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Funded by: World Bank and WWF Global Forest Alliance<br />
Copyright © PNG FSC Inc.<br />
(<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Forest Stewardship Council Incorporated) - 2006.<br />
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acknowledged as source.<br />
Native man, Tree Kangaroo, Native Birds and Orchid photos on the cover is copyrighted to © Brent Stirton/ Getty Images/ WWF-UK<br />
Produced by WWF South Pacific/ Comms. Unit/ Wyse Tabuavou - 2005
High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />
This <strong>HCV</strong>F Toolkit was developed through the generous support and contributions from the following people: Alimel<br />
Bellet, Arison Arihafa, Biatus Bito, Elizabeth Tongne, Forova Oavika, Henry Kawas, James Sabi, Jeff Hayward, Jim<br />
Copland, Kanawi Pouru, Katayo Sagata, Leo Salas, Magdeline Maihua, Micheal Avosa, Paul Chatterton, Peter Dam,<br />
Peter Tutuai, Ripa Karo, Ruby Yamuna, Sander van den Ende, Simon Passingan, Steven Sukot, Ted Mamu and<br />
Thomas Paka.<br />
The <strong>HCV</strong>F National Working Group (NWG) would also extend their graditude and acknowledgement for the support<br />
and valuable input from the following key partners and stakeholders; PNG Forest Authority, PNG Forest Research<br />
Institute, Department of Environment and Conservation, FORCERT, Eco-Forestry Forum, Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society, Rainforest Alliance, SmartWood, East <strong>New</strong> Britain Social Eksen Komiti, BareFoot, Industry Participants and<br />
other NGOs and Community Based Organisations (CBOs). The NWG would also like to thank the peer reviewers for<br />
their critical input into the first and second drafts of the <strong>HCV</strong>F Toolkit.<br />
We also acknowledge World Bank and WWF Global Forest Alliance for the financial assistance and the support<br />
towards the development of the <strong>HCV</strong>F Toolkit.<br />
The endorsement of the drafts of the <strong>HCV</strong>F Toolkit from the PNG FSC National Standards Working Group is<br />
acknowledged and the recognition given to the toolkit to be used in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> as a tool to achieve compliance<br />
with Principle 9 of the FSC National Forest Management Standards.<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> FSC National Initiative,<br />
c/o Foundation for People & Community<br />
Development,<br />
P.O Box 1119<br />
Boroko, NCD, <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
WWF <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>,<br />
P.O Box 8280,<br />
Boroko, NCD,<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................................................. iii<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. V<br />
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 1<br />
1.1 WHAT ARE HIGH CONSERVATION VALUES AND HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FORESTS? ......................................................... 1<br />
1.2 WHAT IS THE <strong>HCV</strong>F TOOLKIT? ................................................................................................................................................................ 2<br />
1.3 HOW WAS THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA <strong>HCV</strong>F TOOLKIT DEVELOPED? ................................................................................................ 3<br />
1.4 CONSULTING EXPERTS AND DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS ............................................................................................................. 4<br />
1.5 PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH ................................................................................................................................................................. 4<br />
1.6 HOW DOES THIS TOOLKIT WORK? ......................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
2. <strong>HCV</strong>1. FOREST AREAS CONTAINING GLOBALLY, REGIONALLY OR NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT<br />
CONCENTRATIONS OF BIODIVERSITY VALUES (E.G. ENDEMISM, ENDANGERED SPECIES, REFUGIA)<br />
................................................................................................................................................................................. 6<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.1 PROTECTED AREAS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.2 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES ............................................................................................................................................... 7<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.3 CONCENTRATIONS OF ENDEMIC SPECIES .................................................................................................................................... 10<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> 1.4 CRITICAL TEMPORAL CONCENTRATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 13<br />
3. <strong>HCV</strong>2. FOREST AREAS CONTAINING GLOBALLY, REGIONALLY, OR NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT<br />
LARGE LANDSCAPE LEVEL FORESTS, CONTAINED WITHIN, OR CONTAINING THE MANAGEMENT<br />
UNIT, WHERE VIABLE POPULATION OF MOST, IF NOT ALL NATURALLY OCCURRING SPECIES<br />
EXIST IN NATURAL PATTERNS OR DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE ............................................................ 15<br />
4. <strong>HCV</strong>3. FOREST AREAS THAT ARE IN OR CONTAIN RARE, THREATENED OR ENDANGERED<br />
ECOSYSTEMS ............................................................................................................................................................ 18<br />
5. <strong>HCV</strong>F4. FOREST AREAS THAT PROVIDE BASIC SERVICES OF NATURE IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS<br />
(E.G. WATERSHED PROTECTION, EROSION CONTROL) ..................................................................................... 20<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.1 FORESTS CRITICAL TO WATER CATCHMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 20<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.2 FORESTS CRITICAL TO EROSION CONTROL ................................................................................................................................. 22<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.3 FORESTS PROVIDING CRITICAL BARRIERS TO DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.......................................................................................... 23<br />
6. <strong>HCV</strong>5. FOREST AREAS FUNDAMENTAL TO MEETING BASIC NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES<br />
(E.G. SUBSISTENCE, HEALTH) AND CRITICAL TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES' TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL<br />
IDENTITY (AREAS OF CULTURAL, ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC OR RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE IN<br />
COOPERATION WITH SUCH LOCAL COMMUNITIES) ........................................................................................... 25<br />
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 32<br />
GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 33<br />
BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 39<br />
APPENDIX 1 - LIST OF IUCN LISTED CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENDANGERED AND DATA DEFICIENT IN PNG ............ 42<br />
APPENDIX 2 - LIST OF PNG CITES I ............................................................................................................................................................... 45<br />
APPENDIX 3- LIST OF ENDEMIC BIRD AND MAMMAL SPECIES AND THEIR LOCATION BY ECOREGION IN PNG<br />
(WIKRA MANAYAKE, 2002)<br />
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 46<br />
APPENDIX 4- A LIST OF RECOGNIZED SPECIES THAT MAY ACT AS INDICATORS OF LARGE-SCALE ECO-LOGICAL<br />
PROCESSES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61<br />
APPENDIX 5- WATER CONTROL DISTRICTS IDENTIFIED UNDER THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 2000 ........................................................ 62<br />
APPENDIX 6 - LIST OF EXPERT CONSULTANTS FOR ONSITE ASSESSMENTS ....................................................................................... 63<br />
APPENDIX 7 - LIST OF STAKEHOLDERS FOR PEER REVIEWING .............................................................................................................. 67<br />
APPENDIX 8 - THE VEGETATION TYPES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ........................................................................................................... 72<br />
APPENDIX 9 - THREATENED TREES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA ................................................................................................................. 76<br />
APPENDIX 10 - HIGHLY THREATENED SPECIES IN ENDEMIC BIRD AREAS OF PNG............................................................................. 81<br />
APPENDIX 11 - MAP OF PROTECTED AREAS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA .................................................................................................... 83<br />
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Copyright © Brent Stirton/ Getty Images/ WWF-UK<br />
A river weaving its way through the dense forest in the East Sepik province, <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. Forest loss in the other<br />
parts of the whole means that <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> now contains the planets third largest block of rainforest.<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />
The <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> High Conservation Value Forest (<strong>HCV</strong>F) toolkit was developed through consultative processes<br />
and peer reviewing by experts and stakeholders. The <strong>HCV</strong>F concept was initially developed by the Forest Stewardship<br />
Council (FSC) for use in forest management certification. Within FSC certification, for compliance with Principle 9,<br />
forest managers are required to identify any High Conservation Values (<strong>HCV</strong>s) that occur within their individual forest<br />
management units and manage them in order to maintain or enhance the values identified.<br />
The key to the concept of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs is the identification and maintenance of High Conservation Values (<strong>HCV</strong>s). The<br />
FSC's definition of <strong>HCV</strong>s encompasses exceptional or critical ecological attributes, ecosystem services and social<br />
functions. The global <strong>HCV</strong> definitions are listed below, with an example of a <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> <strong>HCV</strong>F for each.<br />
• <strong>HCV</strong>1: Forest areas containing globally, regionally or nationally significant concentrations of biodiversity values<br />
(e.g. endemism, endangered species, refugia). <strong>HCV</strong>s 1.1 - 1.4 are protected areas, threatened and endangered<br />
species, concentrations of endemic species, and critical temporal use.<br />
• <strong>HCV</strong>2: Forest areas containing globally, regionally, or nationally significant large landscape level forests contained<br />
within, or containing the management unit where viable population of most, if not all naturally occurring species,<br />
exist in natural patterns or distribution and abundance (e.g. viable populations, wide-ranging species, etc)<br />
• <strong>HCV</strong>3: Forest areas that are in or contain rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems (e.g. breeding sites,<br />
migratory sites, etc).<br />
• <strong>HCV</strong>4: Forest areas that provide basic services of nature in critical situations (e.g. watershed protection, erosion<br />
control).<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> 4.1 - 4.3 are forests critical to water catchments, forests critical to erosion control, and forests providing<br />
barriers to destructive fire.<br />
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• <strong>HCV</strong>5: Forest areas fundamental to meeting basic needs of local communities (e.g. subsistence, health) and<br />
critical to local communities' traditional and cultural identity (areas of cultural, ecological, economic or religious<br />
significance in cooperation with such local communities) .<br />
The High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit for <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> can be described by the following key statements:<br />
• Is intended only for use by forest managers undergoing FSC accredited forest management certification and by<br />
FSC accredited certification auditors assessing or monitoring conservation values in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> as part of<br />
a complete FSC assessment or evaluation process<br />
• Will create an industry standard and provide guidelines to compliance with FSC's 9th Principle by helping to identify,<br />
manage and monitor forests of High Conservation Value<br />
• Stresses equal importance to social, biological, and environmental values which forests in PNG contain<br />
• Has been developed through a full consultative process taking into account the major stakeholders involved with<br />
forest ownership and industry participation<br />
• Is owned by the PNG FSC National Initiative<br />
• Is referenced in the current PNG FSC National Standards<br />
• Will be updated along with the PNG FSC National Standards at a periodicity of every two years after the<br />
endorsement of the PNG FSC National Standards<br />
• Is a major step forward that ensures that the interest of all stakeholders in forest conservation is integrated.<br />
It is anticipated that this document will assist in making FSC certification acceptable within the forest industry in <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
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1. INTRODUCTION<br />
1.1 What are high conservation values and high conservation value forests?<br />
All forests contain environmental and social values such as wildlife habitat, watershed protection and cultural<br />
significance. Where these values are considered to be of outstanding significance or critical importance, the forest can<br />
be defined as a High Conservation Value Forest (<strong>HCV</strong>F). Identifying these values, knowing to whom these values are<br />
considered important, and locating the forest areas which harbour the values is the essential first step in developing<br />
appropriate management for them.<br />
The <strong>HCV</strong>F concept was initially developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for use in forest management<br />
certification. Within FSC certification, for compliance with Principle 9 1 , forest managers are required to identify any<br />
High Conservation Values (<strong>HCV</strong>s) that occur within their individual forest management units and manage them in order<br />
to maintain or enhance the values identified.<br />
The key to the concept of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs is the identification and maintenance of High Conservation Values (<strong>HCV</strong>s). The<br />
FSC's definition of <strong>HCV</strong>s encompasses exceptional or critical ecological attributes, ecosystem services and social<br />
functions. The global <strong>HCV</strong> definitions are listed below, with an example of a <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n <strong>HCV</strong>F for each.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1. Forest areas containing globally, regionally or nationally significant concentrations of biodiversity<br />
values (e.g. endemism, endangered species, refugia).<br />
e.g. the forests which house the Fire-maned Bower Bird (Sericulus bakeri) in the Adelbert Range,<br />
Madang Province.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>2. Forest areas containing globally, regionally or nationally significant large landscape level forests,<br />
contained within, or containing the management unit, where viable populations of most if not all naturally<br />
occurring species exist in natural patterns of distribution and abundance.<br />
e.g. the vast lowland rainforests of the West <strong>Papua</strong>n Shelf in which <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Harpy Eagles (Harpyopsis<br />
novaeguineae) still hunt healthy breeding populations of Lowland Tree Kangaroos.<br />
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e.g. the Monsoon Forests which stand out like islands in the flood plain savannas of the TransFly, Western<br />
Province.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>3. Forest areas that are in or contain rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4. Forest areas that provide basic services of nature in critical situations .<br />
e.g. the watersheds of the Sirinumu Dam, Sogeri, Central Province.<br />
(e.g. watershed protection, erosion control).<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>5. 2<br />
Forest areas fundamental to meeting basic needs of local communities and critical to local<br />
communities' traditional cultural identity (areas of cultural, ecological, economic or<br />
religious significance identified in cooperation with such local communities)<br />
e.g. areas that supply building materials, traditional medicine, bush meat for <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>'s rural<br />
majority<br />
e.g. ples tambu or sacred sites in forest areas around rural villages in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
In summary, a High Conservation Value Forest is the area of forest required to maintain or enhance a High<br />
Conservation Value. An important implication of this definition is that management (e.g. harvesting) is not automatically<br />
precluded in <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. However, any management that does take place must be compatible with maintaining or<br />
enhancing the identified <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
1 FSC Principles and Criteria. Document 1.2; revised February 2000. Available from www.fscoax.org<br />
2 Note that the drafters of the Toolkit found it appropriate to consolidate <strong>HCV</strong>5 and 6 into one.<br />
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1.2 What is the <strong>HCV</strong>F toolkit?<br />
The PNG <strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit, or the Toolkit, provides practical guidance to forest managers and other stakeholders<br />
in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> to identify, manage, and monitor High Conservation Value Forests as specified within any FSC<br />
accredited certification or time bound management improvement activities which lead to FSC certified forest<br />
management.<br />
The Toolkit is intended to help forest managers comply with the 9th Principle of the <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> FSC National<br />
Standards for forest management and is referenced in the current National Forest Management Standards for <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
The completed Toolkit was endorsed by the PNG FSC National Working Group and its methodology recommended<br />
for FSC certification within the PNG FSC National Standards. Users should understand that while this toolkit might<br />
form the best available guidance on interpreting FSC Principle 9 for PNG it is only one of the possible tools to do this.<br />
While the <strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit Working Group, or the <strong>HCV</strong>F WG, recommended a focused utilization of the Toolkit<br />
they recognized the broad spectrum of applications which could be derived from it. The following applications of the<br />
toolkit are possible:<br />
a. Forest managers to meet standards related to <strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
Forest managers could carry out evaluations of their forest areas to determine whether any of the defined <strong>HCV</strong>s<br />
are present within their FMU, so they could integrate them into their overall forest management planning and<br />
activities. This is a requirement of FSC certification and might also be demanded by customers, donors or<br />
investors.<br />
b. Certifiers assessing <strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
The defined national <strong>HCV</strong>s, together with management guidance, should form the <strong>HCV</strong>F element of national forest<br />
management certification standards. When no national standard exists, certification auditors would be required to<br />
develop 'interim standards' against which to assess forest management.<br />
c. Landscape planners trying to prioritise different land-uses<br />
Based on information that was already held or was being collated, the defined national <strong>HCV</strong>s can be used to draw<br />
up landscape-level plans and maps to show actual or potential <strong>HCV</strong>F. Such maps could then be used to inform and<br />
prioritise land-use planning decisions and conservation planning and land-use advocacy.<br />
d. Purchasers implementing precautionary purchasing policies<br />
Purchasers implementing <strong>HCV</strong>F policies could utilise landscape-level information about the presence of <strong>HCV</strong>s, or<br />
use the nationally defined sets of <strong>HCV</strong>s to also undertake evaluations for the presence of <strong>HCV</strong>s in specific FMUs,<br />
or in setting precautionary purchasing policies. Many purchasers and retailers have complex supply chains and so<br />
would normally need either maps of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs or possibly clear guidelines (rather than maps or guidelines of areas<br />
that potentially contain <strong>HCV</strong>s) that are recognised by a wide range of stakeholders.<br />
e. Investors and donors<br />
Investors and donors are increasingly concerned to provide safeguards to ensure that investments or donations do<br />
not promote socially or environmentally irresponsible actions from potential recipients. This might take the form of<br />
either screening potential recipients or introducing requirements that the recipients fulfil their social and<br />
environmental responsibilities. By concentrating on the most critical environmental and social values, the <strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
framework provides a potential mechanism for ensuring that donors and investors fulfil their own environmental and<br />
social policies<br />
The <strong>HCV</strong>F WG limited the use of the Toolkit in compliance with the 9th Principle of FSC by companies undergoing FSC<br />
accredited certification. While the <strong>HCV</strong>F WG realized the potential applications of the Toolkit outside of the certification<br />
process, it emphasizes the importance of keeping the use of the Toolkit part and partial to the remaining 9 Principles<br />
of FSC which provide the full scale of checks and balances to responsible and sustainable forest management in<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. Any application or adaptation of the Toolkit outside of FSC certification would have to be done<br />
as part of comprehensive social, environmental, and economic sustainability criteria and would need approval from<br />
PNG FSC National Working Group.<br />
The Toolkit can be used for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the FSC Controlled Wood Standards (FSC-<br />
STD-30-010 and FSC-STD-40-005), whereby non-FSC certified forest management enterprises and/or wood trading<br />
companies need to prove to FSC accredited assessors that harvest of this wood does not endanger <strong>HCV</strong>F, in order<br />
for it to be allowed to be mixed with FSC certified material (FSC, 2004).<br />
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Use of this toolkit requires specialized knowledge of the conservation and social issues in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> which<br />
constitute the High Conservation Values. This will require an understanding of the uniqueness of forest areas,<br />
land/forest owners and the threats to their resources. Toolkit users would need to rely on national or international<br />
experts (scientists, research institutions, NGOs) to evaluate the quality of data and information on the conservation<br />
values in a particular forest area.<br />
1.3 How was the <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> <strong>HCV</strong>F toolkit developed?<br />
STEP<br />
1<br />
PERIOD/DATE<br />
1 February 28<br />
to March 2,<br />
2005<br />
TASK PROCESS<br />
Preliminary first draft developed through a drafting<br />
workshop on Motupore Island, Port Moresby. The<br />
workshop was facilitated by a Smartwood consultant.<br />
PEOPLE INVOLVED<br />
Social scientists, biologists,<br />
ecologists, foresters,<br />
cartographers, cartographers,<br />
planners and certification<br />
specialists from WWF-PNG,<br />
Wildlife Conservation Society,<br />
Department of Environment<br />
and Conservation, National<br />
Forest Service, Rainforest<br />
Alliance, FORCERT and a<br />
Smartwood consultant<br />
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2<br />
March 28 to<br />
April 8, 2005<br />
i) Preliminary first draft field-tested with a small scale<br />
community-owned logging operation undergoing<br />
certification under the FORCERT group certification<br />
scheme in Danaru and Kalifilum villages, Usino Bundi<br />
district of Madang Province.<br />
ii) A Smartwood consultant peer-reviwed the preliminary<br />
first draft.<br />
iii) Recommendations/comments made by these people<br />
were consolidated into a preliminary 2nd draft.<br />
Expert field biologists and<br />
social scientists, <strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
Working Group, Smartwood,<br />
villagers in small scale logging<br />
operation in Madang Province<br />
3<br />
Two weeks<br />
i) 2nd draft report by the <strong>HCV</strong>F WG and was<br />
presented to the PNG FSC National Standards<br />
Working Group for their input and endorsement for<br />
wider stakeholder consultation.<br />
ii) 2nd draft of the toolkit circulated for stakeholder<br />
comments.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F working group, PNG<br />
FSC National Standards<br />
Working Group and other<br />
stakeholders<br />
4<br />
July 15, 2005<br />
General stakeholder meeting convened at Holiday Inn, Port<br />
Moresby. Issues and concerns raised during the<br />
stakeholder reviews were further discussed with <strong>HCV</strong>F WG<br />
and incorporated into working document.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F Working Group and<br />
stakeholders<br />
5<br />
2 weeks<br />
August 23-<br />
25,2005<br />
i) This revised 2nd draft again circulated for final<br />
stakeholder comments.<br />
iI) This document also presented at the South-East Asia<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F conference at Bali, Indonesia.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F working group plus all<br />
other stakeholders, both in the<br />
country and abroad<br />
2 weeks<br />
iii)<br />
Document recognised as preliminary final draft which<br />
was again circulated for final stakeholder comments.<br />
6<br />
October 1-12,<br />
2005<br />
i) Preliminary Final Draft presented at the Western<br />
Province Forest Plan meeting in Kiunga for further<br />
community consultation. During the meeting the<br />
issues of <strong>HCV</strong>F and forest planning were addressed<br />
in practice.<br />
ii) Final comments obtained from stakeholders and<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F NWG incorporated those comments into<br />
preliminary final draft.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F Working Group,<br />
stakeholders and community<br />
7<br />
November 16,<br />
2005<br />
Final meeting held at Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby in<br />
which the <strong>HCV</strong>F NWG incorporated the changes and/or<br />
recommendations made by final peer review.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F working group and<br />
stakeholders<br />
8<br />
November 18,<br />
2005<br />
Final Draft was reviewed, discussed, amended and<br />
endorsed by the PNG FSC National Standard Working<br />
Group at WWF PNG Country Office, Port Moresby.<br />
Thus, the First Edition of the PNG <strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit<br />
was completed and ready for publication.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F working group and<br />
PNG FSC National Standard<br />
Working Group<br />
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The <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> <strong>HCV</strong>F toolkit is based upon an interpretation of the generic, global definitions of High<br />
Conservation Values by the FSC. The toolkit follows the methodology developed by Proforest to interpret the<br />
parameters, values, and thresholds within the context of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> as believed appropriate within the<br />
country.<br />
The following table shows the steps, the tasks and the people involved in the development of the toolkit.<br />
Due to the necessity of industry buy in the concepts and methodologies recommended in the Toolkit it is envisaged<br />
that the 1st Edition will be revised and edited as it gets increasingly used. It is highly recommended that subsequent<br />
editions are produced as part of the two yearly review of the PNG FSC National Standards. The <strong>HCV</strong>F WG envisages<br />
that this will be the responsibility of the PNG FSC National Standard Working Group.<br />
1.4 Consulting experts and developing partnerships<br />
The toolkit-drafting group realized that the diversity and highly variable conservation context and land use patterns of<br />
different regions in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> makes the development of nationally relevant definitions and lists of <strong>HCV</strong>s very<br />
difficult. Thus, the toolkit has often avoided defining values with specific sizes and numbers, although quantified<br />
thresholds have been suggested for some <strong>HCV</strong>s. Instead, toolkit users are encouraged to consider the island and<br />
ecoregion context (Mainland of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> or satellite islands) of the forest area in a level of detail that will require<br />
consulting which is not provided through this document. Thus, other sources of information and resources will be<br />
necessary.<br />
The <strong>HCV</strong>F toolkit requires users to identify <strong>HCV</strong>s that cover a wide range of ecological, environmental, and social<br />
issues and requires an understanding of regional biodiversity issues, animal and plant ranges and behaviour, water<br />
and soil resources, ecosystem health, anthropology and local economy. It is very likely that toolkit users will not have<br />
all of the expertise necessary to evaluate these issues alone. The toolkit process is highly reliant upon the input of local<br />
and national expert organizations and individuals.<br />
Users should consult with local and national experts during <strong>HCV</strong> identification and while developing management and<br />
monitoring techniques. In a number of cases, these organizations should provide the key inputs as to whether a forest<br />
area/forest type should be considered critical, threatened, etc. Expert organizations will also be able to provide input<br />
on the status of forest types and rare, threatened, and endangered species and help devise management strategies<br />
to ensure the maintenance or enhancement of these values.<br />
Who are regional and national experts? The drafting group cited the research and resources available from many<br />
organizations and scientific institutions active in the field of social and biodiversity conservation. In the appendices, lists<br />
of references and organizations are provided for those who may be able to provide information or should be consulted<br />
on communities and conservation. The expertise that comes from local and traditional knowledge should not be<br />
overlooked, and should form an important source of information in the application of this Toolkit.<br />
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1.5 Precautionary approach<br />
An important component of the management of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs is the application of the Precautionary Approach. <strong>HCV</strong>Fs are,<br />
by definition, the most important forests from a conservation or social perspective (depending on the <strong>HCV</strong>s identified).<br />
Therefore, it is critically important that the values identified are not lost. But with the current level of knowledge about<br />
forests and how they function, it is not possible to be sure in every case that a particular management strategy will<br />
work. Therefore, the identification, management and monitoring of <strong>HCV</strong>s will draw upon the precautionary approach<br />
when dealing with <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
In practice, this means: "Planning, management activities and monitoring of the attributes that make a forest<br />
management unit a <strong>HCV</strong>F should be designed based on existing scientific and indigenous/traditional knowledge to<br />
ensure that these attributes do not come under threat of significant reduction or loss of the attribute and that any threat<br />
of reduction or loss is detected long before the reduction becomes irreversible. Where a threat has been identified,<br />
early preventive action, including halting existing action, should be taken to avoid or minimise such a threat despite<br />
lack of full scientific certainty as to causes and effects of the threat" (FSC Principle 9 Advisory Panel, 2000).<br />
The precautionary approach has been incorporated into the methodology for identifying <strong>HCV</strong>s and should form a basis<br />
for any management regime and monitoring programme.<br />
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• Assessing the presence of <strong>HCV</strong>s: where doubt exists as to whether an attribute, or collection of<br />
attributes, are sufficient to signify <strong>HCV</strong>s, then the forest manager will treat these attributes as <strong>HCV</strong>s<br />
until information proves otherwise. This should occur when the toolkit users and regional and national experts<br />
lack sufficient information to make an informed judgement.<br />
• Managing and monitoring <strong>HCV</strong>Fs: where doubt exists as to the appropriate management of the <strong>HCV</strong>F,<br />
management should include applying treatments to the <strong>HCV</strong>F at a scale and intensity that does not threaten the<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> before applying the management more generally within the forest management unit.<br />
1.6 How does this toolkit work?<br />
Following this introductory section, the <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> <strong>HCV</strong>F toolkit includes one section for each of the FSCdefined<br />
five High Conservation Values. Each section will be organized as follows:<br />
Description -<br />
This sub-section is a brief description of the intent of the <strong>HCV</strong> or <strong>HCV</strong> element.<br />
Definition -<br />
This sub-section defines the <strong>HCV</strong> in terms of the forests that should be considered as an <strong>HCV</strong>F when certain<br />
conditions or thresholds are met.<br />
Rationale -<br />
This sub-section provides background and offers justification as to how and why a particular attribute is considered<br />
of high conservation value in the context of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. The rationale includes discussion on the existing<br />
