In some parts of the country, women are not allowed to dive, but Sea Women of Melanesia is out to change that by educating women to conserve their local coral reefs
Category: Papua New Guinea
Huge leatherback turtle saved in Bougainville
Enormous leatherback turtle caught up in a battle between conservationists and poachers, rescued and released back into the sea
King tides wreak havoc on islands in Manus and East Sepik Province
The rise in sea level and king tides now affecting more than 30,000 lives on coastal Manus will continue through 2022, according to the Manus Province disaster office.
New Pacific Waste Management facility in PNG on the agenda for a Cleaner Pacific
TWM with a strong sustainable environment ethos, to expand into becoming a suitable Pacific hub solution by the development of its Integrated Waste Management Facility
COP commitments on deforestation a flicker of hope in PNG
The global climate talks on protecting rainforests is a step in the right direction against illegal logging, according to the governor of PNG’s Oro Province
Fortescue signs agreement to pursue green energy and hydrogen projects in Papua New Guinea
PNG Fortescue Future Industries has signed a deal to undertake feasibility studies to develop up to seven hydropower projects and 11 geothermal energy projects in the country
Plans to stop deforestation
The decision to stop all large scale logging by 2030 is an agenda PNG has always advocated. The biggest question now is, how do we get compensated, says Wera Mori
PNG Forestry making policy shift
PNG Forestry will make a big policy shift to bring development to the rural population in the climate change area
PNG Government passes Bill on climate change
PNG PM says climate change bill was timely as it reaffirmed commitment to taking ambitious climate action
‘My father will go down like the captain of the Titanic’: life on the Pacific’s disappearing islands
Many in the Saposa Islands are wrestling with the dilemma of starting a new life on the mainland or staying to watch their homes vanish