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Local endemics<br />

CA Management Plan<br />

Protected Areas<br />

Peat <strong>Forest</strong><br />

PNG wide Endemics<br />

Population and Population Size<br />

Ramsar Site<br />

Rare (R)<br />

Reduced Impact Logging (RIL)<br />

Refugia<br />

Sacred sites<br />

Satellite Islands<br />

Temporal Use<br />

Union brings toge<strong>the</strong>r 82 States, 111 government agencies,<br />

more than 800 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and<br />

some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a<br />

unique worldwide partnership. www.iucn.org<br />

These are species only restricted to a geographical area and<br />

not widely distributed in PNG. (Ted Mamu)<br />

A plan prepared under section 27 (1)(d) under <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>Conservation</strong> Areas Act, 1980 (obtain detailed information from<br />

DEC)<br />

An area declared by <strong>the</strong> Minister for Environment to protect<br />

only those animals declared as protected. [Fauna (Protection<br />

and Control) Act 1966].<br />

Peat swamp forests are forested areas with extreme conditions<br />

<strong>of</strong> wetlands and characteristics <strong>of</strong> forest with composition <strong>of</strong><br />

dead litters and twigs. For example, <strong>the</strong> forest on <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />

part <strong>of</strong> Lake Kutubu in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn <strong>High</strong>land Province, PNG, is<br />

a peat swamp forest with an average <strong>of</strong> 1 meter depth.<br />

Species that are only found within Papua New Guinea. Note<br />

that <strong>the</strong>se are distinct from local endemics. (Ted Mamu)<br />

The term 'population' is used in a specific sense in <strong>the</strong> Red List<br />

Criteria that is different to its common biological usage.<br />

Population is here defined as <strong>the</strong> total number <strong>of</strong> individuals <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> taxon. For functional reasons, primarily owing to<br />

differences between life forms, population size is measured as<br />

numbers <strong>of</strong> mature individuals only. In <strong>the</strong> case <strong>of</strong> taxa<br />

obligately dependent on o<strong>the</strong>r taxa for all or part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir life<br />

cycles, biologically appropriate values for <strong>the</strong> host taxon should<br />

be used. www.redlist.org<br />

A wetland which fulfils <strong>the</strong> criteria set forth within <strong>the</strong><br />

Convention <strong>of</strong> Wetlands (Sander van den Ende)<br />

Taxa with small world populations that are not at present<br />

'Endangered' or 'Vulnerable', but are at risk. These taxa are<br />

usually localized within restricted geographical areas or habitats<br />

or are thinly scattered over a more extensive range.<br />

www.redlist.org<br />

The term ‘reduced impact logging’ has become essentially<br />

interchangeable in <strong>the</strong> vernacular with timber harvesting.<br />

‘Reduced impact logging technology’ is a collective term that<br />

refers to <strong>the</strong> use <strong>of</strong> scientific and engineering principles, in<br />

combination with education and training, to improve <strong>the</strong><br />

application <strong>of</strong> labour, equipment and operating methods in <strong>the</strong><br />

harvesting <strong>of</strong> industrial timber. www.fao.org<br />

Refugia is <strong>the</strong> term used to describe an area where susceptible<br />

corn borers will be able to survive when Bt corn use becomes<br />

wide spread. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> biggest concerns with Bt corn is that<br />

its widespread use will lead to selection for corn borers that are<br />

resistant to Bt. Maintaining a population <strong>of</strong> susceptible corn<br />

borers is thought to be one way <strong>of</strong> reducing <strong>the</strong> speed <strong>of</strong><br />

resistance build-up. www.dictionary.com<br />

Places <strong>of</strong> cultural and traditional significance including initiation<br />

grounds, ancestral spirits and witchcraft practices, rituals and<br />

taboos.<br />

All islands <strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> Papua New Guinea<br />

Any habitat use that is not permanent, especially when making<br />

reference to national or international migratory use for feeding,<br />

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