The Area: Forests of New Guinea - WWF
WEBEcosystems range from coastal mangroves, arid savannas, extensive lowland rainforests, lush montane forests, to the tallest mountains east of the Himalayas. Matschie's tree kangaroo, one of Papua New Guinea's unique wildlife species. © Chris Martin Bahr / WWF.
Papua New Guinea Forest Authority
WEBThe Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) was established in 1993 under the 1991 Forestry Act replacing the former Department of Forest and unifying all Provincial Forest Divisions and the Forest Industries Council. The PNGFA has 21 provincial offices which include five regional offices.
Papua New Guinea - Wikipedia
WEBPapua New Guinea has the eighth highest percentage of forest cover in the world. At 462,840 km 2 (178,704 sq mi), Papua New Guinea is the world's 54th-largest country and the third-largest island country . [ 14 ]
New Guinea forests - WWF
WEBLandscape view of forest in western Papua New Guinea. Trees of the lowlands. Canopy trees can reach over 50 m and have straight trunks, which often are supported by buttress roots. Majestic in height and stature, they belong to the Pometia, Canarium, Cryptocarya, Terminalia, Anisoptera, Syzygium, Ficus, Celtis, Dysoxylum and Buchanania genera.
Plantations and roads strip away Papua’s forests. They’re just …
WEBAug 16, 2021 · The Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea, also known as the Papua region, lost 748,640 hectares (1.85 million acres), or about 2% of its old-growth forest, between 2001 and 2019, according to the study published in …
Communities Unite to Save Papua New Guinea’s Forests from …
WEBJan 14, 2024 · In the villages of mainland Papua New Guinea, near the town of Madang on the north coast, a struggle to protect the rainforest is underway. Loggers have clearcut large swathes of the rainforest in this region, destroying a valuable resource that local villages depend on for survival.
New Guinea - WWF
WEBCovering an area of 786,000km 2, New Guinea is the 2nd largest island in the world. The island is home to largest rainforest in the Asia-Pacific region, and the 3rd largest rainforest in the world. It covers less than 0.5% of the world's land area yet contains at least 5% of the world’s species; 2/3 of which are unique to the island.
Papua New Guinea Deforestation Rates & Statistics | GFW
WEBExplore interactive charts and maps that summarize key statistics about forests in Papua New Guinea. Statistics – including rates of forest change, forest extent, drivers of deforestation, and deforestation and fire alerts – can be customized, easily shared and downloaded for offline use.
Papua New Guinea Interactive Forest Map & Tree Cover Change …
WEBExplore the state of forests in Papua New Guinea by analyzing tree cover change on GFW’s interactive global forest map using satellite data. Learn about deforestation rates and other land use practices, forest fires, forest communities, biodiversity and much more.
Tapping local knowledge to save a Papua New Guinea forest
WEBJun 14, 2021 · Papua New Guinea — a country that makes up the eastern half of the island of New Guinea — is home to one of the world’s largest and most biodiverse rainforests, but mining and timber...