Bumpy ride for conservation in PNG as lack of roads hinders activities

Mongabay
Jun 10, 2019, 2:24 pm266 pts
The four-wheel-drive is king of the road in Papua New Guinea. Driving anywhere outside the capital, Port Moresby, is a whiplash roulette of swerving around zigzag crevices and blindsiding potholes. When the Australian government, a primary source of infrastructure aid funding for PNG, evaluated PNG’s road…

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