Papua New Guinea: Land of the Unexpected


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Few areas of the globe can match Papua New Guinea in terms of biodiversity. The country's rugged natural settings are home to a staggering array of wildlife, including more than 21,000 species of higher plants, 200 species of mammals, and 700 species of birds.
Papua New Guinea's indigenous clans are linguistically just as diverse; more than 800 languages are spoken within the nation's borders. These numerous clans also hold the key to conserving both their cultural and natural wealth of their country, specifically because they control approximately 90 percent of the nation's territory through a system of traditional land tenure.
Because almost all of the land in Papua New Guinea is owned by its people, and not by the government, conservation efforts need to be approved and enforced by the local landowners. Crater Mountain is one of these landowner and NGO cooperative conservation initiatives in PNG.







Channel: Animals
Uploaded: November 20, 2006 at 12:23 pm
Author: COAnews

Length: 00:05:13
Rating: 4.68
Views: 31655

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kewlkewl12 (November 26, 2008 at 11:49 am)
paradise alright: in terms of crime and AIDS.
Devast8ion (September 26, 2008 at 5:47 am)
The first thing they should do is teach writing to these tribes. That would allow them to communicate not just with the outside world, but amongst themselves. The less infighting there is there, the more they can concentrate on resisting environmental damage.
fabiocool874 (August 27, 2008 at 2:09 am)
paradise!
yunna86 (August 16, 2008 at 5:37 pm)
Oh yes papua is beautiful to me..i'm papuan so naturally thats how i feel.I'm so connected to the land.I hope that it wont get polluted or destroyed deep in my heart i sometimes wish that it remained hidden and a mystery...so that people won't come and destroy it.

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