Assessment of Management Effectiveness for Papua New Guinea's Protected Areas
Author | : Fiona Leverington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9820407346 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789820407343 |
Rating | : 4/5 (343 Downloads) |
Download or read book Assessment of Management Effectiveness for Papua New Guinea's Protected Areas written by Fiona Leverington and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2016–2017 the Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), through its Conservation and Environmental Protection Authority (CEPA) and with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), organised for an evaluation of its protected areas, as part of the process to improve management effectiveness. The scope of work for this project included: Conduct a literature review of protected areas in PNG and methodologies used to evaluate protected areas; Design and test an evaluation tool to be employed in PNG; Undertake field work to assess PNG’s formally gazetted protected areas; and Analyse the data and compile reports (i.e. overall report and assessment data for each protected area).