prioritization schemes and processes for determining areas of conservation significance and whether or not, or how,<br />
these should be used in the toolkit. This section attempts to explain the interpretation of the <strong>HCV</strong> definition based<br />
on the assessment by the toolkit drafters with respect to the limits to existing knowledge, science, and research and<br />
how one could arrive at a reasonably defensible series of definitions of <strong>HCV</strong>s and <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
Identifying the Presence of the <strong>HCV</strong> -<br />
For each <strong>HCV</strong> and <strong>HCV</strong> element, the toolkit provides guidance on the tasks that the user can follow to identify the<br />
existence of the <strong>HCV</strong> and it's applicability within a forest management unit. This sub-section will suggest the<br />
priorities for existing evaluation approaches, data requirements or information sources, and indicates examples of<br />
the <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
Recommendations for managing and monitoring the <strong>HCV</strong> - If, after evaluation, it is found that a particular <strong>HCV</strong> is not<br />
present within the FMU, no further action is necessary. If a value/component is present within the FMU, then the<br />
manager is expected to take steps to make changes to ensure the maintenance of the identified value through<br />
appropriate management and monitoring of/for the value.<br />
Recommendations are included to help toolkit users develop plans to maintain the <strong>HCV</strong>s present within a forest area.<br />
Recommendations are brief and are meant to guide users on the types of information and consultations necessary to<br />
develop effective planning and monitoring programs. The guidance provided is not meant to fulfil the role of either<br />
standard operating procedures or basic prescriptions for conservation management plans.<br />
Due to the site-specific nature to preparing management and monitoring plans to address maintenance or<br />
enhancement of particular <strong>HCV</strong>s, forest managers would be expected to develop more in-depth planning efforts related<br />
to <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. Forest managers may find it necessary and useful to consult other organizations in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> who<br />
should be consulted for their experience and involvement in developing management, monitoring or research programs<br />
relevant to maintaining or enhancing <strong>HCV</strong>s.<br />
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2. <strong>HCV</strong>1<br />
Forest areas containing globally, regionally 4 or nationally significant<br />
concentrations of biodiversity values (e.g. endemism, endangered species,<br />
refugia)<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1 has to do with values that are related to biodiversity values. It contains the following four elements:<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.1 Protected areas<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.2 Threatened and endangered species<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.3 Concentrations of endemic species<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.4 Critical temporal use.<br />
Most of the assessments within this <strong>HCV</strong> are focused on the occurrence of species within taxanomic groups. Due to<br />
the practical limitations of logging businesses to assess these, the <strong>HCV</strong>F WG recommended that only mammals, birds,<br />
frogs, reptiles and higher vascular plants are considered taxa groups for identifying and monitoring <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. The<br />
following table describes the recommended taxa groups by scale of logging operation and frequency of assessments.<br />
Table 1. Taxa groups to be identified by scale of operation and frequency of assessements<br />
Scale Birds Mammals Reptiles/Frogs* Vascular Plants<br />
Small (5000m3/yr) 1 1 1 2<br />
1-During baseline survey and every two years thereafter<br />
2-During baseline survey and every four years thereafter<br />
*During baseline survey any one of these taxa can be surveyed or otherwise<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.1 Protected areas 5<br />
Description<br />
The concept of protected areas on <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> is different to many other countries in which <strong>HCV</strong>F Toolkits<br />
have been and are being developed. This is because of the fact that at least 97% of the land is privately owned under<br />
traditional land tenure systems and the resulting decentralized nature of decision making over land resources makes<br />
protected areas, in the traditional sense, scarce.<br />
Definition<br />
All gazetted PAs, Conservation Deeds and proposed 6 areas with forest cover should be considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. This<br />
should include PAs with forest plantations, if any exists, and marine protected areas that include mangroves.<br />
Rationale<br />
There is no unifying procedure that determines the goals and functions of Protected Areas (PAs) in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Guinea</strong>. Based on the Rapid Assessment of Parks and Protected Areas Management (RAPPAM, in press) study for<br />
PNG, recently conducted by WWF, about 18 different categories of PAs have been identified. Although some of these<br />
categories are directly useful to determine a <strong>HCV</strong>F (e.g., sanctuaries or Ramsar sites), the percentage of areas<br />
covered by PAs in PNG is very small (
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Identification of <strong>HCV</strong><br />
Tasks<br />
Determine if logging unit boundaries fall within gazetted<br />
PA or Conservation Deeds in PNG.<br />
Determine if logging unit boundaries fall within a<br />
proposed PA in PNG.<br />
Determine if legislation and community PA rules exist<br />
which ban logging operations<br />
Examples:<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
The Department of Environment and Conservation, PNG<br />
Forest Authority, Provincial Administrations, Local Level<br />
Government (LLG)<br />
The Department of Environment and Conservation, <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Forest Authority, Provincial Administrations,<br />
Local Level Government (LLG), FSC Principles<br />
The Department of Environment and Conservation, PNG<br />
Forest Authority.<br />
A logging concession in Simbu Province has been<br />
planned overlapping a large portion of Crater Mountain<br />
Wildlife Management Area. All areas of the concession<br />
overlapping with Crater Mountain WMA shall be<br />
considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 1.1<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
No logging permitted within all PAs declared under the<br />
National Parks Act and all Conservation Areas.<br />
Within Wildlife Management Areas timber harvesting<br />
and other economic activities may be allowed as per<br />
respective WMA rules and landowner agreements.<br />
Specific management plans required.<br />
Guidance<br />
DEC's PA Registry, NGOs and local community leaders<br />
may assist in identifying the PA boundaries.<br />
DEC, PNGFA, WMA Committee, community needs<br />
determines type of activity.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.2 Critically endangered species<br />
Description<br />
Forests that contain concentrations of threatened or endangered species are clearly more important for maintaining<br />
biodiversity values than those that contain none or a few, simply because these species are more vulnerable to<br />
continued habitat loss, hunting, disease etc. FSC Criterion 6.2 already deals in a general way with individual rare,<br />
threatened or endangered species present. <strong>HCV</strong> element 1.2 adds further protection for forests that contain<br />
outstanding concentrations of rare and endangered species.<br />
Definition<br />
A forested site is considered as <strong>HCV</strong>F if:<br />
1) There is reliable field data on the presence of at least one IUCN Red List endangered, and critically endangered<br />
species<br />
OR<br />
2) The forest contains at least one of the following abundances of a CITES Appendix I listed species:<br />
• at least three breeding pairs of animals (regardless of density) or<br />
• at least five trees/hectare, or<br />
• five small plants or shrubs/hectare<br />
OR<br />
3) The forests are important for the long-term survival of a species if they are susceptible to adverse impact due<br />
to logging<br />
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Rationale<br />
The island of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> and satellite islands are well-known centers for high levels of endemism. Many species are<br />
confined to limited distribution ranges. Because of this, and due to human-made habitat alterations, many of these<br />
species are considered Endangered (En) or Critically Endangered (Cr) or are so rare that they are considered Data<br />
Deficient (DD) according to the IUCN Red List (www.redlist.org). All these are recognized as <strong>HCV</strong> and the forests they<br />
inhabit as <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
The quality of information available precludes any threshold for numbers present of critical species (PNG endemics,<br />
endangered, critically endangered or data-deficient) or assemblages. Therefore, the presence of one individual of an<br />
En, Cr or DD species in a location shall render the forest as <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
The geological processes underpinning the evolution of these threatened PNG endemics affects all taxa. The<br />
presence of one endangered endemic is therefore harbinger of the existence of a center of endemism and other equally<br />
endangered species. These centers of endemism cover extensive areas of mainland PNG and virtually all satellite<br />
islands. There is no prioritization mapping process carried out by DEC, other than the Conservation Needs<br />
Assessment (CNA, 1993), based on the biological/threat status of species. The CNA results reflect areas of high<br />
endemism and high biodiversity, which correlate with the location of endangered and critically endangered species.<br />
However, because very little is known of the fauna and flora of PNG, the CNA draws on expert opinion and limited data<br />
and is considered outdated.<br />
Because of the paucity of data on the location and biology of endangered, critically endangered, or data-deficient<br />
species, field surveys must be conducted at all sites requesting FSC certification. If in the future better maps of<br />
locations of data-deficient, endangered and critically endangered species, or Known Biodiversity Areas, are available<br />
from NGOs, these should be used as guides for field surveys instead of the CNA. The tree database lists locations by<br />
province, which should be used as guides for tree species surveys. Normal forestry inventories may not identify the<br />
presence of endangered tree species, because sometimes only 1% of the forest is surveyed, and only trees of >50 cm<br />
DBH are identified (from PNGFA). Thus, a proper botanical survey of trees should be conducted; it may not be<br />
replaced by the forestry inventory.<br />
Maps in the CNA or from other sources may be too coarse to identify specific habitat types used by endangered<br />
species. If biological information on habitat preferences of the endangered species is available, this could be used to<br />
further detail the outline, within a logging concession, of the <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
By using the IUCN Red List and Threatened Trees of PNG database (www.unep-wcmc.org), concerns of quality and<br />
scope of the data/classification are sufficiently addressed, because the Red List and the database are updated<br />
periodically and all taxa are considered.<br />
Species listed in the Appendix I and II of CITES may not be endangered but are of biological importance. Several of<br />
these species may be island-wide endemics (not regional endemic). By using these species to appraise the forests,<br />
many areas would fit the definition of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. Thus, only those PNG endemic species listed in the CITES Appendix I<br />
shall be considered as <strong>HCV</strong>s and the habitats supporting them as <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. Those species listed in CITES Appendix 2<br />
should only be noted for their potential of moving into Appendix I.<br />
Considerable debate in the conservation literature over the past three decades on the minimum viable population size<br />
for management has led to no unanimous figure. Recent proposals include numbers higher than 5,000 breeding pairs<br />
(Reed et al. 2003). Past proposals to set general guidelines for establishing/ensuring viable populations (Gilpin and<br />
Soule 1996) consider populations of 50-1,000 individuals or pairs as a minimum value (i.e. a short-term goal), while<br />
1,000-10,000 would be adequate (Meffe and Carroll 1997). For the purpose of identifying <strong>HCV</strong>Fs, areas with at least<br />
three observed breeding pairs of a CITES Appendix I species are considered. For plants, lowland forest plots of
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Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 1.2<br />
Tasks<br />
Determine if the logging concession falls within an area recognized as<br />
housing En, Cr or DD species (see Appendix 2 for list of PNG CITES<br />
1 listed species)<br />
Determine if the logging concession contains forests home to species<br />
En, Cr, or DD species in CITES Appendix I, IUCN species listing, and<br />
species protected under the PNG Fauna [Protection and Control] Act<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
PNG CNA, Threatened Trees of PNG<br />
database, the IUCN Global Species<br />
Assessment, IUCN Red List, CITES,<br />
FRI, DEC, Conservation and Research<br />
NGOs..<br />
Medium to Large Scale<br />
Field surveys conducted by authoritative<br />
institutions/researchers or experts in all<br />
or at a minimum suspected taxa of En,<br />
Cr, DD species CITES 1 species, IUCN,<br />
CI and other authoritative body) andtheir<br />
location in PNG<br />
Small-scale<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted<br />
by specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff<br />
Compile ecological studies, if any, indicating the biological needs of<br />
the species and attempt to further refine the habitats where the <strong>HCV</strong>s<br />
are found.<br />
Examples:<br />
NGO and expert consultation<br />
Dendrolagus matschiei, the Huon Tree<br />
kangaroo, is found in mid- to highelevation<br />
forests in the Huon Peninsula.<br />
Forests at these elevations in the<br />
peninsula, known to host at least one<br />
individual of the tree kangaroo, are<br />
considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. Further, the tree<br />
kangaroo is restricted to primary forests<br />
and at present is not known to enter<br />
disturbed habitats, secondary forests or<br />
plantations. Thus, primary forests, and<br />
not plantation forests, are considered<br />
the <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 1.2<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
PNG is mandated to manage CITES listed species to ensure that<br />
populations remain at least stable, if not improving. Any logging<br />
practice in an <strong>HCV</strong>F housing a CITES species should abide by this<br />
mandate.<br />
Guidance<br />
Large and Medium Scale<br />
Expert consultation and periodic survey<br />
analyses. Experts may indicate best<br />
practices and critical resources that<br />
must remain unchanged to protect the<br />
species (e.g., critical habitats for the<br />
species, such as riparian habitats; or<br />
nesting trees; or connectivity areas).<br />
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Management Recommendation<br />
NB. Depends on the end use and management plan of that particular<br />
species, e.g. Eaglewood, Gynostylus sp.<br />
NB. When areas are put out on tender <strong>HCV</strong>F should already be<br />
identified so the investor knows what they are dealing with.<br />
Guidance<br />
Surveys must occur prior to and every<br />
two years subsequent to felling.<br />
Small-scale<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted<br />
by specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff must occur prior to<br />
and every two years subsequent to<br />
felling.<br />
Reduced Impact Logging can take place in an <strong>HCV</strong>F housing a<br />
CITES 1 species provided a minimum area (appropriately sized set<br />
aside/buffer zone recommended by experts) of forest management<br />
unit is set aside for large, medium and small scale operations.<br />
Identify Institutions/Experts/Researchers<br />
with >10 years of experience in PNG in<br />
taxa identified as En, Cr, and DD<br />
species (refer to Appendix 6). Only<br />
those authoritative bodies/researchers<br />
that have been identified shall be<br />
consulted to do monitoring.<br />
Large and Medium Scale<br />
Expert consultation will determine the<br />
presence of En, Cr or DD species in the<br />
forests through field surveys.<br />
Small-scale<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted<br />
by specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff<br />
If negative impacts on populations of CITES 1 species are observed,<br />
no logging shall happen until recovery of their populations is<br />
observed, or until the problems are properly identified and practices<br />
are improved to overcome them<br />
Large and Medium Scale<br />
Expert consultation will determine the<br />
presence of En, Cr or DD species in the<br />
forests through field surveys.<br />
Small-scale<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted<br />
by specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>1.3 Concentrations of endemic species<br />
Description<br />
Endemic species are ones that are confined to a particular geographic area. When this area is restricted, then a<br />
species has particular importance for conservation.<br />
Definition<br />
Three breeding pairs, or five plants, of one local endemic species is enough to render a forest as housing an <strong>HCV</strong> and<br />
thus shall become an <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
If maps on the distribution of local endemics from reliable sources are available, areas containing at least three local<br />
endemic species shall become <strong>HCV</strong>Fs. If the maps indicate that less than three local endemic species are found in an<br />
area, but evidence exists that the area contains a data deficent, endangered or critically endangered local endemic<br />
species the forest is considered <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
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Rationale<br />
There is no source with a comprehensive outline and classification of areas based on the presence of endemics across
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taxa in PNG. Compilation of all records of endemic species is a worthwhile effort. The CNA includes areas of<br />
endemism but these were drawn by experts based on limited data and cover a large extent of PNG, and is considered<br />
outdated and too coarse scaled by active field biologists. The areas highlighted in the Endemic Bird Areas (Endemic<br />
Bird Areas of the World, 1998) cover more than 70% of the country and are thus also unrealistic as a guide to identify<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>Fs. Conservation and research NGOs may be consulted in the future for maps of concentrations of endemic<br />
species, as they are compiling and geo-referencing records for all <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> species for all taxa. Maps are also<br />
being drawn from the Global Species Assessments of the IUCN.<br />
NB: it is acknowledged here that <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>-wide endemics are also of high biological value. Although management<br />
recommendations herein shall apply to <strong>HCV</strong>Fs only, it is strongly encouraged that logging be conducted in non-<strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
habitats with due consideration to these species.<br />
The largest percentage of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> endemic mammals are found at mid-elevations 1500-2500m, but high<br />
elevations also have high percentages (but lower numbers) of endemics. The EBA considers areas above 1000m as<br />
of urgent priority for conservation of the island's avian endemics. Lowlands are recognized as high priority for the<br />
conservation of endemics, as well as all satellite islands. These assessments render most of PNG as important for<br />
endemics.<br />
PNG endemics, on the other hand, are restricted to localized areas (as opposed to <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>-wide endemics).<br />
These localized endemics are considered of <strong>HCV</strong>. Additionally, any mid- to high-elevation forest (
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Tasks<br />
Determine if at least three local endemic species are expected to be<br />
present in the area<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Distribution maps from reliable sources<br />
(see Appendix 6)<br />
Examples:<br />
Fire-maned Bower Bird (Sericulus<br />
bakeri) is only restricted to the Adelbert<br />
Range, Madang Province and areas<br />
with this endemic species should be<br />
considered a <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 1.3<br />
Reduced Impact Logging can take place, provided;<br />
Experts endorsement (see Appendix 6 for expert list) indicating that<br />
these endemics can withstand timber harvesting<br />
Medium to Large Scale<br />
The location of the protected area covering 20% of the total fmu, shall<br />
be determined by an identified authoritative Institution/ Researcher/<br />
Expert of a suspected taxa (En, Cr, DD species by CITES, IUCN, CI,<br />
Protected by PNG Fauna Act) or Ecosystems (critical ecosystems)<br />
agreed upon by the land owners.<br />
Small Scale<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
Allocation of the 10% of protected area in a small scale fmu shall be<br />
determined by the landowners, advised by specifically trained support<br />
organisation staff.<br />
PNG CNA, Threatened Trees of PNG<br />
database, the IUCN Global Species<br />
Assessment, IUCN Red List, CITES,<br />
FRI, DEC, Conservation and Research<br />
NGOs..<br />
Medium to Large Scale<br />
Field surveys conducted by authoritative<br />
institutions/researchers or experts in all<br />
or at a minimum suspected taxa of En,<br />
Cr, DD species CITES 1 species, IUCN,<br />
CI and other authoritative body) andtheir<br />
location in PNG<br />
Small-scale<br />
Guidance<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted<br />
by specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff<br />
NGO and expert consultation<br />
Dendrolagus matschiei, the Huon Tree<br />
kangaroo, is found in mid- to highelevation<br />
forests in the Huon Peninsula.<br />
Forests at these elevations in the<br />
peninsula, known to host at least one<br />
individual of the tree kangaroo, are<br />
considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Furthermore, the tree kangaroo is<br />
restricted to primary forests and at<br />
present is not known to enter disturbed<br />
habitats, secondary forests or<br />
plantations. Thus, primary forests, and<br />
not plantation forests, are considered<br />
the <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
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<strong>HCV</strong> 1.4 Critical temporal concentrations<br />
Description<br />
This element is designed to ensure the maintenance of important concentrations of species that use the forest only at<br />
certain times or at certain phases of their life-history. It includes critical breeding sites, wintering sites, migration sites,<br />
migration routes or corridors (latitudinal as well as altitudinal).<br />
Definition<br />
Those areas that are critical for temporal use by animals, where these concentrate seasonally as part of their life cycle,<br />
should be considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
All mangrove forests, high- and low-water refuges in woodlands and wetlands are considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Rationale<br />
It is likely that many critical areas for the temporal concentration of species in PNG have not been identified.<br />
Generalizations for identification of critical areas can be made based on biological knowledge from PNG and other<br />
countries. All mangrove forests should be considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs because these act as spawning sites for many<br />
economically important fishes. High- and low-water refuges (woodlands) in the Trans-Fly should be considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs<br />
because these offer refuge to many water-dependent species at different times of the year.<br />
Because these areas are critical for large numbers of individuals of one or a large number of species, and because to<br />
date the known areas occupy a minimal percent of PNG's land, these shall remain un-logged.<br />
Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 1.4<br />
Task<br />
Determine if the logging concession contains critical temporal<br />
sites<br />
Data Sources and Requirements<br />
Large and Medium Scale<br />
Field survey by experts in the known or<br />
suspected taxa (list provided in Appendix<br />
6)<br />
Small-scale<br />
Interviews with landowners conducted by<br />
specifically trained supporting<br />
organisation staff<br />
Determine if the concession contains mangrove forests, high- and<br />
low-water refuges in woodlands and swamps<br />
Detailed map of forest cover and other<br />
features within the concession; expert<br />
assessment.<br />
Forest Inventory Mapping System (FIMS)<br />
UPNG/UNDP Landcover Mapping Project<br />
It is likely that vague definitions of forest<br />
cover types may lead to argumentation,<br />
because of the dearth of data. In such<br />
cases, if a forest cover type is suspected<br />
to be a critical site, it shall be considered<br />
an <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
Examples:<br />
Flood plain and wetland areas in the<br />
Trans-Fly region and Moresby Savannas.<br />
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Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 1.4<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
Reduced Impact Logging can take place, provided;<br />
Experts endorsement (see Appendix 6 for expert list) indicating that<br />
these endemics can withstand timber harvesting.<br />
Medium to Large Scale<br />
Allocation of up to 20% of protected area in a fmu (large scale<br />
operation) shall be determined by an identified authoritative<br />
Institution/Researcher/Expert of a suspected taxa (En, Cr, DD species<br />
by CITES, IUCN, CI, Protected by PNG Fauna Act) or Ecosystems<br />
(critical ecosystems) agreed upon by the land owners.<br />
Guidance<br />
Expert consultation before, during and<br />
after felling.<br />
Strict complicance to the PNG LCOP<br />
and Environment Act 2000.<br />
Small Scale<br />
Allocation of up to 10% of protected area in a small scale fmu shall<br />
be determined by the landowners, advised by specifically trained<br />
support organisation staff<br />
Other aspects of logging operations should be also considered, like<br />
log transportation along waterways/marine routes, ie/ Gulf/Western<br />
Provinces.<br />
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Forest areas containing globally, regionally, or nationally significant large<br />
landscape level forests, contained within, or containing the management<br />
unit, where viable population of most, if not all naturally occurring species,<br />
exist in natural patterns or distribution and abundance.<br />
Description<br />
This part of the <strong>HCV</strong>F definition aims to identify forests that contain viable populations of most, if not all, naturally<br />
occurring species. It also includes forests that contain important sub-populations of very wide-ranging species (e.g.<br />
Adelbert and Huon mountains may contain sub-populations of plants and animals found throughout the northern<br />
mountain ranges) even though the sub-populations may not be viable in the long term. It includes forests where<br />
ecological processes and ecosystem functioning (e.g. natural disturbance regimes, forest succession, species<br />
distributions and abundance) are wholly or relatively unaffected by recent human activities. Such forests are<br />
necessarily large (tens of thousands of hectares) and will be less affected by recent human activities than other forests<br />
within the region. Such forests are increasingly rare and continue to be threatened throughout the world, through<br />
processes such as deforestation, forest fragmentation and degradation.<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> retains a relatively large proportion of forest cover so the working group has had to decide the<br />
extent to which patterns of historical and current use as well as current threats have reduced the ability of forests to<br />
support the natural array of species.<br />
It is also worth emphasising that the forest considered under <strong>HCV</strong>2 is not necessarily confined to a particular<br />
administrative unit (e.g. forest management unit). This is because several contiguous administrative units of forest land<br />
may together form a significant large, landscape level forest. An individual administrative unit can be a <strong>HCV</strong>F under<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>2 if it is whole or part of a significant large, landscape level forest.<br />
Definition<br />
Where opportunity exists to append new protected areas to existing or proposed PAs, to bolster conservation of all<br />
forest types, these should be considered as <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
On the mainland, contiguous forest blocks around PAs that can potentially become protected areas or areas that may<br />
become PAs extending beyond 500,000 ha in size are considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
On satellite islands, contiguous forest blocks around PAs that can potentially become protected areas extending<br />
beyond 20% of the total island forest cover are considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
On both mainland and satellite islands, areas that represent significant contribution to large landscape-level forests<br />
through connectivity for ecological and ecosystem processes are considered <strong>HCV</strong>Fs including mangrove swamp<br />
forests of PNG.<br />
Any contigious forest area remaining from any forest type (Appendix 8), 50 % of which has been removed, and is found<br />
either on the mainland or satelite islands,is to be considered <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
Where possible, or where data is available, it is recommended that the large landscape-level <strong>HCV</strong>Fs be identified<br />
through reliable evidence of the presence of at least five to 10 breeding pairs of an umbrella species (identified by<br />
experts or see Appendix 4 for list of recognised species), in the mainland and satellite islands.<br />
Rationale<br />
There is insufficient protection to date for any forest type (primary forests) in PNG as protected areas only cover 2.7%.<br />
There are examples where appending new protected areas to existing ones would enhance conservation of forest<br />
types. For example:<br />
- Tonda (Monsoon forests)<br />
- Crater (Lower to mid montane)<br />
- Hunstein (Lowland and lower montane)<br />
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- Managalas Plateau (Mid montane)<br />
<strong>New</strong> protected areas that cover large areas are also in the process of being developed:<br />
- Kokoda Track / Owen Stanley Ranges (lower to mid montane)<br />
- Lakekamu basin (Lowland and lower montane)<br />
- Great <strong>Papua</strong>n Plateau (Lowland and mid montane)<br />
- Kamiali extensions (Lowland and lower montane)<br />
- Nakanai mountains (Lowland and mid montane)<br />
- Torricelli mountains (Mid montane)<br />
- Manus (Lowland Mountains)<br />
Since the current level of protection is very low, even consideration of annexes to proposed areas will not represent<br />
extensive forest covers as <strong>HCV</strong>F. Thus, <strong>HCV</strong>Fs should be considered where there is the opportunity to extend PAs<br />
through contiguous blocks to cover at least 500,000 ha on the mainland, and 20% plus of the island's forest cover. See<br />
examples in 2.3. Also, <strong>HCV</strong>Fs should apply to forested areas integral to the functioning of PAs and other <strong>HCV</strong>Fs<br />
through connectivity.<br />
For the determination of landscape-level ecological processes, it is possible to consider sensitive, wide-ranging<br />
umbrella species susceptible to forest fragmentation and human population pressures to define <strong>HCV</strong>Fs (refer to<br />
Appendix 4 for list of recognised species). It is expected that the landscape level forests maintain processes that<br />
ensure the persistence of these focal or umbrella species. This has been variously translated in the literature to<br />
population figures, usually 500 pairs. If this approach is to be considered, focal species should be identified for each<br />
island or region in the mainland with the assistance of an expert.<br />
Unfortunately, there are probably no animals in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> large enough to indicate presence of large forests and<br />
landscape-level ecological processes. Adding to the problem with this definition, it is unrealistic that surveys could be<br />
conducted to determine abundance of the wide-ranging species mentioned above, especially in the rugged terrain and<br />
difficult field conditions of PNG. Perhaps as the only surrogate to field data, reliable evidence of persistent small<br />
breeding populations of the same species may indicate a large forest type (e.g Cassowary).<br />
Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 2<br />
Tasks<br />
Determine the presence and size of forested<br />
areas surrounding PAs<br />
Identify large continuous blocks of forest<br />
extending >500,000 ha on the mainland, and<br />
>20% of island cover on satellite islands<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
DEC PA registry, WWF’s RAPPAM analysis results, forest<br />
cover maps (DEC, UPNG, PNGFA).<br />
Forest cover maps (DEC, UPNG, PNGFA).<br />
Identify small blocks of forest that may be<br />
important for connectivity between a PA and a<br />
large block of forest, or between two blocks of<br />
forest.<br />
Forest cover maps (DEC, UPNG, PNGFA).<br />
The small blocks may not need to be directly connecting the<br />
two adjacent forested areas. These small blocks may act as<br />
“stepping stones”, as long they are within 5 km of at least<br />
two large forested areas, and are at least 500 ha in size<br />
(this certainly will not work for forest-interior mammals, but<br />
for plants and birds.<br />
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If possible, or where data is available, determine<br />
the presence and persistence or abundance of a<br />
recognized umbrella species.<br />
A list of recognized species that may act as indicators of<br />
large-scale ecological processes is included in Appendix 4.<br />
Expert survey and expert consultation shall indicate if an<br />
umbrella species is present and persistent in a block of<br />
forest, and/or its current estimated abundance.
