Conservationists welcome new PNG Protected Areas Act — but questions remain

Mongabay
Apr 12, 2024, 12:08 pm126 pts
With more than 70% of the country blanketed by tropical rainforests, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a megadiverse country home to more than 5% of the world’s biodiversity, including charismatic tree kangaroos, egg-laying echidnas and flightless cassowaries. However, since 1972, nearly a third of the country’s…

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