Marine
Rapid Marine Biodiversity Assessment of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea—Survey II (2000)
January 14, 2022
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New Guinea is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.
October 15, 2021
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...according to a study based on satellite imagery and maps from local governments that was published last month in Biological Conservation.
August 26, 2020
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A recent study in the journal Nature found that New Guinea has more plant species than any other island on Earth.The island has more than 13,000 species of plants, more than two-thirds of which live only in New Guinea.
August 6, 2020
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New Guinea is home to more than 13,500 species of plant, two-thirds of which are endemic, according to a new study that suggests it has the greatest plant diversity of any island in the world – 19% more than Madagascar, which previously held the record.
Climate change threatens New Guinea’s biocultural heritage
New Guinea is the most biologically and linguistically diverse tropical island on Earth, yet the potential impacts of climate change on its biocultural heritage remain unknown. Analyzing 2353 endemic plant species distributions, we find that 63% of species are expected to have smaller geographic ranges by 2070. As a result, ecoregions may have an average of −70 ± 40 fewer species by 2070.
New Guinea Binatang Research Center Portal
The New Guinea Binatang Research Centre (NGBRC) is a biological research and conservation non-profit organization in Papua New Guinea. It specializes in :
* Train Papua New Guineans in Biology on all levels, from field technicians through paraecologists to post graduate students.
* Advancing biodiversity research in Papua New Guinea.
* Developing educational and nature conservation programmes, targeting grassroots audiences.
This dataset provides a direct internet link into the NGBRC website.
The New Guinea Challenge Development and conservation in societies of great cultural and biological diversity 2003
10 paged document outlining the development and conservation in societies of great cultural and biological diversity in New Guinea of PNG. This was published in 2003
Hidden challenges for conservation and development along the Trans- Papuan economic corridor
The island of New Guinea harbours one of the world’s largest tracts of intact tropical forest, with 41% of its land