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Papua New Guinea’s lush forests boast some of the greatest plant and animal diversity on earth. From high-altitude montane forests to jungle and mangroves, from flying foxes and ‘forest dragons’ to thousands of species of orchids, they are living...

UNDP is working closely with government partner, the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) to look at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, also known as REDD+. Deforestation increases greenhouse gas emissions thus...

Under the black velvet cover of night, Samuel switches on his headlamp and fumbles in the dark to dress. His colleagues are still snoring soundly in their tents. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he trudges up the dirt path where a pickup truck awaits...

Papua New Guinea landscapes are largely dominated by mountains. From the central ridge in all directions spread extensive valleys and gorges, overgrown with hard-to-reach forest. In the north, the mountain slopes abruptly cut off to create a narrow...