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New Protection for Turtles
During the recent Pacific Islands Forum event in Port Moresby, PNG, WWF applauded as three countries solidified protection for the critically endangered leatherback turtle
» US Newswire article on world's largest and most endangered marine turtle
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48% Increase in Protected Areas for PNG
Papua New Guinea government announced on Wednesday, 26 October, it will gazette twelve protected areas requested by local communities covering some of the most biologically diverse forests, wetlands and reefs on the planet at an event held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
“This is the most significant announcement of new protected areas in PNG and the Pacific this decade,” said the PNG Minister for Environment, the Hon William Duma. “We are very proud of the efforts of landholding communities to protect their land and congratulate the non-government organisations and companies who have assisted them.”
» Read more about the new protected areas
» Read the Minister for Environment and Conservation's Speech
Read about the Protected Areas (PA):
The Plight and Rescue of the Leatherback Turtle in PNG
Ancient ocean voyagers, leatherback turtles have lived in our seas for over 150 million years, pre-empting the dinosaur age. Although protected under various national laws and international treaties, population trends show alarming rates of decline due to domestic and commercial exploitation of eggs, development and destruction of nesting beaches, accidental capture and drowning in fisheries using long-line and purse seining methods; ocean pollution and ingestion of plastic and other garbage.
DEC-WWF and Partners in conjunction with the Papua New Guinea Institute of Biodiversity (PINBio), hosted a two hour special presentation at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Event in Port Moresby on “Prosperity Through Sustainable Biodiversity Use & Protection - It's Now or Never For Voyagers Without Boundaries”
» Read about the voyage of the Leatherback Turtle
» People and Turtles: Conservation of Marine Turtles in Solomon Islands (2mb)