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23 Dec 2020

Papua New Guinea Launches its Second Nationally Determined Contribution

A milestone achievement has been reached for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) national government, development partners and stakeholders with the launch of the country’s second Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The PNG NDC outlines key targets and climate actions that PNG is taking under the Paris Agreement as part of the global fight against climate change. The Hon. Wera Mori, Minister for Environment,...

11 Nov 2020

PNG: The Final Review of National Sustainable Land Use Policy

The Department of Lands and Physical Planning has brought together stakeholders from relevant national and provincial government agencies, incorporated landowner groups, and the private sector in the stakeholder consultation meeting on the review of PNG’s National Sustainable Land Use (NSLUP) for Southern Region from 28 to 30 October 2020. This is the last regional consultation workshop to share experiences and lessons...

14 Oct 2020

REDD+ to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Through Harmonizing Land Use Policy in Papua New Guinea

UNDP in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been supporting the Department of Lands and Physical Planning (DLPP) to revise the National Sustainable Land Use Policy (NSLUP) with participation of an inclusive group of key stakeholders. The importance of NSLUP and planning is recognized under two key action areas of the PNG’s National Strategy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). It...

06 Oct 2020

PNG: Validation of the First Summary of Information and Safeguards Information Systems

The Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) with support of UNDP’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) REDD+ Project facilitated a validation of Papua New Guinea’s first Summary of Information (SOI) and Safeguards Information Systems (SIS) on 25 September 2020, participated by all relevant stakeholder agencies at the Inter-Agency Technical Working Committee meeting. The development of a SIS is one of the three...

18 Sep 2020

PNG: Stakeholders strengthen their knowledge on Safeguards Database Reporting System

Papua New Guinea has the third largest tropical forest in the world and is at the forefront of working towards fostering conservation and sustainable management of its forest. The first group of the Zoom Call Training on SIS Database Reporting System UNDP is working closely with government partner, the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) to look at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, also...

16 Sep 2020

Forest Data and Transparency: ‘Zoom in’ on the Experience of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as in many other African countries, the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation is a major national strategic priority. Previously, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had limited technical capacity to produce and utilize data necessary for monitoring forest cover and changes. Since then, the country has established a national...