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The history of conservation efforts in PNG dates back to the mid-1800s. Since gaining independence in 1975, the PNG government's efforts to protect biodiversity have resulted in the establishment of 44 terrestrial protected areas under the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) categories. [ 27 ]
Papua New Guinea's first conservation area, the YUS Conservation Area, was established in 2009 on the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province. [6] Apart from local conservation efforts, PNG is also a signatory to international conventions and treaties. These international treaties include. [7]
The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago, when people first migrated towards the Australian continent.The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century.
The Managalas Conservation Area (MCA) is a Protected Area in Northern (Oro) Province of Papua New Guinea.. [1] The MCA was declared on March 2017 [2] after significant community support largely from Rainforest Foundation Norway through local NGO Partners with Melanesians.
The Tonda Wildlife Management Area is a wetland of international importance [3] and the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea. [4] It is located in the south-western corner of the Western Province and is contiguous with Wasur National Park of Indonesia. It forms part of the Trans Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion.
YUS Conservation Area is a protected area on the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It was established in 2009 [ 1 ] as Papua New Guinea's first conservation area, and named after the Yopno, Uruwa and Som rivers that flow through it. [ 2 ]
Satellite images exemplify massive loss of forest cover in New Ireland between 1989 (bottom) and 2000 (top). Deforestation in Papua New Guinea has been extensive and in recent decades from 2001 to 2020, Papua New Guinea (PNG) lost 1.57Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.7% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 1.15Gt of CO₂e emissions.
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