the World Heritage Tentative Listing. To date, none of these areas has been nominated to the World Heritage List. This desktop review examines the seven sites on the Papua New Guinea World Heritage Tentative list and reports on the current knowledge, condition and threats to each of these sites; as well as recommendations made to address identified issues and provide guidance for advancing the "processes of identification, protection, conservation, presentation and rehabilitation of this heritage".
A species survey carried out by Dr Allen Allison through the UNDP small grants. The location of survey is along the KokodaTrack, Owen Stanley Range Region. The full dataset is available upon formal request.
This report presents the latest update on the state of
environment in PNG. Although some information is scarce,
the report provides a snapshot of our environment, given
the diverse pressures and threats we are facing from both
natural and anthropogenic causes. The SoE report uses a reporting model to describe
the state of environment in PNG. It identifies driving
forces and pressures that result in the current state of
environment, and suggests a potential response strategy.
Recommendations are presented for future legislative or