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The Hiri in History
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
In days gone by some of the Motu-speaking peoples around Port Moresby used to go on annual trading expeditions to the Gulf of Papua. There they would exchange with the inhabitants of that...
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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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EXOGENOUS CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE GENERATIONAL CHANGE: THE CASE FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Papua New Guinea Data Portal Publications
An analysis of cultural change and generation gaps in the local community of the Nungon ethnic group in the state of Papua New Guinea will be the subject of the study. This ethnic group...
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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...