Almost the entire coastline is lined by mangrove swamp and tropical palms. Further inland, river valleys host plentiful sago palm, which affords a limited degree of nutrition. Other potential ...

Local boys gather in front of a small mangrove-associated outcropping along the coast of Papua New Guinea. Coastal ecosystems here rely on a community-based system of conservation and protection.

New Guinea is home to some of the best-preserved ecosystems on the planet, including coastal mangroves ... Orchids accounted for 20% of the flora in Papua New Guinea and 17% of Indonesian New ...

The forest is a short 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from downtown Jayapura, the capital city of Papua ... trying to start mangrove tree nurseries and, where possible, plant new mangrove trees ...

Geographic location: Indonesia; Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands (Western Indo-Pacific ... a variety of ecosystems that include coastal lowland and swamp forests, mangroves, tidal estuaries, deltas, ...