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Papua New Guinea - A Mega-diversity Hot Spot
by Tanya Leary
Paradise and Oil: Oil Exploration in the Jungle of Guinea
by Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine (March 1, 1999)
Swit moa moa iat!
by Scott Atkinson, Living Planet Magazine (Spring 2001)
Eat Dirt
by Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine (February 1998)
One Landscape, Two Lands: What the International Border Means For Community-Based Natural Resource Conservation in Southern New Guinea (PDF, 3.85M)
This WWF paper that examines the differences of approach taken by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in its work on natural resource conservation in the Indonesian and Papua New Guinean parts of southern New Guinea.
Tri-National Wetlands Initiative: Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea (PDF, 1.02M)
The governments of Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) have agreed to work together to achieve sustainable management of 7.4 million acres of wetlands identified as global priorities for conservation - demonstrating environmental leadership and transboundary cooperation within the region, and underlining the importance of protecting freshwater ecosystems.
Conservation and Cultural Resilience: A Community Vision In The TransFly Region of Papua New Guinea and Papua Province, Indonesia (PDF, 80k)
As part of WWF's TransFly Ecoregion Program, our work is centered on two large protected areas: Wasur National Park in Papua and Tonda Wildlife Management Area in Papua New Guinea. We are developing strategies for improving resource management and land use practices with a clear understanding of socio-economic conditions, cultural norms, values and perceptions.
Strengthening Papua New Guinea's Largest Protected Area (PDF, 90k)
In the Tonda Wildlife Management Area, WWF is working hand in hand with local indigenous communities to improve government support and revenue generation for improved livelihoods.
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