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Conservation stories from around Papua New Guinea

Read stories about our work in Papua New Guinea.
 

Pere Village, Manus IslandHope for Fish and Tribal Communities
With global fish supplies crashing, The Nature Conservancy is racing to help communities around the world protect the oceans’ nurseries — coral reefs. In remote Pere village on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea we find a story of precarious hope. Read stories from Pere Village.

Water for Conservation in the Adelbert MountainsWater for Conservation
The Conservancy is helping conservation-minded communities in Papua New Guinea obtain rainwater collection tanks and helping them develop land use and management plans that set aside large areas for conservation.

Kimbe Bay, adapting to climate changeProtecting the World's Center of Marine Biodiversity
In the heart of the Coral Triangle — which supports 76 percent of the world’s coral species — the Conservancy has helped design the first network of marine protected areas designed to help corals withstand the deadly pressures of climate change.

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Vanessa Messmer (Children in Papua New Guinea.); © Jordan Plotsky (Children in Manus Island); © Mark Godfrey/TNC (Adelbert Mountains); © Mark Godfrey (Fishermen in Kimbe Bay)