Conservation and environmental news & publications: Papua New Guinea
25 Jul 2008
Calls for crackdown after illegal fishers abandon boat on Bali reef
A 30-metre Taiwanese vessel, found abandoned on a Balinese reef badly damaged and leaking oil, has compelled WWF to issue a renewed call for the countries of the Coral Triangle to impose and enforce more stringent monitoring and accountability measures to cut down on illegal fishing.
10 Jul 2008
Tonda extension, Wereaver and Aramba Wildlife Management Areas
TransFly Ecoregion, Western Province, Papua New Guinea » Read more
10 Jul 2008
Umaand Me’ha Wildlife Management Areas
Niksek River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea » Read more
24 May 2008
Human well-being better in a better protected environment
Bonn, May 22, 2008 – Well planned and managed protected areas can play a key role in reducing poverty, with the relationship strengthened when well-being is measured as more than just income, according to a new analysis by WWF “But it is vital that those involved in establishing and managing protected areas remember that people are also part of the landscape,” said WWF's Liza Higgins-Zogib. » Read more
06 May 2008
$63 million to protect the Coral Triangle
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are joining together to support the preservation of Asia’s Coral Triangle – the world’s centre of marine life – with the GEF committing $63 million to fund conservation of this area. » Read more
26 Mar 2008
Conservationists in Melanesia mourn death of colleague
Conservationists in the Melanesia area are mourning the death of Belgian-born botanist Henri Blaffart, swept away in by a flooded river in northern New Caledonia on March 21.
“Henri Blaffart was an exceptional man, and an remarkably effective wildlife and wildlands conservation professional,” said WWF New Caledonia Country Programme Director Ahab Downer, who survived the river crossing. » Read more