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Tasks<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Examples:<br />
1. Tenkile Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus<br />
scottae) habitat in the Toricelli<br />
mountains.<br />
2. Calophyllum forest of Manus province.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 2<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>Fs shall be managed by reduced impact<br />
logging.<br />
If there is evidence of negative impacts on landscape-level ecological<br />
processes, logging shall not occur until recovery is observed, or the<br />
problems properly identified and addressed through improved<br />
practices.<br />
Before logging takes place, experts<br />
must indicate best practices to minimize<br />
impact; experts must also conduct<br />
surveys to ensure the presence and<br />
abundance of indicator (umbrella)<br />
species are not compromised.<br />
Expert consultation.<br />
Satellite imagery.<br />
Guidance<br />
Large, medium and small scale<br />
monitoring surveys must be conducted<br />
once every two years.<br />
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4. <strong>HCV</strong>3<br />
Forest areas that are in or contain rare, threatened or endangered<br />
ecosystems<br />
Description<br />
Some ecosystems are widespread and under little threat, whereas others are naturally rare or are declining rapidly due<br />
to human pressures. In order to conserve the full range of biodiversity, it is important that sufficient areas of each of<br />
these rare or declining habitats are kept in good condition. The most effective way to achieve this is to aim for adequate<br />
coverage within secure protected areas. Where this is not feasible, or has not yet been achieved, sympathetic<br />
management is needed for key sites outside the protected areas system. The goal for this <strong>HCV</strong> is to identify sites<br />
where this is required for each rare, threatened or endangered habitat type. For some habitats, no such special<br />
management will be required, for others every surviving example of the habitat may be considered precious, but for<br />
many there will be a need to identify and concentrate on the higher priority sites from a range of sites of varying<br />
importance.<br />
Definition<br />
1) Identified threatened or endangered lowland forests on satellite islands, mangroves, swamp forests, Araucaria<br />
forests, Eucalyptus deglupta forests, Terminalia brassii forests, Castanopsis forests, Nothofagus forest, Savanna<br />
forest and Monsoon forest.<br />
2) All forests on karst or ultrabasic soils that do not promote regeneration are considered as <strong>HCV</strong>Fs<br />
3) Forests that do not regenerate sufficiently after logging and where regeneration management and/ or silvicultural<br />
measures cannot be applied then in consultation with DEC and PNGFA can be declared <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
Rationale<br />
No prioritization plans are available based on threatened or endangered ecosystems as there is limited information or<br />
availability of data on the conservation of ecosystems in PNG. Some of the most threatened ecosystems in PNG are<br />
island ecosystems, including satellite islands and ecosystems in mountain tops.<br />
Examples of forest types likely to be identified as of high concern include: lowland forests on satellite islands,<br />
mangroves, swamp forests (Sepik plains, Gulf deltas and Fly river delta swamps), lower montane forests, Araucaria<br />
forests, Eucalyptus deglupta forests, Terminalia brassii forests, Castanopsis forests, Nothofagus forests, etc (refer to<br />
Appendix 8 for the vegetation types of PNG, see also the text by Paijman, 1975).<br />
Forest types found on particular substrate are notable for possessing high levels of endemism, such as karst forest<br />
and ultrabasic soil forests. These should be considered for <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
Other forests may become threatened by global warming due to their isolation on mountain tops, such as high montane<br />
forests, forests in areas of low relief and forests in fragmented landscapes. Because of this, these are considered<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
There shall be no size threshold for forest types identified as threatened or endangered through DEC's Vegetation<br />
Change Analysis, or for forests on limestone karst or ultrabasic soils. Forests threatened by global warming (i.e., high<br />
montane forests, forests in areas of low relief and forests in fragmented landscapes) that maintain, or may attain,<br />
connectivity to larger areas of the same forest type to maintain landscape-level processes (i.e., areas that together<br />
cover 500,000 ha or more on the mainland and >20% on satellite islands) shall be considered, regardless of their size.<br />
If no connectivity exists as defined in <strong>HCV</strong>F2, or if the forest links to other forests of the same type but together do not<br />
reach 500,000 ha, it may not be considered <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
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Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 3<br />
Tasks<br />
Determine the forest types inside the concession and their level of<br />
threat.<br />
Determine the kind of substrates inside the concession<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Vegetation cover maps (DEC, UPNG,<br />
PNGFA-FIMS),<br />
Field verification and sampling<br />
Soil maps, geo-morphological maps,<br />
geological maps (DEC, UPNG), Field<br />
verification and sampling.<br />
Those forests on limestone or on<br />
ultrabasic soils shall be considered<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>Fs (PNGRIS)<br />
Determine if forest is able to regenerate after logging or if<br />
regeneration and/or silvicultural measures can be applied.<br />
Examples:<br />
FRI, PNGRIS (eg Soils), Field<br />
verification and field trial<br />
Mid montane forests at Gumi, West<br />
Watut TRP, which have poor<br />
regeneration after felling.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 3<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
Because these are already identified as critcal or threatened<br />
ecosystems, no medium or large scale logging shall occur within<br />
these<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Guidance<br />
Only upon expert consultation<br />
re-evaluate and identify the current level<br />
of threat to the ecosystem Identify the<br />
authorized institution/ NGO/ researcher/<br />
expert who can be consulted (see<br />
Appendix 6).<br />
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5. <strong>HCV</strong>4<br />
Forest areas that provide basic services of nature in critical situations<br />
(e.g. watershed protection, erosion control)<br />
All forests provide some services of nature such as watershed protection, stream flow regulation or erosion control and<br />
these services should always be maintained under good management. In most forests the consequence of a<br />
breakdown in these services is relatively minor. In some cases, however, their failure would have a serious catastrophic<br />
or cumulative impact. For example, a forest that forms a large proportion of the catchment area of a river that has a<br />
high risk of damaging and destructive flooding downstream may be critical in preventing flooding and would be<br />
considered a <strong>HCV</strong>. It is this type of situation that <strong>HCV</strong>4 attempts to identify.<br />
Since there is a range of separate ecosystem services, this value has been sub-divided into three elements:<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.1 Forests critical to water catchments<br />
Forests play an important role in preventing flooding, controlling stream flow and regulating water quality. Where a<br />
forest area constitutes a large proportion of a water catchment, it is able to play a critical role in maintaining these water<br />
quantity and quality. The greater the importance of the water catchment, in terms of flooding or drought risk or water<br />
usage, the more likely it is that the services provided by the forest are critical and that the forest is a <strong>HCV</strong>F.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.2 Forests critical to erosion control<br />
A third basic service of nature that forests provide is terrain stability, including control of erosion, landslides, avalanches<br />
and downstream sedimentation. All areas suffer some degree of erosion and many are also prone to a degree of terrain<br />
instability, but often the extent or risk of these is very low or the consequences minor. In some cases, though, forests<br />
protect against erosion, landslides and avalanches in areas where the consequences, in terms of loss of productive<br />
land, damage to ecosystems, property or loss of human life, are severe. In these cases, the ecosystem service<br />
provided by the forest is critical, and it is these that should be designated <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.3 Forests providing barriers to destructive fire<br />
Fire is a part of the natural dynamics of many forest ecosystems, such as boreal forests in Canada or eucalypt forests<br />
in Australia. Mostly these fires are small and pose no great threat or risk. However, forest fires, whether started by<br />
natural causes or by humans, can sometimes develop into destructive, uncontrolled fire that can be a serious risk to<br />
human life and property, economic activity, or to threatened ecosystems or species. A <strong>HCV</strong> under this element includes<br />
forest that naturally acts as a barrier to fire in areas that are prone to fire where the consequences are potentially<br />
severe.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.1 Forests critical to water catchments<br />
Description<br />
All forests affect the watersheds in which they occur. However, the watershed protection function of individual forests<br />
is not always critical. Some forest types are particularly important in regulating stream flow, and so more likely to be<br />
critical to watershed functioning.<br />
Forests can be considered critical to watershed protection when a particular forest area protects against:<br />
• potentially catastrophic floods or drought<br />
• widespread loss of irreplaceable water for drinking, agriculture, hydroelectric schemes and other uses,<br />
• the destruction of fisheries where spawning grounds had been protected by mangroves or riparian forests<br />
• changes to the hydrology of catchments that would seriously and irreversibly degrade a protected area.<br />
Definition<br />
Forests critical to water catchments are defined as forests that:<br />
1. provide critical water supplies for urban areas which are defined by established catchment plans (Waterboard,<br />
PNG Power)<br />
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2. have catchments as identified by Wetlands (Ramsar) Convention, Directory of Asian Wetlands<br />
3. provide rural communities with class 2 stream according to Logging Code of Practice (LCOP), including all water<br />
bodies and water courses<br />
4. are within designated Water Control Districts<br />
5. Provide water for energy (electricity) source<br />
Rationale<br />
There are no national water catchments classifications, however, several catchments have been identified as critical.<br />
These are:<br />
• Laloki (hydro and water supply) Urban<br />
• Fly (irrigation, navigation, transport, tourism, fishing) Rural<br />
• Sepik (irrigation, fishing, tourism) Rural<br />
• Markham-Ramu (hydro) Urban<br />
• Purari (due to no development seen as a control) Rural<br />
• All urban water supply catchment areas and their tributaries.<br />
Water Control Districts identified under the Environment Act 2000 (section 95 div v). A list of Water Control Districts<br />
is included in Appendix 5.<br />
Water permit areas as identified under the Environment Act 2000 (section 82 div 1 part vii).<br />
As a signatory to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention), PNG has an<br />
international obligation to protect wetlands listed on the Ramsar "List of Wetlands of International Importance" and the<br />
upstream catchments affecting these areas. PNG currently has two Ramsar listed areas - Lake Kutubu WMA (24,100<br />
ha) in Southern Highlands Province and Tonda WMA (590,000 ha) in Western Province.<br />
The Directory of Asian Wetlands (Osbourne 1989; 1993) lists 30 biologically important wetland sites and areas which<br />
need to be considered in planning forestry developments.<br />
Eighteen high priority wetlands are identified in the Conservation Needs Assessment (1993). Forestry operations<br />
within and upstream of these areas will need to maintain the values for which these were designated.<br />
Downstream impact on protected or economically important fisheries needs to be considered (e.g. Gulf of <strong>Papua</strong> and<br />
Milne Bay prawn fisheries; barramundi in Western and Gulf provinces; black bass fisheries in Western, Gulf and WNB<br />
provinces; crocodiles in Sepik and Western provinces.<br />
Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 4.1<br />
Determine if the catchment is within a Wetlands (Ramsar)<br />
Convention, Directory of Asian Wetlands.<br />
Determine if the catchment provides critical water supply to urban<br />
areas (water permit)<br />
Determine if the catchment provides critical water supply to rural<br />
communities Determine if the catchment is a gazetted<br />
Water Control District<br />
Examples:<br />
Tasks<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Ramsar Sites, Directory of Asian<br />
Wetlands<br />
Waterboard, PNG Power, DEC,<br />
Provincial Government, Local Level<br />
Governments Rural communities, use<br />
Stream Class 2 within the LCOP<br />
DEC (Environment Act 2000)<br />
A forester working in the Sogeri District<br />
consulted the Waterboard and found out<br />
that Laloki River is a priority catchment.<br />
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Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 4.1<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
Identify and mark where catchment boundary borders with the<br />
concession<br />
Establish a 50 meter buffer outside of the catchment where logging<br />
may not take place<br />
In urban catchment areas and gazetted Water Districts no logging will<br />
be permitted<br />
For definitions 1 and 3, reduced impact logging is permitted using the<br />
PNG Logging Code of Practice Key Standard Number 2.<br />
Guidance<br />
This has to be identified in the field by<br />
establishment of permanent, marked<br />
boundaries. Experts assistance is<br />
required to verify<br />
/<br />
This has to be identified in the field by<br />
walking along watershed boundary and<br />
flagging them with orange flagging<br />
tapes.<br />
Consult Waterboard, PNG Power, DEC,<br />
Provincial Government, Local Level<br />
Governments,<br />
Consult PNG Logging Code of Practice.<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.2 Forests critical to erosion control<br />
Description<br />
Forests are often important in maintaining terrain stability, including control of erosion, landslides and avalanches. Most<br />
standards for responsible forest management take this into account. In some cases, though, the risks of severe<br />
erosion, landslides and avalanches are extremely high and the consequences, in terms of loss of productive land,<br />
damage to ecosystems, property or loss of human life, are potentially catastrophic. In these cases, the ecosystem<br />
service provided by the forest is critical, and it is these that should be designated <strong>HCV</strong>Fs.<br />
Definition<br />
A forest should be considered <strong>HCV</strong>F when on a slope of > 30 degrees (PNG Logging Code of Practice (LCOP)).<br />
Rationale<br />
The existing classification used in the PNG Logging Code of Practice sufficiently identifies areas prone to erosion and<br />
landslides. It does not identify materials with erosion potential which is either below or above the average cut-off slope<br />
recommended. While it is advisable to develop a separate more conservative slope class according to erosion<br />
potential, the necessary information - relief, soil structure, seismic activity - is not easily available to forest managers<br />
or at a scale relevant to forest management plans.<br />
Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 4.2<br />
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Tasks<br />
Identify areas of corresponding slope classes from maps<br />
Verify slope classes in the field<br />
Examples:<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Derive slope from 1:100,000 Topographic<br />
Maps, Use slope classes and queries<br />
within PNGRIS and the SRTM DEM,<br />
UPNG DEM of PNG.<br />
Verify slopes with chain and clinometer.<br />
The operations forester will receive maps<br />
of corresponding slope classes from the<br />
maps produced by the survey section<br />
and verify slope classes with chain and<br />
clinometer in the field for set-up planning.
