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LLG boundary maps by Province (National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea) United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea - Postal codes and Coordinates". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange ...
Papua New Guinea together with the West Papua region of Indonesia makes up a major tropical wilderness area that still contains 5% of the original and untouched tropical high-biodiversity terrestrial ecosystems. [1] PNG in itself contains over 5% of the world's biodiversity in less than 1% of the world's total land area. [2]
The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) was established in 1993 under the Forestry Act, 1991. It replaced the former Department of Forest and unified all the Provincial Forest Divisions and the Forest Industries Council. This restructuring was the result of the 1989 Barnett Commission of Inquiry into forestry in Papua New Guinea.
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The total number of Ministers comprising the National Executive Council is never to be less than a quarter of the National Parliament. [5] There is a Secretary to the National Executive Council, who is responsible to the Prime Minister and is charge of the council Secretariat. [6] In addition, a Senior Minister position exists on an ad hoc basis.
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.
Papua New Guinea's National Vision 2050 was adopted in 2009. This has led to the establishment of the Research, Science and Technology Council. At its gathering in November 2014, the Council re-emphasised the need to focus on sustainable development through science and technology. [111] Vision 2050's medium-term priorities are: [111]
Papua New Guinea has regularly experienced fatal landslides resulting from its mountainous terrain, weather, climate, poverty, poor land use practices and government mismanagement. In 2024, the country saw intense rainfall and flooding, [ 2 ] and in April, 14 people died in a landslide, while 21 died in a landslide one month earlier.