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National Marine Conservation Assessment for Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Papua New Guinea is committed to the establishment of a network of marine protected areas to fulfil national and international commitments. In order to assist this, the conservation...
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Community Based Mangrove Planting Handbook for Papua New Guinea 2018
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In Papua New Guinea (PNG), many coastal communities depend on mangroves for their livelihood. Mangrove trees have been harvested over generations for construction materials and firewood....
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Private investment and macroeconomic environment in the South Pacific Island countries: A cross-country analysis.
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
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Pacific Energy Update
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The 14 developing member countries (DMCs) of the Pacific Department of the Asi an Development Bank (ADB) cover a wide diversity. Populations range from the top three countries,...
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ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2018. HOW TECHNOLOGY AFFECTS JOBS
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The economic growth outlook for developing Asia remains vibrant. AsianDevelopment Outlook 2018 foresees continued momentum after growth accelerated to 6.1% in 2017. The region is...
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Coral Triangle Initiative
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The Economics of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Coral Triangle (EFACT) is the first report of its kind that consolidates primary and secondary information on fisheries and aquaculture...
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Coral Triangle Initiative
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The Economics of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Coral Triangle (EFACT) is the first report of its kind that consolidates primary and secondary information on fisheries and aquaculture...
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This technical note is intended to support climate risk assessment (CRA) experts, in particular, those undertaking the early stages of project development. Time and resources could be saved by attaching this document to terms of reference issued to CRA co
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
This technical note is intended to support climate risk assessment (CRA) experts, in particular, those undertaking the early stages of project development. Time and resources could be...
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ADB
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Papua New Guinea (PNG) grew at an annual average rate of nearly 7% between 2007 and 2010, and is expected to perform even better in 2011. Moreover, the...
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PNG: Multi-tranche Financing Facility for the Sustainable Highlands Highway Investment Program
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The proposed Sustainable Highlands Highway Infrastructure Program (SHHIP) is envisaged as a ten- year, multi-partner, multi-tranche financing facility aiming to restore and upgrade the...
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Kokoda Initiative
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The Kokoda Initiative is a partnership between the Government of Papua New Guinea and Australia to sustainably develop and protect the Kokoda Track and the surrounding Owen Stanley...
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Sex affiliation and its implications in Koiari
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
THE present paper discusses a form of social classification which may be referred to provisionally as sex affiliation. The essence of it is that male children are classed with their...
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The impact of hunting on tropical mammal and bird populations
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Hunting is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but a systematic large-scale estimate of hunting-induced defaunation is lacking. We synthesized 176 studies to quantify huntinginduced...
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PhD Thesis on Endemic Birds in Papua New Guinea’s Montane Forests: Human Use and Conservation.
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Escalating anthropogenic impacts on tropical biodiversity have increased the vulnerability of endemic species. Selective harvesting of species is one of the major threats to birds and...
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Wild meat: the bigger picture
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Massive overhunting of wildlife for meat across the humid tropics is now causing local extinctions of numerous species. Rural people often rely heavily on wild meat, but, in many areas,...
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A checklist of wild plants in South Simbu
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
This volume reports the results of studies carried out in the Southern half of the Simbu Province of Papua New Guinea (Fig. 1.0 by the Simbu Land Use Project (SLUP) between 1980 and 1982.
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THE EXPORT AND RE-EXPORT OF CITES-LISTED BIRDS FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
Large numbers of birds, including more than 68 000 wild-caught and reportedly captive-bred CITES-listed individuals, were imported from the Solomon Islands in the 2000s. The vast majority...
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Framework for assessing compensation for the wrongful loss of customary land in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
This is an economic evaluation of the compensation to which Papua New Guinea’s customary landholders - wrongly dispossessed through Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL) - might be...
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Papua New Guinea and Culture
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
A four-week mission was undertaken in Papua New Guinea to evaluate the work of the National Cultural Council and the Provincial Cultural Centres and the relationships between them, and to...
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Talking it Through Responses to Sorcery and Witchcraft Beliefs and Practices in Melanesia
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
The belief that illness, death and misfortune of all sorts is frequently caused by the deliberate interventions of individuals with special powers or magical knowledge is pervasive...