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Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 4.2<br />
Source: PNG LCOP<br />
Slopes from 0 to 30 degrees Slopes steeper than 30<br />
degrees<br />
Selective Logging Extraction System<br />
Ground-based Wheeled or tracked<br />
skidder<br />
High Lead Cable System<br />
Skyline Cable System<br />
Helicopter<br />
Generally PNGLCOP<br />
Applies<br />
PNGLCOP applies<br />
Prohibited<br />
May be approved with specific<br />
permission of DEC and PNGFA but<br />
not covered by PNGLCOP<br />
PNGLCOP applies<br />
Note: Generally prohibited under<br />
the terms and conditions of the<br />
Timber Permit<br />
Prohibited<br />
Prohibited<br />
Prohibited<br />
May be approved with specific<br />
permission of DEC and PNGFA.<br />
This may require variation of the<br />
Timber Permit<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>4.3 Forests providing critical barriers to destructive fire<br />
Description<br />
Most standards for responsible forest management contain requirements for fire prevention and control in areas where<br />
this is appropriate. This element is not intended to include forests where fire is a natural or normal part of forest<br />
ecosystem process. Rather, it will include those few forests that provide natural barriers to fire where uncontrolled<br />
spread of fire could pose a serious risk to human life and property, economic activity or to threatened ecosystems or<br />
species.<br />
Definition<br />
Any forest that provides protection from fire to:<br />
• forests declared protected according to the Forestry Act (Division 3. Section 52. Subsection 1 and 2), Fauna<br />
(Protection and Control) Act, National Park Act, Conservation Area Act.<br />
• forest succeptible to fire (Monsoon and Savanna Forests, Swamp and Peat Forests).<br />
• Plantations (as well as green breaks).<br />
Rationale<br />
There is no national fire risk assessment of forests nor is there an assessment of critical barriers to destructive fires.<br />
There is a provision under the Forestry Act 1991 (Section 52, Subsection 1 and 2) which allows the PNGFA Managing<br />
Director to declare certain forests that are under risk of destructive fires as protected, however this does not equate<br />
to identifying forests which provide critical barriers to destructive fire. Plantation forests are often at the risk of fires and<br />
with the exception of Bulolo Plantation none of these plantations have a fire management plan.<br />
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Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 4.3<br />
Tasks<br />
Verify if a forest has been declared protected from fire<br />
under the Forestry Act (Division 3. Section 52.<br />
Subsection 1 and 2), Fauna (Protection and Control) Act,<br />
National Park Act, Conservation Area Act.<br />
Verify the existence of barrier forests in dry zones of<br />
PNG susceptible to fires.<br />
Verify the proximity to plantations.<br />
Examples:<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Forest Management Division, PNGFA,DEC.<br />
Forest Management Division, PNGFA<br />
FIMS<br />
Bulolo, Wau (Morobe)<br />
Stettin Bay, Hoskins<br />
Open Bay, East <strong>New</strong> Britain<br />
Kerevat, East <strong>New</strong> Britain<br />
Jant, Madang<br />
Lapegu, East Highlands Province<br />
Waghi, Western Highland Province<br />
Fayantina, Eastern Highlands Province<br />
Brown River, Central<br />
Kuriva, Central<br />
Ulabo, Milne Bay<br />
Sepik Plains, East Sepik<br />
Mt Susu National Park and the Araucaria<br />
forests of Bulolo, Morobe Province.<br />
Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 4.3<br />
Management Recommendation<br />
Conduct awareness on the provision of the Forestry Act<br />
(Division 3. Section 52. Subsection 1 and 2), Fauna<br />
(Protection and Control) Act, National Park Act,<br />
Conservation Area Act in relation to declaration of<br />
protected areas and the forest types that are included<br />
under this provision<br />
In plantation susceptible to fires a "green break" should<br />
be established.<br />
Guidance<br />
Prepare and disseminate awareness materials and carry<br />
out the awareness in consultation with these groups<br />
(Prov. Govt., LLG. Schools, Media, CBO).<br />
Grassland fires-<strong>HCV</strong> breaks must be at least 20 meters.<br />
Forest Fires-<strong>HCV</strong> breaks must be at least 100 meters.<br />
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6. <strong>HCV</strong>5<br />
Forest areas fundamental to meeting basic needs of local communities<br />
(e.g. subsistence, health) and critical to local communities' traditional<br />
cultural identity (areas of cultural, ecological, economic or religious<br />
significance in cooperation with such local communities)<br />
Description<br />
The <strong>HCV</strong>F National Working Group has combined <strong>HCV</strong>5 and 6 because of the shared requirement of consultation<br />
for these two values.<br />
Many conservation designations view humans as purely prejudicial to forests. The definition of <strong>HCV</strong>Fs is different<br />
because it recognises that some forests are essential to human well-being. This value is designed to protect the<br />
basic subsistence and security of local communities that are derived from forests - not only for "forest-dependent<br />
communities", but also for any communities that get substantial and irreplaceable amounts of income, food or other<br />
benefits from the forest.<br />
Definition<br />
1. If the community derives >50% of their needs for water, building materials,food, medicine, firewood, craft<br />
materials, cash NTFP's, cultural materials from the forest, this (part of the) forest shall be <strong>HCV</strong> for this<br />
particular need. Social assessment is necessary to determine individual community needs.<br />
2. Any cultural and heritage significance (ples tambu), or historical sites within the forest will be regarded as<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
3. Areas identified as important and incorporated into the property list in the Incorporated Land Groups be<br />
regarded as a <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
Rationale<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>5 applies to basic needs and maintaining cultural identity. For example, for a community that derives a large<br />
part of its protein from hunting and fishing in forests where there is no alternative source of meat or fish, the forests<br />
would constitute a <strong>HCV</strong>. If, in another forest, people hunted largely for recreational purposes (even if they did eat<br />
their catch) and where they were not dependent upon hunting, then this would not constitute a <strong>HCV</strong>. As well as<br />
being essential for subsistence and survival, forests can be critical to societies and communities for their cultural<br />
values. This value is designed to protect the traditional culture of local communities where the forest is critical to their<br />
identity, thereby helping to maintain the cultural integrity of the community.<br />
A forest may be designated a <strong>HCV</strong>F if it contains or provides values without which a local community would suffer<br />
a drastic loss of a basic need or cultural change and for which the community has no alternative. A forest may have<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> status if local communities obtain essential fuel, food, fodder, medicine, or building materials from the forest,<br />
without readily available alternatives. In such cases, the High Conservation Value is specifically identified as one or<br />
more of these basic needs.<br />
Identifying <strong>HCV</strong>5 will require consultation.<br />
Employment, income and products are values that should be conserved if possible, without prejudice to other values<br />
and benefits. However, <strong>HCV</strong>s do not include excessive extraction, even when communities are currently<br />
economically dependent on it. Nor do they include the excessive application of traditional practices, when these are<br />
degrading or destroying the forests and the other values present in the forest.<br />
The following would not be considered <strong>HCV</strong>s:<br />
• Forests providing resources of minor importance to local communities.<br />
• Forests that provide resources that could readily be obtained elsewhere or that could be replaced by affordable<br />
substitutes.<br />
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Over time, a value may grow or decline, with changing community needs and changes in land use. A forest, which was<br />
previously only one of many sources of supply, may become the only, or basic fundamental source of fuel wood or<br />
other needs. Conversely, needs may decline and disappear with time. This stresses the need for monitoring and<br />
review.<br />
Communities living in and around forest areas have a varying degree of dependency on forest resources depending<br />
on their origin, their history, the influence of external parties such as traders, companies or government, as well as their<br />
access to markets and agricultural technologies. Communities living in isolated areas usually have a high degree of<br />
dependency to the forest. However, even migrant communities may become dependant on the forest if they harvest<br />
timber or non-timber forest products, for example, as part of their livelihood.<br />
Assessing the availability of alternative sources may be delicate. The presence of communication and market access<br />
is an important factor. Isolated communities are likely to have few market options and a reduced access to alternative<br />
technologies to replace their forest-dependant livelihood pattern. Communities with easy market access and easy<br />
communication with traders and government services may be in an easier position to shift to new livelihoods. However,<br />
this may be limited by access to land, technology and capital. This should be considered carefully, and the principle of<br />
precaution should be applied, that is, when in doubt, assume that the people have no ready replacement.<br />
Another delicate element to evaluate is the extent to which the use of the forest by the communities is sustainable and<br />
is compatible with the safeguard of other <strong>HCV</strong>s. Unsustainalbe levels of extractions such as excessive hunting of<br />
endangered species should be treated as <strong>HCV</strong>s and management criteria developed and applied that allows the<br />
continued sustainable harvest of these forests.<br />
Guidance on appropriate consultation methods<br />
This step aims to help forest managers determine whether use of the forest is:<br />
• fulfilling one or more of the community's basic needs and<br />
• whether the forest is fundamental to the cultural identity of the community (or communities).<br />
1) Characterising the community: Has to be adjusted to particular situations.<br />
Unless dealing with very small groups/clans, more than<br />
one consultation method should be used to verify the<br />
information gathered.<br />
2) Consultation methods:<br />
IMPORTANT: Land and use of its resources is a very<br />
sensitive issue in PNG. When collecting the information<br />
needed, the facilitators should make their objectives very<br />
clear and avoid asking for (sensitive, controversial)<br />
details.<br />
To understand the community there has to be a<br />
community profile. This includes knowing the population,<br />
community structure (clan groups), decision making<br />
processes, language(s), socio-economic information,<br />
community groupings (women's groups, youth groups,<br />
churches), land boundaries, etc.<br />
Additional to the use of the forest by the landowners there<br />
will be rights to its use with other people. These user<br />
rights will have to be identified to achieve a full picture of<br />
the use of the forest in meeting basic needs.<br />
Landownership can be identified using the Incorporated<br />
Land Group process. It is important to ensure proper<br />
process & approach is/has been used, so the group<br />
involved is aware of its purpose, all clan members<br />
are/were involved, and the correct information is/was<br />
collected.<br />
There is no existing methodology to obtain written<br />
evidence of user rights, although clear verbal<br />
agreements exist, passed down from generation to<br />
generation. It is also important to identify background of<br />
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Important considerations:<br />
• Approaches may have to be adapted to the specific<br />
situation (community groups, different ethnic groups)<br />
• In the identification of cultural sites existing rituals,<br />
customs, taboos, etc should be respected<br />
• Past, present and future status of basic needs<br />
provision from the forest needs to be assessed by<br />
the people<br />
• All clans within a forest management unit will have to<br />
be involved and all neighbouring clans have to be<br />
informed to avoid possible future disputes.<br />
• For practical reasons the consultation may be<br />
undertaken in stages (village by village). Preferably it<br />
should be undertaken before start of the harvesting<br />
operation.<br />
NB:<br />
• All methodologies used should be participatory<br />
processes<br />
• Facilitator role to be limited to guiding process only<br />
and should not be dominant or too leading<br />
• Facilitator to clearly explain that the <strong>HCV</strong> process is<br />
not aimed at getting outsiders to provide a solution or<br />
assistance, but to assist community to come up with<br />
their own solutions and management<br />
• Facilitator to clarify that secret information or<br />
knowledge that is not to be shared with outsiders,<br />
could be generally indicated to ensure it is included<br />
as <strong>HCV</strong><br />
• Recheck information obtained from one group with<br />
other group(s)<br />
• Approach may have to be adapted to the specific<br />
situation<br />
• Utilise knowledge of existing Community Based<br />
Organisations, e.g. church groups<br />
• Use traditional knowledge on indicator species to<br />
identify <strong>HCV</strong>.<br />
user rights, as this may influence management<br />
measures.<br />
Only general information on user rights and the extent to<br />
which they meet basic needs should be collected, to<br />
avoid getting bogged down into unnecessary and<br />
possible sensitive or controversial details.<br />
In order to consult under-represented individuals or<br />
groups, specific interviews, e.g. women, elders, youth<br />
and household, interviews/surveys can be used.<br />
Information on basic needs has to be collected. This<br />
could be done as part of a land use planning process.<br />
As slightly different methods & approaches are used by<br />
various organizations, it has to be verified if the land use<br />
planning process has been completed sufficiently and<br />
will provide the needed information. If not, an additional<br />
consultation process is needed.<br />
3) What information is needed:<br />
NB: There is very little written information available. Even<br />
though some studies are available, they may be either too<br />
general or applicable to a certain area/group only.<br />
Normally this would include:<br />
• What the community uses the forest for<br />
Main basic needs list:<br />
Water, building materials, food, medicine, firewood,<br />
craft materials, cash NTFP's<br />
• Patterns of resource use (how much, when, how many<br />
people) and alternative sources<br />
• Whether the use of one resource conflicts with the<br />
maintenance of another <strong>HCV</strong><br />
• Whether resource use is sustainable (NB: Past,<br />
present and future status of basic needs provision<br />
from the forest needs to be assessed by the people to<br />
help determine this)<br />
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4) How to analyze the information obtained: Determine relevance of individual basic needs obtained<br />
from the forest (table).<br />
Potential indicators that a forest is fundamental to local<br />
communities may be when:<br />
• A high proportion of the community's need comes<br />
from the FMU;<br />
• There are no readily available, affordable and<br />
acceptable alternatives;<br />
• A community would suffer diminished health or wellbeing<br />
through reduced supply of a resource;<br />
• A particular resource provides only a small proportion<br />
of a community's basic needs or is only used<br />
occasionally but is nevertheless critical (e.g. when a<br />
forest provides a modest proportion of overall food<br />
consumed but most of the protein, or when a forest<br />
provides famine food or provides a large proportion<br />
of food at particular times of year).<br />
Table: Basic needs<br />
Basic need Forest Other<br />
Water<br />
Building material<br />
Food<br />
Medicine<br />
Fire wood<br />
Craft materials<br />
Cash NTFP<br />
4 - Essential 100% of basic need is met by the forest<br />
3 - Critical >50%<br />
2 - Important 25-50%<br />
1 - Not important 1-25%<br />
0 - Non existent 0%<br />
Identification of <strong>HCV</strong> 5<br />
Tasks<br />
1. Identify landowning clan(s) within the forest<br />
management unit. If the FMU contains more than one<br />
village the <strong>HCV</strong> identification exercise has to be done<br />
per village.<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Incorporated Land Group documents<br />
If there are no ILG's, get information from community on<br />
number of clans, their family members and land areas<br />
from the village recorder (according to Organic Law).<br />
2. Consult with other stakeholders to find out if there is<br />
any existing relevant information.<br />
National Museum and Art Gallery, NRI, PNGFA, UPNG,<br />
NGOs.<br />
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Management and monitoring for <strong>HCV</strong> 5<br />
Tasks<br />
3. Determine appropriate methodology during a scoping<br />
visit<br />
3.1 Agree on awareness meeting date<br />
4. Facilitate awareness meeting<br />
4.1 Agree on <strong>HCV</strong> identification meeting date<br />
Data sources & requirements<br />
Awareness meeting to be held first to explain the<br />
purpose of the exercise and to give community members<br />
time to familiarise themselves with the idea. Meeting to<br />
take place in the village, at a date and time convenient<br />
to the community.<br />
Inform (toksave pastaim), remind and reconfirm meeting<br />
date and time.<br />
Meeting must take place in the village, at a date and<br />
time convenient to the community<br />
Explanatory material<br />
5. Facilitate <strong>HCV</strong> identification meeting Materials: <strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit<br />
6. Basic needs and cultural site identification<br />
6.1 List of basic needs, cultural sites and users<br />
6.2 When, where and how much and often<br />
used/collected<br />
6.3 Determine if the use is sustainable<br />
6.4 Alternative sources<br />
7. Process information and determine if basic needs are<br />
essentially or critically met by the forest.<br />
Depending on selected (combination of) methodologies:<br />
- Participants draw resource map and compile lists<br />
- Facilitator meets with different groups and records<br />
information<br />
- Facilitator hold household interviews/surveys and<br />
collects information.<br />
Use thresholds and Table: Basic needs (see above in<br />
Guidance section)<br />
8. Confirm results with community Either at the same meeting or a separate/next meeting<br />
9. Incorporation into overall <strong>HCV</strong> identification<br />
9.1 Compare results with outcome of other <strong>HCV</strong>s and<br />
analyse.<br />
9.2 Incorporate results with outcome other <strong>HCV</strong> into<br />
overall <strong>HCV</strong> identification<br />
Results of <strong>HCV</strong> 1-5<br />
eg. Over harvesting of certain species that are<br />
threatened or endangered may exterminate them.<br />
10. Presentation/confirmation of overall <strong>HCV</strong><br />
identification to/with community<br />
Examples:<br />
Masalai ples forest areas where traditionally no<br />
harvesting or even presence of people is allowed.<br />
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Management Recommendation<br />
Guidance<br />
General remarks: Management recommendations and guidance given below apply to permit areas where outside<br />
contractors operate on customary land. Where landowners operate in small-scale operations on their own land, the<br />
community decides on the appropriate management recommendations, which will have to be respected by the<br />
management of their company. If basic need harvesting is unsustainable or pose a threat to other <strong>HCV</strong>s the<br />
community will have to develop management rules to ensure this threat is dealt with. Look back at customary rules<br />
and/or design 'modern' versions of these rules. E.g. peles masalai becomes WMA. NB: Look at protected and<br />
endangered species and indicator species under other <strong>HCV</strong>(s) to ensure these species receive the needed<br />
protection.<br />
MEDIUM - LARGE SCALE<br />
1. Water: buffer zones and no road crossings LCOP<br />
2. Building materials:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to be specifically<br />
marked by landowner to be kept from harvesting by<br />
contractor.<br />
LCOP, at time of set-up preparation.<br />
Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time of set-up<br />
preparation<br />
3. Food:<br />
- trees have to specifically marked by landowner to be<br />
kept from harvesting by contractor.<br />
List of trees not be harvested<br />
4. Medicine:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to be specifically<br />
marked by landowner to be kept from harvesting by<br />
contractor.<br />
5. Firewood: no recommendations thought necessary<br />
6. Craft materials:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to be specifically<br />
marked by landowner to be kept from harvesting by<br />
contractor.<br />
7. Cash NTFP's:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to be specifically<br />
marked by landowner to be kept from harvesting by<br />
contractor.<br />
Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time of set-up<br />
preparation<br />
Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time of set-up<br />
preparation<br />
Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time of set-up<br />
preparation<br />
Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time of set-up<br />
preparation<br />
8. Cultural sites LCOP Timber permit extraction exclusion, at time<br />
of set-up preparation<br />
SMALL SCALE<br />
1. Water: buffer zones & no road crossings Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
2. Building materials:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer<br />
zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to specifically marked by<br />
landowner to be kept from harvesting by contractor<br />
3. Food:<br />
trees have to specifically marked by landowner to be kept from<br />
harvesting by contractor. List of trees not to be harvested<br />
Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
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SMALL SCALE<br />
4. Medicine:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to specifically marked<br />
by landowner to be kept from harvesting by contractor<br />
Same as medium-large: LCOP.<br />
NB: If landowners are managing their own forests<br />
there is no threat of over-harvesting or species<br />
becoming scarce due to their consumption.<br />
5. Fire wood: no recommendations thought necessary NB: Majority of firewood will normally come from<br />
garden areas, plus additional availability through<br />
the waste of the sawmilling operation.<br />
6. Craft materials:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to specifically marked<br />
by landowner to be kept from harvesting by contractor<br />
6.1 Own use-sustainability generally not an issue<br />
6.2 For sale-sustainability to be looked carefully<br />
May be a problem in very highly populated areas,<br />
where then some reforestation specifically for fire<br />
wood production may be necessary.<br />
Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
See 4.<br />
For sustainability assessment see Section 6 of<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> 5's Identification Table.<br />
7. Cash NTFP's:<br />
- If identified as reserve, no logging + 100 m buffer zone<br />
- If no specific reserve identified, have to specifically marked<br />
by landowner to be kept from harvesting by contractor.<br />
Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
For sustainability assessment see Section 6 of<br />
<strong>HCV</strong> 5's Identification Table.<br />
8. Cultural sites Same as medium-large: LCOP<br />
Extraction exclusion, at time of set-up preparation<br />
MONITORING<br />
NB 1: Small scale operations will typically form part of a FSC Group Certificate, as becoming certified individually<br />
normally is way too expensive and too difficult (to know how to meet FSC requirements).<br />
NB 2: For individually certified small-scale operations (not part of a group certificate) expert engagement for the <strong>HCV</strong><br />
assessment will be required, which has to be repeated every five years, at the time of certificate renewal. For<br />
individually certified operations monitoring will be done directly by the certifier.<br />
The group certificate manager will have to monitor the identified <strong>HCV</strong>s and compliance with any management rules<br />
under the <strong>HCV</strong>s.<br />
Annual monitoring is recommended for a start, but possibly a two-yearly monitoring may suffice.<br />
Monitoring as to start with (re)confirming sustainable resource use and/or assessing the impact of management rules<br />
on unsustainable use.<br />
Collection of information has to be through field visits with community meetings plus, if necessary, interviews with<br />
specific (user) groups.<br />
Specific attention has to be given to community rules associated with <strong>HCV</strong>s, their enforcement and effectiveness.<br />
Monitoring results may lead to requests to the operation/community to improve /change existing rules or develop<br />
new/additional ones.<br />
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Acronym/Abbreviation<br />
CA<br />
CBO<br />
CC<br />
CI<br />
CITES<br />
CM<br />
CNA<br />
CR<br />
DEC<br />
DD<br />
EBA<br />
EN<br />
ENB<br />
EU<br />
FIMS<br />
FMU<br />
FRI<br />
FSC<br />
<strong>HCV</strong><br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F WG<br />
NGO<br />
ILG<br />
IUCN<br />
LLG<br />
NRI<br />
NTFP<br />
PA<br />
PNG<br />
PNG LCOP<br />
PNGRIS<br />
PNGFA<br />
RAPPAM<br />
STRM DEM<br />
TRP<br />
UNDP<br />
UPNG<br />
WGC<br />
WCS<br />
WMA<br />
WNB<br />
WWF<br />
Meaning<br />
Conservation Area<br />
Community-Based Organisation<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit Working Group Chamber Coordinator<br />
Conservational International Inc<br />
Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit Working Group Chamber Member(s)<br />
Conservation Needs Assessement<br />
Critically Endangered<br />
Department of Environment and Conservation<br />
Data Deficient<br />
Endemic Bird Areas of the World<br />
Endangered<br />
East <strong>New</strong> Britain<br />
European Union<br />
Forest Inventory Mapping System<br />
Forest Management Unit<br />
Forest Research Institute<br />
Forest Stewardship Council<br />
High Conservation Value<br />
High Conservation Value Forest<br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit Working Group<br />
Non-Government Organisation<br />
Incorporated Land Group<br />
International Union of Conservation of Nature<br />
Local Level Government<br />
National Research Institute<br />
Non Timber Forest Product<br />
Protected Area<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Loggging Code of Practice<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> <strong>Resource</strong> Information System<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Forest Authority<br />
Rapid Assessment and Priorisation of Protected Area Management<br />
Shuttle Topography Radar Mission Mapper Digital Elevation Model<br />
Timber Rights Purchase<br />
United Nations Development Programme<br />
University of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
<strong>HCV</strong>F National Toolkit Working Group Coordinator<br />
Wildlife Conservatoin Society<br />
Wildlife Management Area<br />
West <strong>New</strong> Britain<br />
World Wide Fund for Nature
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Glossary<br />
(all definitions are taken from www.dictionary.com unless indicated otherwise)<br />
CITES<br />
Conservation Areas<br />
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild<br />
Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between Governments. Its aim<br />
is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants<br />
does not threaten their survival. www.cites.org<br />
Land under community or other ownership that is managed by a community<br />
committee for conservation protection. The Prime Minister declares a<br />
Conservation Area on recommendation of the Minister for Environment and<br />
the landowners.<br />
It should have " particular biological, topographical, geological, historical,<br />
scientific or social significance or other special value for the present<br />
community or future generations".<br />
Conservation areas are to be managed by a committee including landholder<br />
