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Integrating conservation and health in Papua New Guinea’s vulnerable rainforests

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Main Project
VALUE ICON
VALUE
£355,353
WHERE ICON
WHERE
Papua New Guinea

Summary

This project aims to protect highly diverse forests in Papa New Guinea (PNG) and improve their inhabitants’ quality of life. Using conservation interventions, research, and capacity building it will: (i) enable expansion of indigenous rainforest conservation through community health provision (ii) spread awareness of the benefits of intact forests (iii) research both the relationships between forest integrity and health in PNG, and the efficacy of integration of health services into forest conservation across the tropics, and (iv) train students and staff in research and conservation.
 
Status Completed
Reference 26-002
Round 25
Start 01/04/2019
End 30/06/2022

Project Leader

Lead Organisation

Project Partners
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), PNG Institute of Medical Research (IMR), Wanang Conservation Area (WCA), New Guinea Binatang Research Centre

Regions
Pacific

Biomes
TROPICAL FOREST, FORESTS

Production
FORESTRY

Threats To Biodiversity
LAND USE CHANGE

Broad Approches
SPECIES CONSERVATION, IN SITU, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH, POVERTY REDUCTION

Specific Tools
RESEARCH TRAINING, RESEARCH, TRAINING, CEPA, MONITORING

Countries
Papua New Guinea

Conventions
CBD

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - 26-002 HYR3 - 25/11/2021

Download: Annual Report - 26-002 AR2 - 14/01/2022

Download: Half Year Report - 26-002 HYR2 - 03/02/2021

Download: Annual Report - 26-002 AR1 - 25/08/2020

Download: Half Year Report - 26-002 HYR1 - 25/08/2020

Download: Application Form - 26-002 App - 26/09/2019