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The Papua New Guinea Waste Analysis Report provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of waste generation, composition and management across the country. It serves as a foundational document to guide policy formulation, infrastructure development, and stakeholder coordination toward a more efficient, inclusive and sustainable waste management system. Data and information captured in this report is guided by the overarching Regional Waste Data Collection, Monitoring and Reporting Framework (DCMR)

The following radio spots in PNG address the proper and safe way to address potential asbestos containing materials in the home, school and workplace, recommend the elimination of the purchase/acquisition by local stores of asbestos containing materials. These radios spots are aimed at raising awareness in a fun and memorable way and encourage listeners to understand and properly handle these materials in their environment. These radio spots are part of a broader effort to promote awareness on both issues in PNG

Given Papua New Guinea’s size and number of local councils, the waste management practices vary greatly, especially between urban and rural areas. In urban areas, households typically have access to collection services, whereas in rural areas households are likely to dump, burn, or bury waste. Waste recovery is managed by private operators who target scrap metals, e-waste, used oil, used lead-acid batteries, and PET plastic for export. There is also informal waste recovery by waste pickers that recover metals and plastic and take to landfills to sell

PacWastePlus assisted Papua New Guinea to improve hazardous waste management throughout the country. This video provides a summary of the project activities.

PNG government has released its new forestry guidelines, with and intention to reform the forestry industry operating in the country. This process began with the bar netting quarry in the late 80s portrayed part of the industry as out of control. In 1991 a new forestry act began changing the way timber were being harvested. The computing courses allow weather offices to analyse and advice on the weather of their own countries.

This is an audio recording published by Radio Australia (approx. 26 minutes) via the SPREP Library. It reports that the UNFCCC, negotiated at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit with over 150 signatory nations, became international law less than two years later. While its goal—to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent human‑driven climate disruption—has faced criticism for lacking adequate strength, it marked the first global treaty on climate under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities." The episode also features a group of 25 environmental advocates from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands sharing their experiences in Japan, highlighting the environmental toll of unsustainable logging and efforts to raise awareness among consumers and officials

The Pacific BioScapes Programme is supporting public awareness for sea turtle protection in Papua New Guinea. The protection of sea turtles in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is an ongoing issue. The PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority will be assisted to raise awareness of the threats to sea turtle species in Papua New Guinea through a major turtle protection public awareness campaign.

This toolkit aims to provide teachers across the Pacific with resources and activities that will allow them to increase awareness of the issues surrounding waste generation and disposal, as well as enabling students to plan and implement strategies appropriate to their schools, homes, and communities to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill

The PNG Conservation and Environment Protection Authority will be assisted to raise awareness of the threats to sea turtle species in Papua New Guinea through a major turtle protection public awareness campaign in districts where illegal or excessive turtle take is occurring.

The EU funded SPREP BioScapes Programme and the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority of PNG have been working together on something special. ‘Tuki na Trausel’ is a comic book in pidgin language illustrated by the famous Papuan illustrator Gima Segore. In the book, you can join Tuki and his uncle as they learn about sea turtles in the Pacific! In one day, they find turtle nests, meet a large adult female turtle and watch hatchlings take their first steps into the ocean.