representatives but do not provide exclusive landholder control as in the case<br />
with WMAs. The Conservation Area committee prepares a management plan<br />
that sets out the restrictions on the use of the rules. [ Conservation Areas Act<br />
1978].<br />
Conservation Deeds<br />
Convention on Wetlands<br />
DATA DEFICIENT (DD)<br />
A voluntary agreement between a landowner and an authorised body to help<br />
the landowner protect and manage the environment on their land.<br />
An intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action<br />
and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands<br />
and their resources. http://www.ramsar.org<br />
A taxon is Data Deficient when there is inadequate information to make a<br />
direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution<br />
and/or population status.<br />
A taxon in this category may be well studied, and its biology well known, but<br />
appropriate data on abundance and/or distribution are lacking. Data Deficient<br />
is therefore not a category of threat.<br />
Listing of taxa in this category indicates that more information is required and<br />
acknowledges the possibility that future research will show that threatened<br />
classification is appropriate. It is important to make positive use of whatever<br />
data are available. In many cases great care should be exercised in choosing<br />
between DD and a threatened status.<br />
If the range of a taxon is suspected to be relatively circumscribed, and a<br />
considerable period of time has elapsed since the last record of the taxon,<br />
threatened status may well be justified. www.redlist.org<br />
Directory of Asian Wetlands<br />
This Directory aims to provide an essential database as a basis for action. It<br />
provides an inventory of wetlands of international importance in the Oceania<br />
region, including 25 political entities from Palau, Guam and the Solomon<br />
Islands in the west to Easter Island in the east, and from the Marianas and<br />
Hawaiian islands in the north to <strong>New</strong> Caledonia and French Polynesia in the<br />
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south. http://www.wetlands.org/inventory&/OceaniaDir/Prelims.html<br />
endangered adj : (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an<br />
endangered species". www.dictionary.com<br />
ENDANGERED (EN)<br />
A taxon is Endangered when the best available evidence indicates that it<br />
meets any of the criteria A to E for Endangered (see Section V), and it is<br />
therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.<br />
www.redlist.org<br />
endemismDefinition of an endemic species: a species which is only found<br />
in a given region or location and nowhere else in the world. This definition<br />
requires that the region that the species is endemic to, be defined, such<br />
as a "site endemic" (e.g. just found on Mount Celaque),6 a "national<br />
endemic" (e.g. found only in Honduras), a "geographical range endemic"<br />
(e.g. found in the Himalayan region, which however covers several<br />
Himalayan countries and therefore is not a national endemic), or a political<br />
region endemic (e.g. found in countries of Central America).<br />
www.birdlist.org<br />
Ecoregion<br />
An area defined by environmental conditions and natural features; a<br />
region defined by its ecology. www.dictionary.com. Landscape planning<br />
units for WWF, modified version for PNG -<br />
Conservation Planning Region (CPR) of the DEC. The DEC is using CPR<br />
as a base tool to analyse future conservation initiatives (e.g. DEC<br />
vegetation change assessment - intersected CPR + PNGFA FIMS<br />
Vegetation Types datasets).<br />
Fauna (Protection and Control) Act,<br />
1976<br />
An Act that protects fauna within the following PAs such as Wildlife<br />
Management Areas, Fauna Sanctuaries, Nature Reserves and<br />
appointment of wildlife rangers (detailed information obtain from DEC).<br />
Forest Stewardship Council<br />
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international network to<br />
promote responsible management of the world's forests.<br />
FSC brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by<br />
bad forestry practices and to reward good forest management practices.<br />
www.fsc.org<br />
FSC Principles and Criteria<br />
Fundamental<br />
The Forest Stewardship Council has 10 Principles of Forest Stewardship.<br />
These Principles and associated Criteria form the basis for all FSC forest<br />
management standards. www.fsc.org<br />
adj<br />
1: serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause<br />
of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument";<br />
Eg:"computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure" [syn:<br />
cardinal, central, key, primal]<br />
2: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the<br />
universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these<br />
rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: rudimentary, underlying]<br />
3: far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of<br />
something; "the fundamental revolution in human values that has<br />
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occurred"; Eg: "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the<br />
fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social<br />
changes" [syn: profound] n : the lowest tone of a harmonic series [syn:<br />
fundamental frequency, first harmonic] www.dictionary.com<br />
IUCN<br />
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural <strong>Resource</strong>s.<br />
The World Conservation Union is the world's largest and most important<br />
conservation network.<br />
The Union brings together 82 States, 111 government agencies, more than<br />
800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and some 10,000 scientists and<br />
experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. www.iucn.org<br />
Local endemics<br />
Protected Areas<br />
These are species only restricted to a geographical area and not widely<br />
distributed in PNG. (Ted Mamu)<br />
CA Management Plan A plan prepared under section 27 (1)(d) under the<br />
Conservation Areas Act, 1980 (obtain detailed information from DEC)<br />
An area declared by the Minister for Environment to protect only those animals<br />
declared as protected. [Fauna (Protection and Control) Act 1966].<br />
Peat Forest<br />
Peat swamp forests are forested areas with extreme conditions of wetlands<br />
and characteristics of forest with composition of dead litters and twigs.<br />
For example, the forest on the southern part of Lake Kutubu in the Southern<br />
Highland Province, PNG, is a peat swamp forest with an average of 1 meter<br />
depth.<br />
PNG wide Endemics<br />
Population and Population Size<br />
Ramsar Site<br />
Reduced Impact Logging (RIL)<br />
Species that are only found within <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. Note that these are<br />
distinct from local endemics. (Ted Mamu)<br />
The term 'population' is used in a specific sense in the Red List Criteria that is<br />
different to its common biological usage. Population is here defined as the total<br />
number of individuals of the taxon.<br />
For functional reasons, primarily owing to differences between life forms,<br />
population size is measured as numbers of mature individuals only. In the case<br />
of taxa obligately dependent on other taxa for all or part of their life cycles,<br />
biologically appropriate values for the host taxon should be used.<br />
www.redlist.org<br />
A wetland which fulfils the criteria set forth within the Convention of Wetlands<br />
(Sander van den Ende)<br />
Rare (R) Taxa with small world populations that are not at present<br />
'Endangered' or 'Vulnerable', but are at risk.<br />
These taxa are usually localized within restricted geographical areas or<br />
habitats or are thinly scattered over a more extensive range. www.redlist.org<br />
The term 'reduced impact logging' has become essentially interchangeable in<br />
the vernacular with timber harvesting.<br />
'Reduced impact logging technology' is a collective term that refers to the use<br />
of scientific and engineering principles, in combination with education and<br />
training, to improve the application of labour, equipment and operating<br />
methods in the harvesting of industrial timber. www.fao.org<br />
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Refugia<br />
Refugia is the term used to describe an area where susceptible corn borers will<br />
be able to survive when Bt corn use becomes wide spread.<br />
One of the biggest concerns with Bt corn is that its widespread use will lead to<br />
selection for corn borers that are resistant to Bt. Maintaining a population of<br />
susceptible corn borers is thought to be one way of reducing the speed of<br />
resistance build-up. www.dictionary.com<br />
Sacred sites<br />
Places of cultural and traditional significance including initiation grounds,<br />
ancestral spirits and witchcraft practices, rituals and taboos.<br />
Satellite Islands<br />
All islands off of the coast of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Temporal Use<br />
Threatened (T)<br />
VULNERABLE (VU)<br />
Any habitat use that is not permanent, especially when making reference to<br />
national or international migratory use for feeding, mating and nesting. (Sander<br />
van den Ende)<br />
According to the IUCN definition, "threatened" is a general term to denote<br />
species that are endangered, vulnerable, rare, or categorized as "indeterminate,"<br />
meaning that there is insufficient information to indicate which of the first three<br />
categories is appropriate. www.redlist.org<br />
A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets<br />
any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable (see Section V), and it is therefore<br />
considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. www.redlist.org<br />
Wetlands<br />
A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture,<br />
especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife: a program to preserve<br />
our state's wetlands. www.dictionary.com<br />
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Appendix 1 -<br />
Critically endangered, endangered and data deficient IUCN species of<br />
animals in PNG<br />
# [Scientific Name] Common Name(s) Red List<br />
BIRDS<br />
1 Aegotheles tatei STARRY OWLET-NIGHTJAR DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
2 Aegotheles wallacii WALLACE'S OWLET-NIGHTJAR DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
3 Androphobus viridis PAPUAN WHIPBIRD DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
4 Aplonis brunneicapillus WHITE-EYED STARLING EN C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
5 Collocalia orientalis MAYR'S SWIFTLET DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
6 Collocalia papuensis PAPUAN SWIFTLET DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
7 Columba pallidiceps YELLOW-LEGGED PIGEON EN C2a(i) ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
8 Cracticus louisiadensis TAGULA BUTCHERBIRD DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
9 Erythrotriorchis buergersi BÜRGER'S SPARROWHAWK DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
10 Megalurulus grosvenori BISMARCK THICKETBIRD DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
11 Melanocharis arfakiana OBSCURE BERRYPECKER DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
12 Meliphaga vicina TUGULA MELIPHAGA DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
13 Myzomela albigula WHITE-CHINNED MYZOMELA DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
14 Pseudobulweria becki BECK'S PETREL CR D ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
15 Rallina mayri MAYR'S FOREST-RAIL DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
16 Tanysiptera hydrocharis LITTLE PARADISE-KINGFISHER DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
17 Todiramphus nigrocyaneus BLUE-BLACK KINGFISHER DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
18 Tyto aurantia NEW BRITAIN MASKED-OWL DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
19 Uroglaux dimorpha PAPUAN HAWK-OWL DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
20 Zosterops meeki TUGULA WHITE-EYE DD ver 3.1 (2001<br />
TURTLE<br />
21 Chelonia mydas GREEN TURTLE EN A2bd ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
FROGS<br />
22 Albericus brunhildae DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
23 Albericus fafniri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
24 Albericus gudrunae DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
25 Albericus gunnari DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
26 Albericus rheaurum DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
27 Albericus siegfriedi CR B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
28 Aphantophryne minuta DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
29 Aphantophryne sabini DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
30 Asterophrys leucopus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
31 Austrochaperina adamantina DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
32 Austrochaperina aquilonia DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
33 Austrochaperina archboldi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
34 Austrochaperina brevipes DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
35 Austrochaperina mehelyi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
36 Austrochaperina parkeri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
38 Austrochaperina septentrionalis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
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# [Scientific Name] Common Name(s) Red List<br />
FROGS<br />
39 Austrochaperina yelaensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
40 Barygenys cheesmanae DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
41 Barygenys exsul DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
42 Barygenys flavigularis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
43 Barygenys maculata DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
44 Barygenys parvula DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
45 Batrachylodes gigas DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
46 Callulops eurydactylus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
47 Callulops glandulosus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
48 Callulops marmoratus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
49 Callulops sagittatus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
50 Choerophryne allisoni DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
51 Choerophryne longirostris DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
52 Cophixalus aimbensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
53 Cophixalus ateles DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
54 Cophixalus bewaniensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
55 Cophixalus cryptotympanum DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
56 Cophixalus daymani DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
57 Cophixalus kaindiensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
58 Cophixalus pulchellus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
59 Cophixalus tagulensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
60 Cophixalus verecundus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
61 Copiula pipiens DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
62 Discodeles opisthodon DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
63 Hylophorbus richardsi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
64 Liophryne allisoni DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
65 Liophryne dentata DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
66 Liophryne rhododactyla DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
67 Liophryne rubra DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
68 Liophryne similis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
69 Litoria albolabris DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
70 Litoria bulmeri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
71 Litoria contrastens DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
72 Litoria dorsivena DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
73 Litoria jeudii DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
74 Litoria leucova DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
75 Litoria longicrus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
76 Litoria louisiadensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
77 Litoria majikthise DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
78 Litoria mucro DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
79 Litoria oenicolen DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
80 Litoria ollauro DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
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FROGS<br />
81 Litoria rubrops DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
82 Mantophryne infulata DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
83 Mantophryne louisiadensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
84 Mixophyes hihihorlo DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
85 Nyctimystes daymani DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
86 Nyctimystes gularis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
87 Nyctimystes obsoletus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
88 Nyctimystes oktediensis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
89 Nyctimystes papua DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
90 Nyctimystes perimetri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
91 Nyctimystes persimilis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
92 Nyctimystes semipalmatus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
93 Nyctimystes tyleri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
94 Nyctimystes zweifeli DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
95 Oreophryne insulana DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
96 Oreophryne kampeni DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
97 Oreophryne loriae DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
98 Oreophryne notata DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
99 Oreophryne parkeri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
100 Oreophryne wolterstorffi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
101 Oxydactyla coggeri DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
102 Oxydactyla crassa DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
103 Pherohapsis menziesi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
104 Platymantis acrochorda DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
105 Platymantis gilliardi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
106 Platymantis macrops DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
107 Platymantis macrosceles DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
108 Platymantis mimica DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
109 Platymantis myersi DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
110 Platymantis nexipus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
111 Platymantis rhipiphalca DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
112 Xenobatrachus anorbis DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
113 Xenobatrachus huon DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
114 Xenobatrachus subcroceus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
115 Xenobatrachus tumulus DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
116 Xenobatrachus zweifeli DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
117 Xenorhina arboricola DD ver 3.1 (2001)<br />
Source: www.cites.org, Citation: IUCN 2002. 2002 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 04<br />
December 2002.<br />
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Appendix 2 -<br />
List of PNG CITES Appendix I Species of Fauna and Flora<br />
Phylum Class Order Family Species<br />
FAUNA<br />
CHORDATA Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae Pteropus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1830<br />
Rodentia Muridae Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889<br />
Cetacea Delphinidae Orcaella brevirostris (Gray, 1866)<br />
Cetacea Delphinidae Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765)<br />
Aves Falconiformes Falconidae Falco peregrinnus Tunstall, 1771<br />
Columbiformes Columbidae Caloenas nicobarica (Linnaeus, 1758)<br />
Psittaciformes Cacatuidae Probosciger aterrimus (Gmelin, 1758)<br />
Reptilia Testudines Cheloniidae Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)<br />
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)<br />
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766)<br />
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)<br />
Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)<br />
ARTHROPODA Insecta Lepidoptera Papilionidae Ornithoptera alexandrae (Rothschild, 1907)<br />
FLORA<br />
SPERMATOPHYTA<br />
Monocotyledonae<br />
Orchidales Orchidaceae Paphiopedilum bougainvilleanum Fowlie<br />
Paphiopedilum glanduliferum (Blume) Stein<br />
Paphiopedilum glanduliferum (Blume)<br />
Stein var. wilhelminae (L.O.Williams) P.J.Cribb<br />
Paphiopedilum papuanum (Ridl.) Ridl.<br />
Paphiopedilum praestans (Reichb.f.) Pfitzer<br />
Paphiopedilum violascens Schltr.<br />
Paphiopedilum wentworthianum Schoser &<br />
Fowlie<br />
Source: www.cites.org, Citation: UNEP-WCMC. 23 February, 2005. UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed<br />
Species<br />
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Appendix 3 -<br />
List of endemic bird and mammal species and their location by Ecoregion in<br />
PNG (Wikramanayake, 2002)<br />
Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Ducula subflavescens Yellow-tinted Imperial-Pigeon<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Ptilinopus solomonensis Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Reinwardtoena browni Pied Cuckoo-Dove<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela pammelaena Ebony Myzomela<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Philemon albitorques White-naped Friarbird<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Monarcha infelix Manus Monarch<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Rhipidura semirubra Manus Fantail<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Pitta superba Black-headed Pitta<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Zosterops hypoxanthus Black-headed White-eye<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Micropsitta meeki Meek's Pygmy-Parrot<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Ninox meeki Manus Hawk-Owl<br />
Admiralty Islands lowland rain forests Avia Tyto manusi Manus Owl<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Aerodramus nuditarsus Bare-legged Swiftlet<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Aerodramus papuensis <strong>Papua</strong>n Swiftlet<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Aegotheles archboldi Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Eurostopodus archboldi Archbold's Nightjar<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Rallina rubra Chestnut Forest-Rail<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Coracina longicauda Hooded Cuckoo-shrike<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Androphobus viridis <strong>Papua</strong>n Whipbird<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ifrita kowaldi Blue-capped Ifrita<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Cormobates placens <strong>Papua</strong>n Treecreeper<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Amalocichla sclateriana Greater Ground-Robin<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Green-backed Robin<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Peneothello cryptoleucus Smoky Robin<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Peneothello sigillatus White-winged Robin<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Petroica bivittata Alpine Robin<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Lonchura montana Snow Mountain Munia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Lonchura teerinki Black-breasted Munia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Oreostruthus fuliginosus Mountain Firetail<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melanocharis striativentris Streaked Berrypecker<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melidectes belfordi Belford's Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melidectes fuscus Sooty Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melidectes rufocrissalis Yellow-browed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Meliphaga mimikae Spot-breasted Meliphaga<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Oreornis chrysogenys Orange-cheeked Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora erythropleura Rufous-sided Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora meekiana Olive-streaked Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora perstriata Black-backed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora plumbea Leaden Honeyeater<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Colluricincla umbrina Sooty Shrike-thrush<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Daphoenositta miranda Black Sittella<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Eulacestoma nigropectus Wattled Ploughbill<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Pachycephala lorentzi Lorentz's Whistler<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Astrapia mayeri Ribbon-tailed Astrapia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Astrapia splendidissima Splendid Astrapia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Astrapia stephaniae Princess Stephanie's Astrapia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Cnemophilus loriae Loria's Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Cnemophilus macgregorii Crested Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Epimachus meyeri Brown Sicklebill<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Loboparadisea sericea Yellow-breasted Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Macgregoria pulchra MacGregor's Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Melampitta gigantea Greater Melampitta<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Paradigalla brevicauda Short-tailed Paradigalla<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Paradigalla carunculata Long-tailed Paradigalla<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Paradisaea rudolphi Blue Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Parotia carolae Carola's Parotia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Parotia lawesii Lawes' Parotia<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Pteridophora alberti King-of-Saxony Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Acanthiza murina <strong>Papua</strong>n Thornbill<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Archboldia papuensis Archbold's Bowerbird<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Charmosyna multistriata Striated Lorikeet<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Neopsittacus pullicauda Orange-billed Lorikeet<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Psittacella madaraszi Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Psittacella modesta Modest Tiger-Parrot<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Avia Psittacella picta Painted Tiger-Parrot<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Aegotheles archboldi Archbold's Owlet-Nightjar<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Anurophasis monorthonyx Snow Mountain Quail<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Ifrita kowaldi Blue-capped Ifrita<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Amalocichla sclateriana Greater Ground-Robin<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Petroica archboldi Snow Mountain Robin<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Petroica bivittata Alpine Robin<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Oreostruthus fuliginosus Mountain Firetail<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melidectes belfordi Belford's Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melidectes foersteri Huon Wattled Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melidectes fuscus Sooty Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melidectes nouhuysi Short-bearded Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melidectes princeps Long-bearded Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Melipotes ater Spangled Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Oreornis chrysogenys Orange-cheeked Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Ptiloprora perstriata Black-backed Honeyeater<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Anthus gutturalis Alpine Pipit<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Daphoenositta miranda Black Sittella<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Pachycephala lorentzi<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Astrapia mayeri Ribbon-tailed Astrapia<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Astrapia rothschildi Huon Astrapia<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Astrapia splendidissima Splendid Astrapia<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Astrapia stephaniae Princess Stephanie's Astrapia<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Cnemophilus macgregorii Crested Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Epimachus meyeri Brown Sicklebill<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Macgregoria