Forests.org: Papua New Guinea Links (XML/RSS)

from the World Wildlife Fund, a description and ecological status of this area designated as an ecoregion

an examination of the underlying causes of deforestation in Papua New Guinea by the World Rainforest Movement

a report by Forests.org that highlights the failure of the Papua new Guinea government and World Bank to develop a biodiversity conservation strategy, and the continued failed efforts to reform industrial log exports (pdf)

report from the Australian Conservation Foundation and Celcor investigates human rights abuses and corruption in Papua New Guinea's large scale logging industry (pdf)

a report from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) that describes the way that the Cargill Corporation has ensnared generations of small landholders into working their land as indbted laborers (pdf)

supports integrated rural community development and sustainable resource use through a viable and sustainable eco-forestry industry

an environmental and social impact assessment of logging carried out by Rimbunan Hijau of Malaysia on the West coast of the island of Manus, by the World Rainforest Movement

an investigation of the impacts of multi-national company's exploitation of the country's extensive silver and copper deposits; including toxic waste, habitat destruction and inequitable benefit sharing

a critical look at the environmental and social impacts of this large mine in Papua New Guinea's rainforests by "Save the Elbe" in Germany

a report from Greenpeace that discusses the readiness of the PNG government to receive funding under the REDD program (pdf)

a comprehensive site of Orchidaceae of New Guinea - which represent an estimated 3,200 species - including pictures and scientific information

seeks to promote and preserve the unique flora and fauna of Papua New Guinea for the people of PNG and the world; undertaking research and alternative ecologically based development projects

seeks to tell the truth about Malaysian logging company Rimbunan Hijau and to give people access to coverage of the logging industry in Papua New Guinea

provide access to remotely sensed satellite data and GIS products concerned with land-cover and land-use in Papua New Guinea

an indigenous Papua New Guinea group that works in the fields of eco-forestry and conservation, empowering villagers to manage their own resources in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner