Preserving paradise: the value of protecting Papua New Guinea's forests for climate
Environmental Monitoring and Governance, Island and Ocean Ecosystems
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Papua New Guinea (PNG) hosts some of the world's largest and last remaining intact forest landscapes. While these forests have always been a haven for biodiversity and provided a livelihood for the millions of people who live in them, it is only in recent years that their importance for carbon storage has come to be fully appreciated.