pulchra MacGregor's Bird-of-paradise<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Acanthiza murina <strong>Papua</strong>n Thornbill<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Avia Psittacella picta Painted Tiger-Parrot<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Aerodramus papuensis <strong>Papua</strong>n Swiftlet<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Eurostopodus archboldi Archbold's Nightjar<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Ifrita kowaldi Blue-capped Ifrita<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Ptilorrhoa geislerorum Brown-capped Jewel-babbler<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Melidectes foersteri Huon Wattled Honeyeater<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Melipotes ater Spangled Honeyeater<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Ptiloprora meekiana Olive-streaked Honeyeater<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Anthus gutturalis Alpine Pipit<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Astrapia rothschildi Huon Astrapia<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Paradisaea guilielmi Emperor Bird-of-paradise<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Huon Peninsula montane<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Psittacella madaraszi Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Avia Psittaculirostris edwardsii Edwards' Fig-Parrot<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Cracticus louisiadensis Tagula Butcherbird<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Dicaeum nitidum Louisiade Flowerpecker<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Meliphaga vicina Tagula Honeyeater<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Myzomela albigula White-chinned Myzomela<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Pachycephala leucogastra White-bellied Whistler<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Zosterops griseotinctus Louisiade White-eye<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Avia Zosterops meeki White-throated White-eye<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Aerodramus orientalis Mayr's Swiftlet<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Columba pallidiceps Yellow-legged Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ducula finschii Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ducula melanochroa Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ducula rubricera Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ducula subflavescens Yellow-tinted Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Henicophaps foersteri <strong>New</strong> Britain Bronzewing<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ptilinopus insolitus Knob-billed Fruit-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ptilinopus solomonensis Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Reinwardtoena browni Pied Cuckoo-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Alcedo websteri Bismarck Kingfisher<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Todirhamphus albonotatus <strong>New</strong> Britain Kingfisher<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Centropus ateralbus Pied Coucal<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Centropus violaceus Violaceous Coucal<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Accipiter albogularis Pied Goshawk<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Accipiter brachyurus <strong>New</strong> Britain Sparrowhawk<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Accipiter luteoschistaceus Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Henicopernis infuscatus Black Honey-buzzard<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Gallirallus insignis <strong>New</strong> Britain Rail<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Artamus insignis Bismarck Woodswallow<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Dicaeum eximium Red-banded Flowerpecker<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Dicrurus megarhynchus Ribbon-tailed Drongo<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Lonchura forbesi <strong>New</strong> Ireland Munia<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Lonchura hunsteini Mottled Munia<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Lonchura melaena Bismarck Munia<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Lonchura nigerrima <strong>New</strong> Hanover Munia<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela cineracea Ashy Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela erythromelas Black-bellied Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela pammelaena Ebony Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela pulchella <strong>New</strong> Ireland Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myzomela sclateri Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Philemon cockerelli <strong>New</strong> Britain Friarbird<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Philemon eichhorni <strong>New</strong> Ireland Friarbird<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Monarcha menckei White-breasted Monarch<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Monarcha verticalis Black-tailed Monarch<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Myiagra hebetior Dull Flycatcher<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Rhipidura dahli Bismarck Fantail<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Rhipidura matthiae Matthias Fantail<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Aplonis feadensis Atoll Starling<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Megalurulus rubiginosus Rusty Thicketbird<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Zoothera talaseae <strong>New</strong> Britain Thrush<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Zosterops griseotinctus Louisiade White-eye<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Zosterops hypoxanthus Black-headed White-eye<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Cacatua ophthalmica Blue-eyed Cockatoo<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Chalcopsitta cardinalis Cardinal Lory<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Charmosyna rubrigularis Red-chinned Lorikeet<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Lorius albidinuchus White-naped Lory<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Geoffroyus heteroclitus Singing Parrot<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Loriculus tener Green-fronted Hanging-Parrot<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Micropsitta finschii Finsch's Pygmy-Parrot<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Micropsitta meeki Meek's Pygmy-Parrot<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ninox odiosa Russet Hawk-Owl<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Ninox variegata Bismarck Hawk-Owl<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain forests Avia Tyto aurantia Bismarck Owl<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Aerodramus orientalis Mayr's Swiftlet<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Columba pallidiceps Yellow-legged Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Ducula finschii Finsch's Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Ducula melanochroa Bismarck Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Ducula rubricera Red-knobbed Imperial-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Ptilinopus insolitus Knob-billed Fruit-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Ptilinopus solomonensis Yellow-bibbed Fruit-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Centropus ateralbus Pied Coucal<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Centropus violaceus Violaceous Coucal<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Accipiter princeps <strong>New</strong> Britain Goshawk<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Megapodius eremita Melanesian Scrubfowl<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Gallirallus insignis <strong>New</strong> Britain Rail<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Dicaeum eximium Red-banded Flowerpecker<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Dicrurus megarhynchus Ribbon-tailed Drongo<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Lonchura melaena Bismarck Munia<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Melidectes whitemanensis Bismarck Honeyeater<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Myzomela pulchella <strong>New</strong> Ireland Myzomela<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Philemon cockerelli <strong>New</strong> Britain Friarbird<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Philemon eichhorni <strong>New</strong> Ireland Friarbird<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Monarcha verticalis Black-tailed Monarch<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane rain forests Avia Myiagra hebetior Dull Flycatcher<br />
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<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
Avia Megalurulus grosvenori Bismarck Thicketbird<br />
Avia Zoothera talaseae <strong>New</strong> Britain Thrush<br />
Avia Zosterops hypoxanthus Black-headed White-eye<br />
Avia Charmosyna rubrigularis Red-chinned Lorikeet<br />
Avia Lorius albidinuchus White-naped Lory<br />
Avia Geoffroyus heteroclitus Singing Parrot<br />
Avia Ninox odiosa Russet Hawk-Owl<br />
Avia Tyto aurantia Bismarck Owl<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Aerodramus papuensis <strong>Papua</strong>n Swiftlet<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Goura cristata Western Crowned-Pigeon<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Ptilinopus wallacii Wallace's Fruit-Dove<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Tanysiptera nympha Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Talegalla cuvieri Red-billed Brush-turkey<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Dicaeum pectorale Olive-crowned Flowerpecker<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Pitohui incertus White-bellied Pitohui<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Chalcopsitta atra Black Lory<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Brown Lory<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Avia Psittaculirostris salvadorii Salvadori's Fig-Parrot<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Avia Aerodramus papuensis <strong>Papua</strong>n Swiftlet<br />
Avia Tanysiptera nympha Red-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
Avia Ptilorrhoa geislerorum Brown-capped Jewel-babbler<br />
Avia Corvus fuscicapillus Brown-headed Crow<br />
Avia Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Green-backed Robin<br />
Avia Lichmera alboauricularis Silver-eared Honeyeater<br />
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Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Avia Philemon brassi Brass' Friarbird<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Avia Arses insularis Rufous-collared<br />
Monarch<br />
Avia Monarcha rubiensis Rufous Monarch<br />
Avia Pachycephala leucogastra White-bellied Whistler<br />
Avia Epimachus bruijnii Pale-billed Sicklebill<br />
Avia Epimachus fastuosus Black Sicklebill<br />
Avia Manucodia jobiensis Jobi Manucode<br />
Avia Melampitta gigantea Greater Melampitta<br />
Avia Chalcopsitta duivenbodei Brown Lory<br />
Avia Psittaculirostris edwardsii Edwards' Fig-Parrot<br />
Avia Psittaculirostris salvadorii Salvadori's Fig-Parrot<br />
Avia Rallina mayri Mayr's Rail<br />
Avia Ptilorrhoa geislerorum Brown-capped Jewelbabbler<br />
Avia Pachycephalopsis hattamensis Green-backed Robin<br />
Avia Peneothello cryptoleucus Smoky Robin<br />
Avia Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed<br />
Honeyeater<br />
Avia Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed<br />
Honeyeater<br />
Avia Ptiloprora mayri Mayr's Honeyeater<br />
Avia Melampitta gigantea Greater Melampitta<br />
Avia Parotia carolae Carola's Parotia<br />
Avia Parotia wahnesi Wahnes' Parotia<br />
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Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain forests Avia Amblyornis flavifrons Golden-fronted Bowerbird<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain forests Avia Sericulus bakeri Fire-maned Bowerbird<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Aerodramus nuditarsus Bare-legged Swiftlet<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Eurostopodus archboldi Archbold's Nightjar<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Tanysiptera danae Brown-headed Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ifrita kowaldi Blue-capped Ifrita<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ptilorrhoa geislerorum Brown-capped Jewel-babbler<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Cormobates placens <strong>Papua</strong>n Treecreeper<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Amalocichla sclateriana Greater Ground-Robin<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Petroica bivittata Alpine Robin<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Lonchura caniceps Grey-headed Munia<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Lonchura monticola Alpine Munia<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Oreostruthus fuliginosus Mountain Firetail<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melanocharis arfakiana Obscure Berrypecker<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Lichmera alboauricularis Silver-eared Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melidectes belfordi Belford's Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melidectes fuscus Sooty Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melidectes ochromelas Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melidectes rufocrissalis Yellow-browed Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Meliphaga mimikae Spot-breasted Meliphaga<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ptiloprora guisei Rufous-backed Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ptiloprora meekiana Olive-streaked Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ptiloprora perstriata Black-backed Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Ptiloprora plumbea Leaden Honeyeater<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Anthus gutturalis Alpine Pipit<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Daphoenositta miranda Black Sittella<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Eulacestoma nigropectus Wattled Ploughbill<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Pachycephala leucogastra White-bellied Whistler<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Astrapia stephaniae Princess Stephanie's Astrapia<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Cnemophilus loriae Loria's Bird-of-paradise<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Cnemophilus macgregorii Crested Bird-of-paradise<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Epimachus meyeri Brown Sicklebill<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Loboparadisea sericea Yellow-breasted Bird-of-paradise<br />
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Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Macgregoria pulchra MacGregor's Bird-of-paradise
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Melampitta gigantea Greater Melampitta<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Paradisaea rudolphi Blue Bird-of-paradise<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Parotia helenae Eastern Parotia<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Parotia lawesii Lawes' Parotia<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Acanthiza murina <strong>Papua</strong>n Thornbill<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Amblyornis subalaris Streaked Bowerbird<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Psittacella madaraszi Madarasz's Tiger-Parrot<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Avia Psittacella picta Painted Tiger-Parrot<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Avia Goura cristata Western Crowned-Pigeon<br />
Avia Ptilinopus wallacii Wallace's Fruit-Dove<br />
Avia Tanysiptera hydrocharis Little Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
Avia Talegalla cuvieri Red-billed Brush-turkey<br />
Avia Dicaeum pectorale Olive-crowned Flowerpecker<br />
Avia Lonchura nevermanni Grey-crowned Munia<br />
Avia Lonchura stygia Black Munia<br />
Avia Pitohui incertus White-bellied Pitohui<br />
Avia Paradisaea apoda Greater Bird-of-paradise<br />
Avia Megalurus albolimbatus Fly River Grassbird<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp Avia Chalcopsitta atra Black Lory<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Avia Tanysiptera hydrocharis Little Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Avia Talegalla cuvieri Red-billed Brush-turkey<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Avia Meliphaga mimikae Spot-breasted Meliphaga<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Avia Paradisaea apoda Greater Bird-of-paradise<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Avia Charmosyna multistriata Striated Lorikeet<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Avia Dacelo tyro Spangled Kookaburra<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Avia Tanysiptera hydrocharis Little Paradise-Kingfisher<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Avia Lonchura nevermanni Grey-crowned Munia<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Avia Lonchura stygia Black Munia<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Avia Megalurus albolimbatus Fly River Grassbird<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Avia Manucodia comrii Curl-crested Manucode<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Avia Paradisaea decora Goldie's Bird-of-paradise<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Emballonura furax <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Sheath-tailed Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Otomops secundus Mantled Mastiff Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Syconycteris hobbit Moss-forest Blossom Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hipposideros corynophyllus Telefomin Roundleaf Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hipposideros muscinus Fly River Roundleaf Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Kerivoula muscina Fly River Trumpet-eared Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Nyctophilus microdon Small-toothed Long-eared Bat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Dorcopsulus macleayi <strong>Papua</strong>n Forest Wallaby<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Dactylopsila megalura Great-tailed Triok<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Phalanger matanim Telefomin Cuscus<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Phalanger vestitus Stein's Cuscus<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Pseudocheirus mayeri Pygmy Ringtail<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Antechinus wilhelmina Lesser Antechinus<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Neophascogale lorentzi Speckled Dasyure<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Phascolosorex doriae Red-bellied Marsupial Shrew<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Microperoryctes murina Mouse Bandicoot<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Echymipera clara Clara's Echymipera<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Coccymys albidens White-toothed Brush Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Crossomys moncktoni Earless Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hydromys habbema Mountain Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hydromys hussoni Western Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hydromys shawmayeri Shaw Mayer's Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Hyomys dammermani Western White-eared Giant Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Leptomys elegans Long-footed Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Macruromys elegans Western Small-toothed Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Mayermys ellermani One-toothed Shrew Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Melomys fellowsi Red-bellied Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Melomys gracilis Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Melomys lanosus Large-scaled Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Neohydromys fuscus Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Paraleptomys wilhelmina Short-haired Water Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Pogonomelomys bruijni Lowland Brush Mouse<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Pogonomelomys mayeri Shaw Mayer's Brush Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Pogonomys championi Champion's Tree Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Pseudohydromys murinus Eastern Shrew Mouse<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Rattus giluwensis Giluwe Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Rattus novaeguineae <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n Rat<br />
Central Range montane rain forests Mammalia Xenuromys barbatus Rock-dwelling Giant Rat<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Mammalia Antechinus wilhelmina Lesser Antechinus<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Mammalia Mallomys gunung Alpine Woolly Rat<br />
Central Range sub-alpine grasslands Mammalia Stenomys richardsoni Glacier Rat<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Mammalia Dendrolagus matschiei Huon Tree Kangaroo<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Mammalia Melomys gracilis Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Mammalia Pogonomelomys mayeri Shaw Mayer's Brush Mouse<br />
Huon Peninsula montane rain forests Mammalia Rattus novaeguineae <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n Rat<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Mammalia Nyctimene major Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat<br />
Louisiade Archipelago rain forests Mammalia Kerivoula agnella St. Aignan's Trumpet-eared Bat<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain<br />
forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain<br />
forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain<br />
forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland lowland rain<br />
forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
Mammalia Dobsonia praedatrix <strong>New</strong> Britain Naked-backed Fruit<br />
Bat<br />
Mammalia Melonycteris melanops Black-bellied Fruit Bat<br />
Mammalia Nyctimene major Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat<br />
Mammalia Pteropus admiralitatum Admiralty Flying Fox<br />
Mammalia Dobsonia praedatrix <strong>New</strong> Britain Naked-backed Fruit<br />
Bat<br />
Mammalia Melonycteris melanops Black-bellied Fruit Bat<br />
Mammalia Nyctimene major Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain-<strong>New</strong> Ireland montane<br />
rain forests<br />
Mammalia Pteropus admiralitatum Admiralty Flying Fox<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> mangroves Mammalia Emballonura furax <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Sheath-tailed Bat<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Mammalia Emballonura furax <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Sheath-tailed Bat<br />
Mammalia Otomops secundus Mantled Mastiff Bat<br />
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Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain<br />
and freshwater swamp forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Northern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> montane rain<br />
forests<br />
Mammalia Nyctimene draconilla Dragon Tube-nosed<br />
Fruit Bat<br />
Mammalia Hipposideros wollastoni Wollaston's<br />
Roundleaf Bat<br />
Mammalia Kerivoula muscina Fly River Trumpeteared<br />
Bat<br />
Mammalia Dorcopsis hageni White-striped<br />
Dorcopsis<br />
Mammalia Dorcopsis muelleri Brown Dorcopsis<br />
Mammalia Echymipera clara Clara's Echymipera<br />
Mammalia Echymipera echinista Menzies's<br />
Echymipera<br />
Mammalia Hydromys hussoni Western Water Rat<br />
Mammalia Paraleptomys rufilatus Northern Water Rat<br />
Mammalia Pogonomelomys mayeri Shaw Mayer's Brush<br />
Mouse<br />
Mammalia Dendrolagus scottae Tenkile Tree<br />
Kangaroo<br />
Mammalia Petaurus abidi Northern Glider<br />
Mammalia Echymipera clara Clara's Echymipera<br />
Mammalia Paraleptomys rufilatus Northern Water Rat<br />
Mammalia Xenuromys barbatus Rock-dwelling Giant<br />
Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Otomops papuensis Big-eared Mastiff Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Otomops secundus Mantled Mastiff Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Syconycteris hobbit Moss-forest Blossom<br />
Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Hipposideros muscinus Fly River Roundleaf<br />
Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Kerivoula muscina Fly River Trumpeteared<br />
Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Pharotis imogene <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Bigeared<br />
Bat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Dorcopsis luctuosa Gray Dorcopsis<br />
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Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Dorcopsulus macleayi <strong>Papua</strong>n Forest<br />
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Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Thylogale brunii Dusky Pademelon<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Murexia rothschildi Broad-striped Dasyure<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Planigale novaeguineae <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n Planigale<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Peroryctes broadbenti Giant Bandicoot<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Chiruromys forbesi Greater Tree Mouse<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Chiruromys lamia Broad-headed Tree Mouse<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Crossomys moncktoni Earless Water Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Hydromys shawmayeri Shaw Mayer's Water Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Leptomys elegans Long-footed Water Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Mayermys ellermani One-toothed Shrew Mouse<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Melomys gracilis Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Melomys levipes Long-nosed Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Neohydromys fuscus Mottled-tailed Shrew Mouse<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Pseudohydromys murinus Eastern Shrew Mouse<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Rattus novaeguineae <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Stenomys vandeuseni Van Deusen's Rat<br />
Southeastern <strong>Papua</strong>n rain forests Mammalia Xenuromys barbatus Rock-dwelling Giant Rat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Mammalia Kerivoula muscina Fly River Trumpet-eared Bat<br />
Mammalia Dendrolagus spadix Lowland Tree Kangaroo<br />
Mammalia Dorcopsis luctuosa Gray Dorcopsis<br />
Mammalia Thylogale brunii Dusky Pademelon<br />
Mammalia Echymipera echinista Menzies's Echymipera<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> freshwater swamp<br />
forests<br />
Mammalia Leptomys signatus Fly River Water Rat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Mammalia Emballonura furax <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Sheath-tailed<br />
Bat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Mammalia Otomops papuensis Big-eared Mastiff Bat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Mammalia Aproteles bulmerae Bulmer's Fruit Bat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Mammalia Nyctimene draconilla Dragon Tube-nosed Fruit Bat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland rain forests Mammalia Hipposideros muscinus Fly River Roundleaf Bat
High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit<br />
Ecoregion Class Genus Species Common name<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Mammalia Hipposideros wollastoni Wollaston's Roundleaf Bat<br />
Mammalia Kerivoula muscina Fly River Trumpet-eared Bat<br />
Mammalia Dendrolagus spadix Lowland Tree Kangaroo<br />
Mammalia Dorcopsis luctuosa Gray Dorcopsis<br />
Mammalia Dorcopsis muelleri Brown Dorcopsis<br />
Mammalia Melomys gracilis Slender Mosaic-tailed Rat<br />
Southern <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> lowland<br />
rain forests<br />
Note that some of these ecoregions extend into West <strong>Papua</strong><br />
Mammalia Pogonomelomys bruijni Lowland Brush Mouse<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Mammalia Dorcopsis luctuosa Gray Dorcopsis<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Mammalia Thylogale brunii Dusky Pademelon<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Mammalia Dasyurus spartacus Bronze Quoll<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Mammalia Planigale novaeguineae <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>n Planigale<br />
Trans Fly savanna and grasslands Mammalia Sminthopsis archeri Chestnut Dunnart<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Nyctimene major Island Tube-nosed Fruit Bat<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Kerivoula agnella St. Aignan's Trumpet-eared Bat<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Dorcopsis atrata Black Dorcopsis<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Dactylopsila tatei Tate's Triok<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Phalanger lullulae Woodlark Cuscus<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Echymipera davidi David's Echymipera<br />
