Papua New Guinea: Land of the Unexpected

Tags:
Papua New Guinea: Land Of The Unexpected Environment Climate Change Politics World Oceans Seas Animals Wildlife Conserve
COAnews
  • Affiliate Submitter:
    COAnews
  • International International
  • Comments: 0
  • Views: 542
  • Added: 20-Nov-06

Get more great videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=COAnews

Be our Myspace friend: http://myspace.com/coanews

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

  1. Categories: Pets & Animals
Comments on

Papua New Guinea: Land of the Unexpected

5 Comments | Add Comment
  • hey shut up! how ...

    hey shut up! how dare you insult my home country like this! where do u come from huh? i,ll call your home a shitty country and you,ll see how it feels!!! papua new guinea is a beautiful place if u give it a chance!

    By violentbeauty1012 [Affiliate User] 1199526531 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • moron noun fool, ...

    moron noun
    fool, idiot, ass, blockhead, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, imbecile, cretin, dullard, simpleton, clod; informal nitwit, halfwit, dope, ninny, nincompoop, chump, dimwit, dingbat, dipstick, goober, coot, goon, dumbo, dummy, ditz, dumdum, fathead, numbskull, numbnuts, dunderhead, thickhead, flake, lamebrain, peabrain, birdbrain, jughead, jerk, twit, dork, twerp, schmuck, bozo, boob, chowderhead, dumbhead, goofball, goof, goofus, galoot, lummox, klutz, putz, sap.

    By yogasan [Affiliate User] 1198113905 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • what the hell are ...

    what the hell are you talking about??

    By hambletondude1 [Affiliate User] 1198064653 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is a message ...

    this is a message for the poster below hambletondude1

    By yogasan [Affiliate User] 1197943027 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • you are a moron

    you are a moron

    By yogasan [Affiliate User] 1197942874 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
5 Comments | Add Comment