The development of some countries often takes place at the expense of others. In New Guinea, many forests are being looted illegally to cover massive demands from the booming economies of China and ...

The world’s second biggest island is more than worthy of protection. New Guinea’s forests cover some 50 million ha - an expanse roughly the size of Spain. In this huge area, WWF is on the ground to ...

The Matschie's tree kangaroo is endemic to the Huon Peninsula on the northeast coast of Papua New Guinea. Matschie's tree kangaroos live in mountainous cloud forests at elevations of up to 11,000 ...

However, over the last three decades, Papua New Guinea’s people, their aspirations for economic development and their prized forest resources are finding themselves increasingly at a crossroads.

Just under twelve years ago, AWI reported on the efforts by the Guiye Waiye Environment and Conservation Group (GWECG) to counter extensive destruction of wildlife habitat in Papua New Guinea (PNG ...