Trobriand Islands rain forests Mammalia Chiruromys forbesi Greater Tree Mouse<br />
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Appendix 4 -<br />
A list of recognized species that may act as indicators of large-scale<br />
ecological processes<br />
Note: ideally species that are sensitive to impact (i.e., primary forest species), require relatively large ranging areas<br />
and are at a minimum PNG endemics.<br />
• <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> Harpy Eagle (Harpyopsis novaeguineae)<br />
• Goura ground pigeons (Goura spp.)<br />
• Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus spp.)<br />
• Cassowaries (Casuarius spp.)<br />
• Tree Kangaroos (Dendrolagus spp.)<br />
• Vulturine Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus)<br />
• Blue-Collared Parrot (Geoffroyus simplex)<br />
• Gurney's Eagle (Aquila gurneyi)<br />
• <strong>New</strong> Britain Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus)<br />
• Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax)<br />
• Manus Pitta (Pitta superba)<br />
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Appendix 5 -<br />
Water Control Districts identified under the Environment Act 2000<br />
[Refer to PNG Department of Environment and Conservation for detailed information about the Water Control Districts,<br />
Water <strong>Resource</strong>s Act almagated into Environment Act 2000].<br />
BWR 21/0<br />
WATER CONTROL DISTRICTS<br />
21/1 DECLARATION OF LALOKI CATCHMENT<br />
21/2 KUM RIVER CATCHMENT - MOUNT HAGEN<br />
21/3 ALABULE RIVER CATCHMENT - TAPINI<br />
21/4 ZOKOZOI RIVER CATCHMENT - GOROKA<br />
21/5 MENDI<br />
21/6 ALOTAU CATCHMENT - ALOTAU<br />
21/7 BULOLO - WATUT CATCHMENT<br />
21/8 YONKI<br />
21/9 WAHGI CATCHMENT<br />
21/10 RABAUL CALDERA CATCHMENT AND WATER CONTROL DISTRICT<br />
21/11 BEWANI/WEST SEPIK INT. DEVELOPMENT<br />
BWR 22/0<br />
DECLARATION WATER CONTROL AREAS DECLARATION OF<br />
UNDERGROUND WATER CONTROL AREAS<br />
22/1 LAE<br />
22/2 RABAUL - TOWN & VUVU AREA<br />
22/3 DARU - DARU ISLAND<br />
22/4 KWIKILA<br />
22/5 MADANG<br />
22/6 KAVIENG - KAVIENG TOWN<br />
22/7 GOGOL RIVER CATCHMENT - MADANG<br />
22/8 VANIMO UNDERGROUND WATER CONTROL DISTRICT<br />
22/9 KIMBE UNDERGROUND WATER CONTROL DISTRICT<br />
22/10 KOKOPO GROUNDWATER CONTROL DISTRICT<br />
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Appendix 6 -<br />
List of Expert Consultants for Onsite Assessments<br />
Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone/Fax Email<br />
Aaron Jenkins Fish Wetlands International<br />
- Oceania<br />
Mt Coot-tha Road,<br />
Toowong Q 4066<br />
+679 - 925 - 5425 apjenkins@connect.com.fj<br />
Allen Allison<br />
Reptiles/<br />
Amphibians<br />
Bishop Museum, Dept<br />
of Zoology<br />
1525 Bernice Street,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
96817-0916 Allison@hawaii.edu<br />
Anda Kivi<br />
Country<br />
Coordinator<br />
European Union -<br />
EcoForestry Program<br />
P.O Box 314, Lae (675) 985 4081 eff@global.net.pg<br />
Andrew Mack Birds Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Balun Lawong Plants University of<br />
Technology<br />
Banak Gamui Ecology Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Barnabas Wilmott Plants/Reptiles Depart. of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
P.O Box 277,<br />
Goroka, EHP<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Unitech, Lae,<br />
Morobe<br />
P.O Box 277,<br />
Goroka, EHP<br />
P.O Box 6601,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(675) 732 3836 amack@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 474 5226 laden@datec.net.pg<br />
(675) 732 3836 bgamui@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 325 0195 barneywilmott@daltron.com.pg<br />
Barry Lally<br />
CD<br />
Trainer/Advisor<br />
Bismarch-Ramu<br />
Group<br />
PO Box 305,<br />
Madang<br />
(675) 852 3011 brg@online.net.pg<br />
Benedict Yaru Plants Oil Search HSES P.O Box 842,<br />
Port Moresby<br />
(675) 278 6332 PHGHS106@oilsearch.com<br />
Betty Lovai Sociology University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Bruce Beehler Birds Conservation<br />
International<br />
Bulisa Iowa Birds National Museum &<br />
Art Gallery<br />
Chris Unkau Birds/Mammals Depart. of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
P.O Box 320, UPNG,<br />
Waigani, NCD<br />
PO Box 106,<br />
Waigani, NCD<br />
PO Box 5560,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
P.O Box 6601,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(675) 326 7626 Lovaibp@upng.ac.pg<br />
(675) 323 1532 bbeehler@conservation.org<br />
(675) 323 0602 pngmuseum@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
Constin Bigol Plants/Trees PNG Forest Authority P.O Box 5055,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(675) 327 7937 cbigol@pngfa.gov.pg<br />
Dan Polhemus Insects Bishop Museum, Dept<br />
of Zoology<br />
1525 Bernice Street,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
96817-0916 dpolhemus@hawaii.edu<br />
David Bishop Birds Birds Australia P.O Box 6068,<br />
Kincumber, NSW<br />
2250, Australia<br />
(03) 9882 2622 png-indo.rep@ausraptor.org.pg<br />
David Mitchell Ecology Conservation<br />
International<br />
P.O.Box 804, Alotau (675) 323 1532 dmitchell@conservation.org<br />
Debra Wright Mammals Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
P.O Box 277,<br />
Goroka, EHP<br />
(675) 732 3836 dwright@global.net.pg<br />
Desmond Elicor<br />
Harvesting<br />
Officer<br />
Timber & Forestry<br />
Training College<br />
P.O Box 2132, Lae,<br />
Morobe<br />
472 4600 tftc@global.net.pg<br />
Diana Exion CD Trainer ECOSEED P.O Box 256, Daru 645 9285 none<br />
Dough Watkins Birds Wetlands International<br />
- Oceania<br />
Felix Kinbag Birds/Mammals Depart. Of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
Mt Coot-tha Road,<br />
Toowong Q 4066<br />
P.O Box 6601,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
Doug.Watkins@ea.gov.au<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
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Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone/Fax Email<br />
Fred Kraus<br />
Reptiles/<br />
Amphibians<br />
Bishop Museum,<br />
Dept of Zoology<br />
1525 Bernice Street,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
96817-0916 fkraus@hawaii.edu<br />
Gai Gowai Forest/Plants Department of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
Gerard Allen Fish Conservation<br />
International<br />
PO Box 6601, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
PO Box 106, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
(675) 323 1532 gallen@conservation.org<br />
Guy Dutson Birds Birdlife International Girton Road,<br />
Cambridge CB3 0NA<br />
+44 (0)1223 277<br />
318<br />
guy.dutson@birdlife.org.uk<br />
Ian Burrows Birds Sicklebill Safaris Ltd Trefor, Creake Road,<br />
Sculthorpe, Fakenham<br />
(01328) 856925 Ian@sicklebill.demon.co.uk<br />
Ilaiah Bigilale Reptiles National Museum &<br />
Art Gallery<br />
Jared Diamond Birds University of<br />
California<br />
Jimmy Anamiato All Fauna National Museum &<br />
Art Gallery<br />
John Aruga Mangroves/Fish Depart. Of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
John Dobunaba Insects PNG Forest<br />
Research Institute<br />
Kenn Mondiai Plants Partners with<br />
Melanesians Inc.<br />
Kipiro Damas Plants/Trees PNG Forest<br />
Research Institute<br />
Kulala Mulung Forest/Plants University of<br />
Technology<br />
Larry Orsak Insects Scientific Method<br />
Institute, California<br />
Leo Salas Mammals Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Lester Seri Mammals Conservation<br />
Melanesia<br />
Lucinta Bisip CD Trainer Community<br />
Development<br />
Scheme, NGI<br />
PO Box 5560, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
Los Angeles, CA<br />
90095-1751, USA<br />
PO Box 5560, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 6601,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
P.O. Box 314, LAE<br />
411, Morobe<br />
P.O Box 1910, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
P.O. Box 314, LAE<br />
411, Morobe<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Unitech, Lae, Morobe<br />
P.O Box 277, Goroka,<br />
EHP<br />
PO Box 735, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
PO Box 279, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
(675) 325 5364 pngmuseum@global.net.pg<br />
310/825-6177 jdiamond@geog.ucla.edu<br />
(675) 323 0602 pngmuseum@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
675) 472 4188 jdobunaba@fri.pngfa.gov.pg<br />
(675) 323 9924 kmondiai@pwmpng.org.pg<br />
(675) 472 4188 kdamas@fri.pngfa.gov.pg<br />
(675) 473 4651 kmulung@unitech.gov.pg<br />
lesmangi@hotmail.com<br />
(675) 732 3836 lsalas@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 323 2758 conmelpng@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 323 0180 infor@pom_cds.org.pg<br />
Mark Hanu Operation Manager Narapela Wei<br />
Limited<br />
P.O Box 2504, Lae (675) 472 6910<br />
Mary Latu<br />
Counsellor/OD<br />
Trainer<br />
Lousiade Women's<br />
Association<br />
P.O 42, Alotau 643 7443<br />
Matthew Pauza Reptiles Department of<br />
Primary Industries &<br />
Water<br />
Mick Raga Birds International Waters<br />
Program<br />
Nancy Sullivan Anthropology University of Divine<br />
Word<br />
Navu Kwapena Birds Depart. Of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
134 Macqaurie Street,<br />
Hobart, Tasmania<br />
7001, Australia<br />
PO Box 265, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 483, Madang,<br />
PNG<br />
P.O Box 6601,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(61) 03 6233 6235 Matthew.Pauza@dpiw.tas.gov.au<br />
(675) 325 2043<br />
(675) 852 2937 nsullivan@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
Novotny Vojtech Insects <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Binatang Research<br />
Center<br />
P.O Box 604, Madang (675) 853 3258 novotny@entu.cas.cz<br />
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Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone/Fax Email<br />
Olo Gebia Plants World Wide Fund for<br />
Nature<br />
Osia Gideon Plants University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Patrick Osborne<br />
Freshwater<br />
ecology<br />
University of Missouri<br />
Paul Igag Birds Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Paul Wanga Fauna National Museum & Art<br />
Gallery<br />
P.O Box 8280,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 277,<br />
Goroka, EHP<br />
PO Box 5560,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(675) 278 6638 Olo.Gebia@oilsearch.com<br />
(675) 326 7155/7387 oggideon@upng.ac.pg<br />
(675) 732 3836 pigag@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 323 0602 pngmuseum@global.net.pg<br />
Peter Tutuai<br />
Program<br />
Coordinator<br />
ENBSEK P.O Box 780,<br />
Rabaul, ENB<br />
Province<br />
Phille Daur Plants/Insects University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Pius Piskaut Plants University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
Robert Johns Plants Kew Herbarium Richmond, Surrey,<br />
TW9 3AB, UK<br />
982 9301 widebay@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 326-7221 daurp@upng.ac.pg<br />
(675) 326 7210/7154 piskautp@upng.ac.pg<br />
+44 (0)20 8332 5655 htc@rbgkew.org.uk<br />
Robert Kiapranis Plants PNG Forest Research<br />
Institute<br />
Robin Totome Fish/Freshwater University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Roger Jaensch Fish Wetlands International<br />
- Oceania<br />
P.O. Box 314, LAE<br />
411, Morobe<br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
Mt Coot-tha Road,<br />
Toowong Q 4066<br />
675) 472 4188 'rkiapranis@fri.pngfa.gov.pg'<br />
(675) 326 7387 totomerg@upng.ac.pg<br />
-9399 Roger.Jaensch@ea.gov.au<br />
Rose Singadan Mammals University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Ross Sinclair Birds Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Roy Banka Palms/Plants PNG Forest Research<br />
Institute<br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 277,<br />
Goroka, EHP<br />
P.O. Box 314, LAE<br />
411, Morobe<br />
(675) 326 7655 Rose.Singadan@upng.ac.pg<br />
(675) 732 3836 rsinclair@global.net.pg<br />
(675) 472 4188 rbanka@fri.pngfa.gov.pg<br />
Sabi Pati CD Trainer MODE P.O Box_ Lae (675) 982 9758 barefoot@online.net.pg<br />
Simon Passingan CD Trainer BareFoot Services P.O Box 3381,<br />
Rabaul, ENBP<br />
(675) 982 9758 barefoot@online.net.pg<br />
Simon Saulei Plants University of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Sisa Kini CD Trainer Community<br />
Development Initiative<br />
Stephen Richards Frogs South Australian<br />
Museum<br />
Steven Pesto CD Trainer Community<br />
Development Initiative<br />
Tanya Leary. Mammals NWS National Parks &<br />
Wildlife<br />
Ted Mamu Plants/Mammals World Wide Fund for<br />
Nature<br />
Thane Pratt Birds U.S. Geological<br />
Survey<br />
P.O Box 320,<br />
UPNG, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 383, Port<br />
Moresby, NCD<br />
North Terrace,<br />
Adelaide, Australia<br />
P.O Box 383, Port<br />
Moresby, NCD<br />
P.O Box 95,<br />
Paramatta, NSW<br />
2150, Aust.<br />
P.O Box 8280,<br />
Boroko, NCD<br />
(675) 326 7501 sauleism@upng.ac.pg<br />
(675) 321 6295 skini@cdi.org.pg<br />
61 8 82077473 Richards.Steve@saugov.sa.gov.a<br />
u<br />
(675) 321 6295 spesto@cdi.org.pg<br />
(02) 9895 7579 Tanya.Leary@npws.nsw.gov.au<br />
(675) 323 9855 Ngaii2001@yahoo.com<br />
1-888-275-8747<br />
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Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone/Fax Email<br />
Thomas Warr CD Worker Village Development Trust P.O Box 2397, Lae (675) 472 1666<br />
Timothy<br />
Flannery<br />
Mammals,<br />
Director<br />
South Australian Museum<br />
Topul Rali Plants University of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Guinea</strong><br />
North Terrace, Adelaide,<br />
Australia<br />
P.O Box 320, UPNG,<br />
Waigani, NCD<br />
61 8 82077473 Flannery.Tim@saugov.sa.gov.au<br />
(675) 326 7223 rali.topul@upng.ac.pg<br />
Vagi Rei Fish Depart. Of Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
Vincent<br />
Manukayasi<br />
Trainer<br />
Partners with Melanesians<br />
Inc.<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 120, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
Vitus Ambia Plants/Trees PNG Forest Authority P.O Box 5055, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
Wayne Harris Orchids Queensland Herbarium Brisbane Botanic<br />
Gardens,<br />
Mt Coot-tha<br />
Wayne<br />
Takeuchi<br />
Plants<br />
Harvard University/ PNG<br />
FRI<br />
P.O. Box 314, LAE 411,<br />
Morobe<br />
Wesley Watt Forester FORCERT P.O Box 772, Kimbe,<br />
WNB Province<br />
William Baker Plants/Palms Royal Botanic Gardens,<br />
Kew<br />
William Vomne CA Officer Wide Bay Conservation<br />
Association<br />
Richmond, Surrey, TW9<br />
3AB, UK<br />
P.O Box 1047, Rabaul,<br />
ENB Province<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
(675) 321 0799 vmanukayasi@pwmpng.org.pg<br />
(675) 327 7800 vambia@pngfa.gov.pg<br />
61 7 38969323 wayne.harris@epa.qld.gov.au<br />
675) 472 4188 wtakeuchi@global.net.pg<br />
983 4440 forcert@global.net.pg<br />
+44 (0)20 8332<br />
5655<br />
(675) 982 9525<br />
info@kew.org<br />
Winter Moi Plants Depart. Of Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
(675) 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
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Appendix 7 -<br />
List of Stakeholders for Peer Reviewing<br />
Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone Fax Email<br />
Simon Saulei Dean Research &<br />
Postgraduate<br />
Studies/UPNG<br />
P.O Box, 320,<br />
University<br />
326 5701 326 7599 sauleism@upng.ac.pg<br />
Augustine<br />
Mungkaje<br />
Senior Lecturer<br />
Natural & Physical<br />
Science/UPNG<br />
Phille Daur Senior Lecturer Natural & Physical<br />
Science/UPNG<br />
Osia Gideon Senior Lecturer Natural & Physical<br />
Science/UPNG<br />
Robin Totome Lecturer Natural & Physical<br />
Science/UPNG<br />
Andrew Mack Co-director Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
Debra Wright Co-director Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
P.O Box 320, University 326 7387 326 0369 amungkaje@upng.ac.pg<br />
P.O Box 320, University 326 7387 326 0369 daurp@upng.ac.pg<br />
P.O Box 320, University 326 7387 326 0369 oggideon@upng.ac.pg<br />
P.O Box 320, University 326 7387 326 0369 rtotome@upng.ac.pg<br />
P.O Box 277, Goroka 732 3836 amack@global.net.pg<br />
P.O Box 277, Goroka 732 3836 dwright@global.net.pg<br />
Ross Sinclair<br />
Assistant<br />
Director<br />
Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
P.O Box 277, Goroka 732 3836 rsinclair@global.net.pg<br />
Leo Salas<br />
Biologist<br />
/Ecologist<br />
Wildlife Conservation<br />
Society<br />
P.O Box 277, Goroka 732 3836 lsalas@global.net.pg<br />
Balun Lawong<br />
Forestry<br />
Lecturer<br />
Forestry Department,<br />
Unitech<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Unitech, Lae<br />
474 5226 laden@datec.net.pg<br />
Gerald Allen Biologist Conservation<br />
International<br />
P.O Box 106, Waigaini,<br />
NCD<br />
323 1532 gallen@conservation.org<br />
Allen Alison<br />
Senior Vice<br />
President<br />
Bishop Musuem, Haiwaii<br />
1525 Bernice Street,<br />
Honolulu<br />
96817-0916 Allison@hawaii.edu<br />
Fred Kraus Herpetologist Bishop Musuem, Haiwaii 1525 Bernice Street,<br />
Honolulu<br />
96817-0916 fkraus@hawaii.edu<br />
Wayne Harris Orchid specialist Queensland Herbarium,<br />
Australia<br />
Brisbane Botanic<br />
Gardens<br />
61 7 38969323 wayne.harris@epa.qld.<br />
gov.au<br />
Wayne<br />
Takeuchi<br />
Plant<br />
Taxanomist<br />
Harvard University/ PNG<br />
FRI<br />
P.O Box 314, Lae 411,<br />
Morobe<br />
472 4188 wtakeuchi@global.net.pg<br />
Gunther Joku<br />
First Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Environment Division,<br />
DEC<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0194 env@daltron.com.pg<br />
Navu<br />
Kwapena<br />
First Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Conservation Division,<br />
DEC<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
John Aruga<br />
Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Biodiversity Branch,<br />
DEC<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
Barnabas<br />
Wilmott<br />
Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Wild Enforcement<br />
Branch, DEC<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
Vagi<br />
Genorupa<br />
Assitant<br />
Secretary<br />
Parks and Wildlife<br />
Branch, DEC<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0195 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
John Mosoro<br />
Kay Kalim<br />
Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
EIA Branch, DEC P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0194 env@daltron.com.pg<br />
Water <strong>Resource</strong>s, DEC P.O Box 6601, Boroko 325 0194 env@daltron.com.pg<br />
Tanya Leary<br />
Biologist/<br />
Ecologist<br />
National Parks and<br />
Wildlife, NSW<br />
P.O Box 95, Paramatta,<br />
NSW 2150, Australia<br />
(02)9895757<br />
9<br />
Tanya.Leary@npws.nsw.<br />
gov.au<br />
Max Kuduk<br />
Program<br />
Manager<br />
WWF Kikori ICDP P.O Box 8280, Boroko 278 6638 278 6203 mkuduk@yahoo.com.au<br />
Michell Bowe<br />
TransFly<br />
Coordinator<br />
WWF TransFly<br />
Ecoregion Project<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Madang<br />
853 3220 853 3221 mbowe@wwfpacific.org.pg<br />
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Name<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Organisation Address Phone Fax Email<br />
Paul<br />
Chatterton<br />
Conservation<br />
Manager<br />
WWF - PNG<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Madang<br />
853 3220 853 3221 pchat@wwfpacific.org.pg<br />
Gai Gowai<br />
First Assistant<br />
Secretary<br />
Department of<br />
Environment &<br />
Conservation<br />
P.O Box 6601, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
325 2157 325 0182 cons@daltron.com.pg<br />
Kulala Mulung<br />
Lecturer,<br />
Forestry<br />
University of Technology<br />
Private Mail Bag,<br />
Unitech, Lae<br />
473 4651 473 4669 kmulung@unitech.for.gov.<br />
pg<br />
Betty Lovai<br />
Nancy<br />
Sulluvans<br />
Simon<br />
Passingan<br />
Sociology/<br />
Lecturer<br />
Anthropologist/L<br />
ecturer<br />
Hum & Social<br />
Sciences/UPNG<br />
P.O Box 320, University 326 0900 326 7187 Lovaibp@upng.ac.pg<br />
Divine Word University P.O Box 483, Madang 852 2937 852 2812<br />
CD Trainer BareFoot Services P.O Box 3381, Kokopo,<br />
ENBPl<br />
Lucinta Bisip CD Trainer Community Development<br />
Scheme, NGI<br />
PO Box 279, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
982 9758 982 9759 barefoot@online.net.pg<br />
323 0180 infor@pom_cds.org.pg<br />
Barry Lally CD Trainer Bismarch-Ramu Group PO Box 305, Madang 852 3011 852 3306 brg@online.net.pg<br />
Steven Pesto CD Trainer Community Development<br />
Initiative<br />
Sisa Kini CD Trainer Community Development<br />
Initiative<br />
Mary Latu<br />
Counsellor/OD<br />
Trainer<br />
Lousiade Women's<br />
Association<br />
P.O Box 383, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
P.O Box 383, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
321 6295 321 6309 spesto@cdi.org.pg<br />
321 6296 321 6309 skini@cdi.org.pg<br />
P.O 42, Alotau 643 7443 none none<br />
Vincent<br />
Manukayasi<br />
Mark Hanu<br />
Bob Sinclair<br />
Desmond<br />
Elicor<br />
Program<br />
Manager<br />
Operation<br />
Manager<br />
General<br />
Manager<br />
Harvesting<br />
Officer<br />
Partners with<br />
Melanesians Inc.<br />
P.O Box 1910, Port<br />
Moresby, NCD<br />
321 0799 321 0833 vmanukayasi@pwmpng.or<br />
g.pg<br />
Narapela Wei Limited P.O Box 2554, Lae 472 6910 472 6611 Narapelawei@global.net.pg<br />
Lae Builders Ltd P.O Box 174, Lae 472 4000 472 4026 lbc@lbcgroup.com.pg<br />
Timber & Forestry<br />
Training College<br />
P.O Box 2132, Lae 472 4600 472 3586 tftc@global.net.pg<br />
Wesley Watt Forester FORCERT P.O Box 772, Kimbe 983 4440 983 4440 forcert@global.net.pg<br />
Thomas Warr<br />
Anda Akivi<br />
Peter Tutuai<br />
William<br />
Vomne<br />
Brian Brunton<br />
CD Program<br />
Coordinator<br />
Country<br />
Coordinator<br />
Program<br />
Coordinator<br />
CA Officer<br />
SeniorLawyer/Di<br />
rector<br />
Village Development<br />
Trust<br />
P.O Box 2397, Lae 472 1666 472 48324 vdt@global.net.pg<br />
EU EcoForestry Program P.O Box 314, Lae 985 4081<br />
ENBSEK P.O Box 780, Rabaul 982 9279 982 9279<br />
Wide Bay Conservation<br />
Association<br />
Sasa Zibe Huon-Gulf MP Bau Eco-Boat<br />
Project/Morobe Bris<br />
Kanda<br />
John Chitoa<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
P.O Box 1047, Rabaul 982 9525<br />
Alotau Environment Ltd P.O Box 802, Alotau 641 0532 641 0554 Brian.brunton@gmail.com<br />
PO Box 3557, Lae 472 1708<br />
Bismarck-Ramu Group PO Box 305, Madang 852 3011 852 3306 brg@online.net.pg<br />
Damien Ase Director CELCOR P.O Box 4373, Boroko 323 4237 311 2106 celcor@datec.com.pg<br />
Gai Kula Country Director Conservation<br />
International<br />
P.O Box 106, Waigani 323 1532 325 4234 ci-png@conservation.org<br />
Lesta Seri<br />
Technical<br />
Advisor<br />
Conservation Melanesia P.O Box 735, Boroko 323 2758 323 2773 conmelpng@global.net.pg<br />
Paul Lokani Country Director The Nature Conservancy PO Box 2750, Boroko 323 0699 323 0397 lok.tnc@global.net.pg<br />
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Name<br />
Mary<br />
Soondrawu<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Social worker<br />
Organisation Address Phone Fax Email<br />
East Sepik Council of<br />
Women<br />
David Kovor Coordinator Sepik Community<br />
Development Alliance<br />
PO Box 1117, Wewak 856 2025 856 2131 escow@datec.net.pg<br />
PO Box 1117, Wewak 856 1793<br />
Gabriel Molok Coordinator East Sepik Environment<br />
Foundation<br />
PO Box 1225, Wewak 856 2068 856 2071<br />
Annie Kajir<br />
Volker<br />
Schwarzmann<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Environmental Law<br />
Centre<br />
PO Box 49, University 323 4480 323 4483 anne@elc.org.pg<br />
Finschhafen Eco-Timber P.O Box 217, Lae 474 7186 474 7055 v.schiller@elcpng.org.pg<br />
Navu<br />
Kwapena<br />
Member<br />
Foundation for Aroma<br />
Coast Env't & Dev.<br />
P.O Box 1067, Boroko none none none<br />
Yati Bun<br />
Mary<br />
Soondrawu<br />
Program<br />
Director<br />
Social worker<br />
Foundation for People &<br />
Comm. Dev.<br />
East Sepik Council of<br />
Women<br />
David Kovor Coordinator Sepik Community<br />
Development Alliance<br />
Gabriel Molok Coordinator East Sepik Environment<br />
Foundation<br />
Annie Kajir<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Environmental Law<br />
Centre<br />
P.O Box 1119, Boroko 325 8470 325 2670 yabun@datec.net.pg<br />
PO Box 1117, Wewak 856 2025 856 2131 escow@datec.net.pg<br />
PO Box 1117, Wewak 856 1793<br />
PO Box 1225, Wewak 856 2068 856 2071<br />
PO Box 49, University 323 4480 323 4483 anne@elc.org.pg<br />
Volker<br />
Schwarzmann<br />
Navu<br />
Kwapena<br />
Yati Bun<br />
Alphonse Pun<br />
Dorothy<br />
Tekwie<br />
Nick Kem<br />
Phil Sawyer<br />
William<br />
Takaku<br />
Member<br />
Program<br />
Director<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Director<br />
Program<br />
Director<br />
Program<br />
Coordinator<br />
Finschhafen Eco-Timber P.O Box 217, Lae 474 7186 474 7055 v.schiller@elcpng.org.pg<br />
Foundation for Aroma<br />
Coast Env't & Dev.<br />
Foundation for People &<br />
Comm. Dev.<br />
Foundation for Rural<br />
Development Inc<br />
Green Peace Australia<br />
Pacific<br />
P.O Box 1067, Boroko none none none<br />
P.O Box 1119, Boroko 325 8470 325 2670 yabun@datec.net.pg<br />
P.O Box 719, Mt Hagen 542 3524 542 3524<br />
P.O Box 166, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
321 5954 321 5960 ekwie .tekwie@au.<br />
greenpeace.org<br />
Habitat for Humanity P.O Box 3804, Lae 472 0113 472 3513 hfhpng@online.net.pg<br />
Human <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Development PNG<br />
Indigenous Environment<br />
Watch<br />
Powes Parkop Lawyer Melanesian Solidarity<br />
(MelSol)<br />
Narua Lovai<br />
Project<br />
Coordinator<br />
International Waters<br />
Program<br />
Steven Nasa Project Officer Kamiali Conservation<br />
Project<br />
P.O Box 1735, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
321 7288 none<br />
P.O Box 1749, Boroko 326 0043 none<br />
P.O Box , Boroko<br />
P.O Box 265, Waigani 325 2043 325 4400<br />
P.O Box 2397, Lae 472 1666 472 4828<br />
Lukis Romaso Kum Gie Consult P.O Box 3399, Lae 472 5688 472 4556 kumgie@datec.com.pg<br />
Billy Ume<br />
Local Environment<br />
Foundation<br />
Fua Singin Program officer Lutheran Development<br />
Services<br />
Steven Babo<br />
Albert Motisi<br />
Gabriel<br />
Setepana<br />
Melanesian Environment<br />
Foundation<br />
Melanesian Inter.<br />
Technologies International<br />
Milne Bay Ecoforestry<br />
Association<br />
P.O Box 300, Kavieng 984 2271 984 2253<br />
P.O Box 291, Lae 472 1122 472 1638<br />
P.O Box 4830, Boroko 325 9659 323 0090 msf@pactok.peg.apc.org<br />
P.O Box 4692, Boroko 323 4175 323 4175<br />
P.O Box 492, Alotau 641 1687 641 1286<br />
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Name<br />
Luke Mombe<br />
Kenn Mondiai<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Organisation Address Phone Fax Email<br />
Namiae Community Dev.<br />
Association<br />
Partners with Melanesia<br />
P.O Box 120, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 120, Boroko,<br />
NCD<br />
323 5845 323 5835<br />
321 0799 321 0833 pwmpng@global.net.pg<br />
Rhonda<br />
Beldbn<br />
Thomas Paka<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Peace Foundation<br />
Melanesian<br />
P.O Box 1272, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
321 3144 321 3645 peacefound@global.net.pg<br />
PNG EcoForestry Forum P.O Box 3217, Boroko 323 9050 325 4610 tpaka.teff@global.net.pg<br />
Bill Hamblin PNG Incentive Fund P.O Box 776, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
Albert Gewu PNG Watch council P.O Box 6289, Boroko 325 4854 325 4854<br />
Peter Davis Sepik Timber Producers P.O Box 89, Wewak 856 2743 856 2743<br />
320 1926 320 1863 ewari@asf.sagric.com<br />
Eric Kwa Lawyer/Lecturer Siasi Enviornment<br />
Foundation<br />
PO Box_, Lae none none<br />
John Tangila<br />
Jacqunene<br />
Badcock<br />
Aung Kumal<br />
Ryan Grist<br />
Yausena<br />
Page<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
Waria Valley<br />
Coordinatior<br />
South Pacific Appropriate<br />
Tech. Foundation<br />
United Nations<br />
Development Program<br />
P.O Box 5601, Boroko 325 8153 325 8822 none<br />
P.O Box 1041, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
321 2877 321 1224 registry.pg@undp.org.pg<br />
Village Development Trust P.O Box 2397, Lae 472 1666 472 4824 vdt@global.net.pg<br />
Voluntary Service<br />
Overseas<br />
P.O Box 5685, Boroko 326 0026 326 1010<br />
Habitat For Humanity P.O Box 3804, Lae 472 0113 472 3513 hfhpng@online.net.pg<br />
Sam Krimbu Wau Ecology Institute P.O Box 77, Wau 474 6377 474 6381<br />
Miriam Layton<br />
Executive<br />
Director<br />
YWCA President P.O Box 636, Lae 732 1516 732 2934 ywcagka@online.net.pg<br />
Manager Bionamo Logging Ltd ario@global.net.pg<br />
Anthony<br />
Honey<br />
Manager PNG Forest Product Ltd P.O.Box 88, Bulolo, Lae 474 5322 474 5365 Pngfp.amh@global.net.pg<br />
Tony Buskins Manager Tavilo Timbers Ltd<br />
70<br />
Axel Stefan<br />
Wilhelm<br />
Management<br />
Unit Officer<br />
RH - Vailala Block 1<br />
Development Trust<br />
Bob Tate CEO Forest Industries<br />
Association<br />
