New Guinea is home to at least 5% of the world's animal and plant species, including unique wildlife like tree-climbing kangaroos ...

Prime Minister James Marape championed the Pacific's climate push at the 76th United Nations General Assembly with a proposal to preserve PNG's rainforest in exchange for development financing.

Lungs of the Earth' - The island of New Guinea is home to the third-largest expanse of rainforest on the planet, according to conservation group WWF, and has long been celebrated as one of the ...

The world's third-largest rainforest is on the island of New Guinea. The eastern half is part of Papua New Guinea, and the western half belongs to Indonesia. The island covers approximately ...