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ProjectCapacity Building and Institutional Strengthening in Development and Management of Inland Aquatic Resources. Phase I
A report prepared for the FISHAID Project, PNG/93/007
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No results found.P.N.G. is not a "small Pacific Island State'', but in fact has a land area greater than that of, for example, Germany. P.N.G. 's official population census confirms that most people in P.N.G. live inland and have no direct access to coastal/marine resources. The five landlocked highlands provinces alone account for 37% of the nations' population. Amongst the "coastal" or "islands" provinces, in most the majority of people also live inland. In total, 87% of the people of P.N.G. inhabit inland are as and their aquatic resources are in freshwater, not the sea. P.N.G. has two of the world's largest river systems (the Sepik & Fly) and a number of other substantial rivers. A number of freshwater habitats are worthy of listing as World Heritage Sites. The country has over 5,000 lakes. Literally vast areas of freshwater swamps occur in most lowland areas. Areas at higher altitudes, besides having numerous lakes, are riddled with rivers generally in excellent condition. It is hard to move far on land in P.N.G. without coming across impressive freshwater habitats - in fact they are generally a major obstacle to land travel in most regions. Where these freshwaters are accessed by sufficient people, almost without exception, they support important fisheries. Table 1 provides a brief summary of population distributions and major aquatic resources by province. -
ProjectStrengthening Capacity for Data Processing, Analysis and Management in Papua New Guinea - TCP/PNG/3604 2020
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No results found.Papua New Guinea has a centralized statistical system. NSO, under the Ministry of National Planning and Monitoring, is responsible for the collection, compilation and dissemination of all social and economic statistics. It is entrusted with the conduct of all censuses and surveys, and has carried out housing and population censuses in Papua New Guinea since its independence. NSO also compiles National Accounts and has conducted two national-level sample surveys (a Demographic and Health Survey [DHS] and a Household Income and Expenditure Survey), as well as being responsible for a quarterly Consumer Price Index. However, NSO has no staff dedicated to activities related to agriculture statistics, and the national statistics system as a whole suffers from a lack of resources and trained personnel needed to collect agriculture data. An agriculture census has not been conducted in Papua New Guinea for more than four decades. The lack of baseline agricultural statistics is a serious challenge to the Government’s ability to evaluate the impact of agricultural projects and national development indicators in the agriculture and rural development sector. It also compromises the ability of the Government to monitor progress against relevant Sustainable Development Goals. In partnership with the World Bank and the United Nations Statistical Commission, FAO developed a Global Strategy to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics, aimed at providing a framework to enable national and international statistical systems to produce basic agricultural data. Preparation work for Papua New Guinea was undertaken in two phases and two main areas requiring technical assistance and training were identified: the processing and analysis of data collected from the DHS; and the preparation of a framework for the conduct of an Agricultural Census. The aim of the project was to provide technical assistance and training in these areas and to strengthen the capacity of the relevant government agencies in Papua New Guinea to process and analyse agriculturalstatistics. -
ProjectStrengthening Capacity for Sustainable Fisheries Management in Papua New Guinea - TCP/PNG/3502 2019
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No results found.In 2011, the European Union raised concerns about the extent of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities taking place within Papua New Guinea. Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, distorts competition, puts honest fishers at an unfair disadvantage and weakens coastal communities. In 2014, the European Union took the first steps towards imposing a ban on importing raw and processed tuna and a yellow card was issued. A ban would have been detrimental to Papua New Guinea's global trade of tuna, livelihoods and economy. This project was implemented to strengthen the policy, legal and institutional framework for fisheries management, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and to lift the yellow card.
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