Stanis Bai Manager Ulamona Sawmill<br />
Development Company<br />
Bruce Telfer<br />
Emily<br />
Blackwell<br />
Jeff Hayward<br />
General<br />
Manager<br />
Asia Pacific<br />
Coordinator<br />
Verification<br />
Services<br />
Manager<br />
SGS (PNG) Ltd<br />
Soil Association<br />
Woodmark<br />
SmartWood<br />
P.O Box 102, Port<br />
Moresby, NCD<br />
P.O Box 229, Waigani,<br />
NCD<br />
P.O Box 101, Billia,<br />
WNBP<br />
P.O Box 1260, Port<br />
Moresby, NCD<br />
40-56 Victoria Street,<br />
Bristol, UK<br />
2204 Flagler Place NW,<br />
Washington, D.C. 2001<br />
Kevin T Grace Director Global Forestry Services P.O Box 438, Road<br />
Town, Tortola, British<br />
Virgin Islands<br />
Oscar<br />
Mamalai<br />
Althol Smith-<br />
Loretz<br />
Terry Warra<br />
Project Manage Innovision PNG Ltd P.O Box 1908, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
325 7677 325 9701 sctimbers@datec.com.pg<br />
983 1084 983 1104 manager@usdc.amosconne<br />
ct.com<br />
323 1835 323 1697 Bruce.telfer@sgs.com<br />
+44 (0)<br />
117 914<br />
2435<br />
202-294-<br />
7008<br />
+603 2093<br />
5007<br />
+44 (0)<br />
117 925<br />
2504<br />
212-659-<br />
0098<br />
+603<br />
2093<br />
2007<br />
eblackwell@soilassociation.<br />
org<br />
jahyward@smartwood.org<br />
kevin@gfsinc.biz<br />
3113111 ipng@datec.com.pg<br />
Manager Timbersaws Pty Ltd P.O Box 318, Lae 472 7015 472 7673 timbers@global.net.com<br />
A/Managing<br />
Director<br />
PNGFA P.O Box 5055, Boroko 327 7800 325 4433 twarra@pngfa.gov.pg
High Conservation Value Forest Toolkit<br />
Name<br />
Kanawi Pouru<br />
Expertise/<br />
Position<br />
Sustainable<br />
Forest Manager<br />
Organisation Address Phone Fax Email<br />
PNG Sustainable<br />
Development Project<br />
Company<br />
P.O Box 1786, Port<br />
Moresby<br />
320 3844 320 3855 enquiries@pngsdp.com<br />
Sabuin Tunov<br />
Division<br />
Manager<br />
PNGFA, <strong>Resource</strong><br />
Development<br />
P.O Box 5055, Boroko 327 7800 325 4433<br />
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Appendix 8 -<br />
The Vegetation Types of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
Table 1: Classification of structural formations of the vegetation<br />
Structural formation Description<br />
Forest<br />
Tree canopy is greater than 5 m in height<br />
Crowns are touching or overlapping.<br />
Crown class is based on average crown<br />
diameter of canopy trees:<br />
Large crowned> 15 m<br />
Medium crowned 8-15 m<br />
Small crowned 4-8 m<br />
Very small crowned < 4 m<br />
Ground layer is not visible on airphotos.<br />
Canopy closure (horizontal projection):<br />
In-regularly open<br />
Open<br />
Almost closed<br />
Dense - tightly packed<br />
Canopy profile (vertical projection):<br />
In-regularly uneven<br />
Uneven<br />
Even<br />
Degree of disturbance:<br />
Nil disturbance<br />
Slight disturbance 8-9<br />
Moderate disturbance 6-7<br />
Heavy disturbance 4-5<br />
Very heavy disturbance < 5<br />
_____________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Woodland<br />
Trees with separated crowns.<br />
Generally low, up to 10m tall, rarely to 20 m, but lower in the case of non-tree<br />
life-fonns e.g. sago palm and Pandanus.<br />
A clearly visible ground layer of shrubs, herbs and/or grasses.<br />
Savanna<br />
Scattered to moderately dense layer of trees.<br />
Generally less than 6 m tall.<br />
A clearly visible ground layer of herbs and/or grasses.<br />
Scrub<br />
Grassland<br />
Mangrove<br />
Dense shrubs with or without scattered low trees.<br />
Generally less than 6 m tall.<br />
Grasses, sedges, herbs and very low woody shrubs.<br />
Generally less than 3 m tall.<br />
Scattered trees may be present.<br />
All vegetation of the saline or brackish communities tidal zone. Ranges from forest<br />
over 30 m tall, to low halophytic herbs.<br />
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Table 2 Classification of vegetation types<br />
______________________________________________________________________________<br />
Alpha Vegetation type<br />
code<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Forest<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Low Altitude Forest On Plains And Fans - below 1000 m<br />
Pl Large to medium crowned forest<br />
Po Open forest<br />
Ps Small crowned forest<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Low Altitude Forest On Uplands - below 1000 m<br />
Hl Large crowned forest<br />
Hm Medium crowned forest<br />
HrnAr Medium crowned forest with Araucaria common<br />
Hmd Medium crowned depauperate/damaged forest<br />
Hme Medium crowned forest with an even canopy<br />
Hs Small crowned forest<br />
Hse Small crowned forest with an even canopy<br />
HsAr Small crowned forest with Araucaria common<br />
HsCa Small crowned forest with Castanopsis<br />
HsCp Small crowned forest with Casuarina papuana<br />
HsN Small crowned forest with Nothofagus<br />
HsRt Small crowned forest with Rhus taitensis<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Lower Montane Forest - above 1000 m<br />
L Small crowned forest<br />
LAr Small crowned forest with Araucaria common<br />
LN Small crowned forest with Nothofagus<br />
Lc Small crowned forest with conifers<br />
Ls Very small crowned forest<br />
LsCp Very small crowned forest with Casuarina papuana<br />
LsN Very small crowned forest with Nothofagus<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Montane Forest- above 3000 m<br />
Mo Very small crowned forest<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Dry Seasonal Forest<br />
D Dry evergreen forest<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Littoral Forest<br />
B Mixed forest<br />
BCe Forest with Casuarina equisetifolia<br />
BMl Forest with Melaleuca leucadendron (continued)<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Seral Forest<br />
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Fri<br />
FriCg<br />
FriK<br />
FriTb<br />
Riverine mixed successions<br />
Riverine successions with Casuarina grandis<br />
Riverine successions with Eucalyptus deglupta<br />
Riverine successions with Terminalia brassii<br />
Fv Volcanic successions<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Swamp Forest<br />
Fsw<br />
FswC<br />
FswMl<br />
FswTb<br />
Mixed swamp forest<br />
Swamp forest with Campnosperma<br />
Swamp forest with Melaleuca leucadendron<br />
Swamp forest with Terminalia brassii<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Woodland<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
W<br />
Wri<br />
WriCg<br />
Wv<br />
WswMl<br />
Woodland<br />
Riverine successions dominated by woodland<br />
Riverine successions with Casuarina grandis woodland<br />
Volcanic successions dominated by woodland Wsw Swamp woodland<br />
Swamp woodland with Melaleuca leucadendron<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Savanna<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Sa Savanna<br />
Saf Savanna with gallery forest<br />
SaMl Savanna with Melaleuca leucadendron<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Scrub<br />
............................................................................................................................................................<br />
Sc Scrub<br />
ScBc Scrub with Bambusa and Cyathea<br />
Scv Volcanic successions dominated by scrub<br />
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Grassland and Herbland<br />
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G Grassland<br />
Ga Alpine grassland<br />
Gi Subalpine grassland<br />
Gf Grassland with some forest<br />
Gr Grassland reverting to forest<br />
Grf Grassland reverting to forest with some forest<br />
Gsw Swamp grassland<br />
Gri Riverine successions dominated by grass<br />
Gv Volcanic successions dominated by grass<br />
Hsw Herbaceous swamp (continued)<br />
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M Mangrove<br />
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Other Non-vegetation And Areas Dominated By Land Use<br />
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O<br />
E<br />
Z<br />
U<br />
Land use intensity classes 0-4 (low to very high)<br />
Lakes and larger rivers<br />
Bare areas<br />
Larger urban centers<br />
Some of the above forest types may have a comment added to their code. These do not constitute a separate type:<br />
.f Flush of leaves or flowers noted<br />
.l Landslips very common<br />
.Ar Presence of Araucaria noted<br />
.N Presence of Nothofagus noted or suspected<br />
Source: Hammermaster E.T & Saunders J.C 1995 " Forest <strong>Resource</strong>s and Vegetation Mapping of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>"<br />
PNGRIS Publication No. 4 Australian Agency for International Development, Canberra Australia 2601 page 7-22<br />
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Appendix 9 -<br />
Threatened Trees of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
(Source: www.unep-wcmc.org)<br />
Species Family Status Description<br />
1. Hopea inexpectata Dipterocarpaceae CR A1cd, B1+2c<br />
2. Madhuca boerlageana Sapotaceae CR A1cd, C2ab,<br />
D1<br />
A tree of primary lowland forest in <strong>New</strong><strong>Guinea</strong> and<br />
the Moluccas. In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this species<br />
is extremely rare and known from a single sterile<br />
collection made from the Vanimo area, West<br />
Sepik province. This part of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> is<br />
heavily logged and there is grave doubt as to its<br />
continuing existence in this country. The above<br />
threat category applies to the situation in <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> only.<br />
3. Calophyllum<br />
acutiputamen<br />
Guttiferae CR B1+2abcde Known only from Rossel Island, this canopy<br />
species is found on ridges in colline forest. The<br />
fragile ecosystem of Rossel Island is possibly<br />
threatened by logging and mining for copper and<br />
gold.<br />
4. Helicia peltata Proteaceae CR B1+2abcde Known only from a single location, Bisiatabu in the<br />
Central Province, this tree occurs in forest at<br />
450m. The habitat is threatened by logging and<br />
the increasing settlement.<br />
5. Helicia polyosmoides Proteaceae CR B1+2abcde This small tree, restricted to Manus Island in the<br />
Bismarck Archipelago, occurs in ridge forest<br />
between the elevations of 100 and 550m. This<br />
species may face extinction through the<br />
commercial logging of its habitat.<br />
6. Helicia subcordata Proteaceae CR B1+2abcde A tall tree found only once in mid-montane open<br />
forest at 1350m near Wagau in the Morobe<br />
province.<br />
7. Guioa grandifoliola Sapindaceae CR B1+2c An extremely localised species known only from<br />
four collections from lowland rainforest and<br />
advanced secondary forest near the Buso River.<br />
Large areas of lowland forest in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Guinea</strong> are threatened by increased logging<br />
activity.<br />
8. Diospyros<br />
lolinopsis<br />
9. Halfordia<br />
papuana<br />
Ebenaceae<br />
Rutaceae<br />
CR B1+2c, C2b<br />
CR C2a<br />
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10. Diospyros benstonei Ebenaceae CR C2b Apparently confined to Misima Island in Milne Bay<br />
Province, this small rare tree occurs in streamside<br />
rainforest in a gorge. The population is threatened by<br />
mining and cutting for local use.<br />
11. Nothofagus nuda Fagaceae CR D1 A tree known from a single collection found in mixed<br />
lower montane forest near the Tauri River in the Gulf<br />
province, which is outside the general range of<br />
Nothofagus in <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. A future taxonomic revision<br />
may change the status of this species.<br />
12. Aglaia mackiana Meliaceae CR D1 A canopy tree most commonly found in mid-elevation<br />
forest. Trees may be easily overlooked as this dioecious<br />
species is only identified from the fruit. It is only<br />
definitely known from the type locality. Additional<br />
collections, which differ from the type specimen but may<br />
represent the same species, have been gathered from<br />
three localities. Forest fragmentation is likely to impede<br />
reproduction as it has been found that pollination is most<br />
efficient when individuals are less than 250m apart. The<br />
enormous seeds are dispersed by cassowaries.<br />
13. Guioa hospita Sapindaceae CR D1 The only record of this species is the type specimen<br />
collected in 1890 in Gulf Province. Despite the area<br />
being relatively well studied, it has not been recorded<br />
since.<br />
14. Ptychosperma gracile Palmae EN A1a+2c Confined to <strong>New</strong> Ireland and <strong>New</strong> Britain, this palm tree<br />
is scattered in rainforest on both limestone and volcanic<br />
soils. Populations have declined because of rapid and<br />
extensive deforestation for plantation agriculture. This<br />
species can survive in open vegetation or in secondary<br />
forest if it is allowed to regenerate.<br />
15. Ptychosperma hentyi Palmae EN A1a+2c A taxonomically unique palm tree of lowland forest,<br />
restricted to eastern <strong>New</strong> Britain. Rapid and extensive<br />
deforestation for plantation agriculture has caused<br />
population decline.<br />
16. Santalum macgregorii Santalaceae EN A1cd, C1 A parasitic or semi-parasitic species found in open<br />
savannah vegetation and in savannah forest in gullies in<br />
the eastern part of Western Province and possibly also<br />
in south-east Irian Jaya. As with all other sources of<br />
sandalwood, this species is overexploited for its scented<br />
wood, which is used for incense, perfume, essential oil<br />
and carving. In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> the exploitation<br />
began at the turn of the last century; now the resource is<br />
greatly depleted as there are few mature trees or virgin<br />
stands.<br />
17. Diospyros insularis Ebenaceae EN<br />
A1cd+2cd,<br />
B1+2c<br />
A tree of primary lowland rainforest found in only a few<br />
localities in the Solomon Islands and <strong>New</strong> Ireland of the<br />
Bismarck Archipelago. Overexploitation and logging<br />
have resulted in the species becoming highly<br />
endangered, possibly critically endangered.<br />
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Species Family Status Description<br />
18. Terminalia<br />
archipelagi<br />
Combretaceae<br />
EN<br />
A1cd+2cd,<br />
C2a<br />
19. Diospyros gillisonii Ebenaceae EN<br />
A1cd+2cd,<br />
C2a<br />
20. Manilkara<br />
kanosiensis<br />
21. Alloxylon<br />
brachycarpum<br />
Sapotaceae<br />
EN<br />
A1cd+2cd,<br />
C2a<br />
22. Flindersia ifflaina Rutaceae EN A2cd,<br />
B1+2c<br />
Occurring on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago, this<br />
large well-formed tree can be locally dominant in lowland<br />
primary rainforest. It has been and still is heavily exploited<br />
through intensive logging practices. It is much sought-after<br />
for the production of plywood.<br />
A tree scattered throughout the small coral islands in the<br />
Kiriwina (Trobriand) Group and the Louisiade Archipelago,<br />
where it occurs in beach scrub on coral limestone at sea<br />
level. It is heavily exploited by the local people for its black<br />
heartwood, which is used in carvings, native hair combs<br />
and ceremonial pieces. Very few mature trees, if any,<br />
remain.<br />
Relatively widespread but uncommon, this timber tree is<br />
scattered in primary lowland rainforest. It occurs mainly in<br />
areas where intense logging is being carried out, such as<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain and <strong>New</strong> Ireland in the Bismarck Archipelago<br />
and the north-west of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
Proteaceae EN A2cd Confined to Western Province in south <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
and adjacent Digul District, Irian Jaya, extending into the<br />
Aru Islands, this tree is scattered in lowland rainforest and<br />
monsoon forest. The population around the Oriomo River<br />
in Western Province, is a relatively restricted and confined<br />
to a fragile ecosystem, which is under pressure from<br />
logging and destructive activities. It is expected that the<br />
population across the border into Irian Jaya is similarly<br />
threatened.<br />
In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this tree is found in monsoon and<br />
gallery forest up to 50m. The species occurs in the Oriomo<br />
River ecosystem in Western Province, which is relatively<br />
restricted, fragile and threatened by logging activities. The<br />
above threat category applies only to the population in<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. More information is needed from<br />
Queensland.<br />
23. Calophyllum<br />
waliense<br />
Guttiferae<br />
EN<br />
B1+2abcde<br />
24. Helicia insularis Proteaceae EN<br />
B1+2abcde<br />
A species restricted to lowland rainforest on ridges on<br />
Manus Island. The habitat has been heavily logged and<br />
degraded.<br />
A small tree found in mossy forest on ridge crests at 800<br />
to 950m on Normanby and Fergusson Islands of the<br />
D'Entrecasteaux Group.<br />
25. Calophyllum<br />
morobense<br />
26. Xanthostemon -<br />
oppositifolius<br />
Guttiferae EN B1+2c Endemic to Morobe Province, this tree occurs in lowland<br />
rainforest on alluvium, where it is under threat mainly from<br />
logging.<br />
Myrtaceae<br />
EN B1+2c,<br />
C2a<br />
In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this tree is thought to be restricted<br />
to coastal rainforest in Milne Bay Province. It was heavily<br />
exploited in the early days of colonisation and harvested<br />
continually throughout the Second World War. It is poor at<br />
regenerating and has now become rare in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Guinea</strong>; very few, if any, mature individuals remain. The<br />
Queensland population is considered threatened but more<br />
up-to-date information is required to consolidate the<br />
present IUCN category.<br />
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Species Family Status Description<br />
27. Bleasdalea papuana Proteaceae EN C2a An uncommon species of isolated occurrence in lower<br />
montane forest on serpentine soils. It has been recorded<br />
from the Vogelkop Peninsula and Jayapura in Irian Jaya<br />
and the East Sepik and Morobe provinces in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong><br />
<strong>Guinea</strong>. It is threatened by habitat destruction.<br />
28. Flindersia<br />
pimenteliana<br />
Rutaceae EN C2a A large tree found mainly in lower montane rainforest or<br />
in foothill rainforest. In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, the species<br />
is widespread but uncommon and sporadic.<br />
It has been heavily exploited in the Bulolo/Wau region of<br />
Morobe Province. Populations on spurs and ridges of<br />
mountain ranges may be spared from future exploitation.<br />
The population status in Australia is not taken into<br />
consideration in this evaluation.<br />
29. Pentaspadon motleyi Anacardiaceae DD In <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this species occurs mainly in<br />
primary forest on the banks of streams and rivers in the<br />
Gulf and Madang Provinces and Bougainville in the<br />
North Solomons. It is under great threat from habitat<br />
destruction in these areas and is considered to be<br />
endangered (EN C2a). The situation is likely to be<br />
similar elsewhere.<br />
30. Hopea aptera Dipterocarpaceae DD Endemic to <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this species forms pure<br />
stands in secondary forest and is a locally important<br />
timber species.<br />
31. Hopea glabrifolia Dipterocarpaceae DD<br />
32. Hopea scabra Dipterocarpaceae DD<br />
33. Hopea ultima Dipterocarpaceae DD There is a possibility that this dipterocarp is extinct in the<br />
wild.<br />
34. Elaeocarpus<br />
homalioides<br />
Elaeocarpaceae DD A <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong> endemic recorded from a few locations. It<br />
has not been collected in recent years.<br />
35. Calophyllum brassii Guttiferae DD A montane forest tree known only from the Western<br />
district in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> Guina and Irian Jaya mainly<br />
between 400 and 900m altitude. Sterile material may be<br />
incorrectly assigned to this species.<br />
36. Calophyllum collinum Guttiferae DD Endemic to <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, this species is found in lowland<br />
and hill forest up to an elevation of 500 m in the Snow<br />
Mountains, Irian Jaya and the Western and Morobe<br />
districts of <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. These areas are poorly<br />
collected. It is suspected that the timber is traded as<br />
`Calophyllum' in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
37. Calophyllum<br />
heterophyllum<br />
Guttiferae DD This species is so far known from the Vogelkop<br />
Peninsula and the Snow Mountains in Irian Jaya and in<br />
the Western province in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>. This<br />
species appears to grow into canopy trees on low ridges<br />
at 100m altitude but forms only shrubs and treelets on<br />
poor loam soils at 1200 to 1300m. This species is very<br />
poorly known and probably undercollected. The<br />
taxonomic limits of this species are also unknown.<br />
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38. Calophyllum laticostatum Guttiferae DD A large tree found in well-drained lowland or lower<br />
montane rainforest. This species is possibly traded for<br />
its 'Calophyllum' timber from <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
39. Calophyllum persimile Guttiferae DD A rainforest tree occurring up to 560 m altitude near<br />
Kiunga. This species is poorly known and variation is<br />
seen in the sterile material.<br />
The timber is probably traded as 'Calophyllum' by<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
40. Calophyllum piluliferum Guttiferae DD A tree found in forest in or near swamps below 40 m<br />
altitude in Digul, Irian Jaya and the Western district of<br />
<strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>; this area is poorly collected.<br />
41. Calophyllum streimannii Guttiferae DD Known only from Morobe district, the species is rarely<br />
collected, occurring on ridges and hillsides between 30<br />
and 300m, often associated with dipterocarps.<br />
42. Mammea<br />
novoguineensis<br />
Guttiferae DD A tree that occurs in primary well-drained forest<br />
between 60 and 420m. It is known from a few scattered<br />
localities in an area that is poorly known.<br />
43. Fagraea carstensensis Loganiaceae DD A poorly understood species, collected twice from forest<br />
between 200 and 860m on Mt. Carstensz and Mt.<br />
Tamrau, Mimika District.<br />
44. Horsfieldia cruxmelitensis<br />
Myristicaceae DD A small tree or shrub, which is restricted to mixed<br />
lowland rainforest in Morobe Province. It has been<br />
collected only six times.<br />
45. Horsfieldia leptantha Myristicaceae DD This tree is known from six or seven collections from<br />
primary and secondary forest areas in Vogelkop in Irian<br />
Jaya and West Sepik in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
46. Myristica filipes Myristicaceae DD This tree is locally endemic to the Buso River area of<br />
the Morobe Province. It has been collected six times in<br />
coastal swamp forest, river flat forest and lowland<br />
secondary forest.<br />
47. Dacrydium cornwalliana Podocarpaceae DD The species grows in some abundance in confined<br />
patches of cloud forest or mossy heath forest above<br />
1430m. Collections are few, largely because the area is<br />
poorly explored.<br />
48. Podocarpus atjehensis Podocarpaceae DD The species occurs in the Gajo Lands in northern<br />
Sumatra and the Wissel Lakes in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>.<br />
49. Podocarpus spathoides Podocarpaceae DD The species is known from occurrences on Mt. Ophir in<br />
Peninsular Malaysia, Morotai in the north Moluccas,<br />
Rossel Island in the Louisiade Archipelago of <strong>Papua</strong><br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong>, and the Solomon Islands.<br />
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Appendix 10 -<br />
Highly Threatened Species in Endemic Bird Areas of PNG<br />
(Source: Stattersfield et al., 1998)<br />
EBA Scientific Name Common Name Status<br />
Admiralty Islands Tyto manusi Manus masked-owl Vulnerable<br />
Pitta superba Superb pitta Vulnerable<br />
Rhipidura semirubra Manus fantail Vulnerable<br />
St Matthias Islands Monarcha menchi White-breated monarch Data deficient<br />
Rhipidura matthiae Matthias fantail Data deficient<br />
<strong>New</strong> Britain and <strong>New</strong><br />
Ireland<br />
Accipiter brachyurus <strong>New</strong> Britain sparrowhawk Vulnerable<br />
Columba pallidiceps Yellow-legged pigeon Critically endangered<br />
Tyto aurantia Bismark masked-owl Vulnerable<br />
Collocalia orientalis Mayr's swiftlet Data deficient<br />
Megalurus grosvenori Bismarck thicketbird Vulnerable<br />
D'Entrecasteux and<br />
Trobriand Islands<br />
Paradisaea decora Goldie's bird of paradise Vulnerable<br />
Louisiade Archipelago Zosterops meeki White-throated white-eye Data deficient<br />
Myzomela albigula White-chinned myzomela Data deficient<br />
Meliphaga vicina Tagula honeyeater Data deficient<br />
Cracticus louisiadensis Tagula butcherbird Data deficient<br />
Solomon Group (including<br />
Bougainville)<br />
Haliaeetus sanfordi Sanford's fish-eagle Vulnerable<br />
Accipiter imitator Imitator sparrowhawk Endangered<br />
Nesoclopeus woodfordi Woodford's rail Endangered<br />
Columba pallidiceps Yellow-legged pigeon Critically endangered<br />
Nesasio solomonensis Fearful owl Vulnerable<br />
Collocalia orientalis Mayr's swiftlet Data deficient<br />
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EBA Scientific Name Common Name Status<br />
Actenoides bougainvillea Moustached kingfisher Vulnerable<br />
Pitta anerythra Black-faced pitta Vulnerable<br />
Megalurus Ilaneae Bougainville thicketbird Data deficient<br />
Aplonis brunneicapilla White-eyed starling Endangered<br />
175. North <strong>Papua</strong>n<br />
Mountains<br />
176. North <strong>Papua</strong>n<br />
Lowlands<br />
Rallina mayri Mayr's forest-rail Data deficient<br />
Psittaculirostis salvadorii Salvador's fig-parrot Vulnerable<br />
Poecilodryas placens Olive-yellow robin Data deficient<br />
Philemon brassi Brass's friarbird Data deficient<br />
177. Adelbert and Huon<br />
Ranges<br />
Sericulus bakeri Fire-maned bowerbird Vulnerable<br />
Parotia wahnsei Wahne's parotia Vulnerable<br />
178. Central <strong>Papua</strong><br />
Mountains<br />
Androphobus viridus <strong>Papua</strong>n whipbird Data deficient<br />
Melidectes princeps Long-bearded melidectes Vulnerable<br />
Archboldia papuensis Archibold's bowerbird Vulnerable<br />
Loboparadisaea sericea Yell-breasted bird of<br />
paradise<br />
Macgregoria pulchra Macgregor's bird of<br />
paradise<br />
Data deficient<br />
Vulnerable<br />
Astrapia mayeri Ribbon-tailed astrapia Vulnerable<br />
Paradisaea rudolphi Blue bird-of-paradise Vulnerable<br />
179. Southern <strong>Papua</strong>n<br />
Lowlands<br />
Poecilodryas placens Olive-yellow robin Data deficient<br />
180. TransFly Tanyiptera hydrocharis Little paradise-kingfisher Data deficient<br />
Megalurus albolimbatus Fly river grass-bird Vulnerable<br />
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Appendix 11 -<br />
Map of Protected Areas in <strong>Papua</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Guinea</strong><br />
[Source: RAPPAM Report (in press), 2005]<br />
Id Name Area (ha) Id Name Area (ha)<br />
1 Bagiai WMA 13,760.00 27 Mt Kaindi WMA 1,502.80<br />
2 Baiyer River Sanctuary 64.00 28 Mt Susu National Reserve Park 49.00<br />
3 Balek Wildlife Sanctuary 470.00 29 Mt Wilhelm National Reserve 817.00<br />
4 Baniara Island Protected Area 37.28 30 Namanatabu Reserve 27.44<br />
5 Cape Wom Memorial Park 2.00 31 Nanuk Island Districk Park 12.00<br />
6 Crater Mountain WMA 270,000.00 32 Ndrolowa WMA 5,850.00<br />
7 Crown Island Wildlife Sanctuary 58,969.00 33 Neiru (Aird Hills) WMA 3,984.00<br />
8 Garu WMA 8,700.00 34 Nuraseng WMA 22.23<br />
9 Hombareta WMA 130.00 35 Oi Mada Wara WMA 22,840.00<br />
10 Hunstein Range WMA 220,000.00 36 Paga Hill National Park Scenic Reserve 17.44<br />
11 Iomare WMA 3,827.50 37 Pirung WMA 43,200.00<br />
12 Jimi Valley National Park 4,180.00 38 Pokili WMA 9,840.00<br />
13 Kamiali WMA 65,541.00 39 Randa WMA 41,922.00<br />
14 Kavakuna Caves GAM 40 Randa Wildlife Sanctuary 15,724.00<br />
15 Klampun WMA 5,200.00 41 Sawataetae WMA 700.00<br />
16 Kokoda Historic Track Reserve GAM 42 Siwi-Utame WMA 12,540.00<br />
17 Kokoda Memorial Park GAM 43 Talele Is. National Park Reserve 12.00<br />
18 Lake Kutubu WMA 24,100.00 44 Tavalo WMA 2,000.00<br />
19 Lake Lavu WMA 2,640.00 45 Tonda WMA 590,000.00<br />
20 Lihir Island Protected Area 20,207.85 46 Variarata Nat. Park 1,063.00<br />
21 Loroko National Park 100.00 47 Wewak Peace Memorial Park 2.00<br />
22 Maza WMA 184,230.00 48 Zo-oimaga WMA 1,510.00<br />
23 McAdams National Park 1,821.00 49 Taab WMA 984.30<br />
24 Moitaka Wildlife Sanctuary 44.00 50 Tabad WMA 16.20<br />
25 Mojirau WMA 5,079.00 51 Sinub WMA 11.80<br />
26 Mt Gahavisuka Provincial Park 77.40 52 Laugum WMA 72.95<br />
Note: Please crossreference the above table with the map on the back cover of this toolkit.<br />
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