This course will enhance students’ understanding of the diverse environments of Papua New Guinea and Melanesia, and the environmental issues surrounding each of these. It will also challenge students’ ability to recognize barriers to effective environmental management including protected areas management and recommend strategies to address them. The course aims to provide opportunities for critical discussions and reflections on better management strategies to address environmental degradation, habitat loss, over exploitation of resources, food security and institutional strengthening for better environmental management. In addition, the course explores the ideas around environmental auditing and environmental management systems that can be applied in environmental programs and projects.
The course draws from SPREP’s report on The Priority environmental concerns for Papua New Guinea (2004) by Stephen Nicholls.
The course draws from SPREP’s report on The Priority environmental concerns for Papua New Guinea (2004) by Stephen Nicholls.