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600 datasets found for "vocab_regions:"Melanesia""

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Prehistoric stone artefacts from Enga and the implication of links between the highlands, lowlands and islands for early agriculture in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Two of the unanswered questions of Papua New Guinea prehistory are: (1) whether agriculture was present in the mid-Holocene not only in the highlands but also in the lowlands and Bismarck...
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Peat in the mountains of New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Peatlands are common in montane areas above 1,000 m in New Guinea and become extensive above 3,000 m in the subalpine zone. In the montane mires, swamp forests and grass or sedge fens...
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Karawari caves Precinct

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Midway up the slopes of the Andogoro, Moirutapa, and Kundiman mountains that rise up from the surrounding floodplains and separate East Sepik Province from Enga and Western Highlands...
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Coupled climate and sea-level changes deduced from Huon Peninsula coral terraces of the last ice age

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, is a tectonically unstable, uplifting shoreline ringed by emergent coral terraces. The terraces were formed during episodes of rapid sea-level rise when...
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Oil Palm

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Oil palm prices may hold up in the medium term, with strong demand from India and China. Yet, like other non-oil commodities, oil palm prices are likely to remain volatile, and to...
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Oil palm and small holder farmers

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Oil palm prices may hold up in the medium term, with strong demand from India and China. Yet, like other non-oil commodities, oil palm prices are likely to remain volatile, and to...
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History of Agriculture

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

The history of agriculture in PNG is about 10 000 years old. This history is reviewed here in the context of 50 000 years of human occupation of the Australia – New Guinea region. 1 More...
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Food production, consumption and imports

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Food is made up of three major components – proteins, carbohydrates and fats – and each is necessary for growth and healthy living. Although all three provide energy, carbohydrates, which...
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First report on compliance of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for PNG (draft).

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

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Status of management of plant and animal genetic resources in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

PNG has a diverse and rich resource base for plants, animal and aquaculture genetic resources used for food and agriculture. These resources suppor the livelihood of the majority of rural...
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Land suitability assessment for selected crops in PNG

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

The Papua New Guinea Resource Information System (PNGRIS) is a micro-computer-based georeferenced database containing information on natural resources, population distribution, rural land...
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PNG Sustainable Agricultural Commodities_Final Report_070616_Clean

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the most significant areas of tropical forest in the world. These forests are, however, under threat from commercial logging, clearing of land for...
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Food and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Agriculture is the most important activity carried out by the vast majority of Papua New Guineans. For most people, agriculture fills their lives, physically, culturally, economically,...
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PNG Forest cover, log exports and concessions statistics

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Dataset

A summary of various datasets on logging concessions, exports, forest cover are presented here.
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ASIA-PACIFIC FORESTRY SECTOR OUTLOOK STUDY II

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) forests and forestry have played an important role in the livelihoods of the people of the country for many years. Forests have provided a source for food, fruits...
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Bulldozing Progress: Human rights abusses and corruption in Papua New Guinea's large sacle logging industry

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

Tropical forestry and logging are complex subjects, encompassing a range of diffi cult issues, including land ownership, the sustainability of natural resources, the impact on climate...
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THE GREAT TIMBER HEIST THE LOGGING INDUSTRY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

With 3.8 million cubic meters of tropical wood exported in 2014, primarily to China, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has become the world’s largest exporter of tropical wood, surpassing Malaysia,...
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Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015. Country Report Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

FAO, at the request of its member countries, regularly monitors the world´s forests and their management and uses through the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA). This country report...
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Draft PNG National Ocean Policy- 13th July 2019

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

The development of Papua New Guinea National Oceans Policy is at an important juncture of the country’s history in that we recognize our land resources are gradually being exploited at a...
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Infrastructure expansion challenges sustainable development in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications

The island of New Guinea hosts the third largest expanse of tropical rainforest on the planet. Papua New Guinea—comprising the eastern half of the island—plans to nearly double its...