Developing local capacity for biodiversity surveys in Papua New Guinea
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £162,490
WHERE Papua New Guinea
Summary
To increase the intensity of biodiversity surveys by establishing teams of parataxonomists in unexplored rain forests of Papua New Guinea which are threatened by logging and increase the relevance of these surveys for conservation decisions, particularly the decisions made by local village landowners, who own a majority of PNG forests.
Establish a fully equipped team of parataxonomists, trained for and experienced in biodiversity surveys including building of biological collections and data analysis, which can collaborate with researchers as well as with local villagers, thus capable of providing survey data both to the scientific community and resource owners.
