List of protected areas of Papua New Guinea
Name Location Area Notes WDPA ID
Jimi ( Ruti ) Valley National Park Jimi District , Jiwaka Province 42.06 km ( 16.24 sq mi ) Near Kawbenaberi 15797
Loroko West New Britain Province 0.75 km ( 0.29 sq mi ) Located near Valoka at Kimbe Bay of New Britain 61530
Mc Adams National Park Bulolo District , Morobe Province 21.06 km ( 8.13 sq mi ) Property rights in the park are disputed between Watut people and others 838
Mt . Susu Nature Reserve at McAdam National Park Bulolo District , Morobe Province 1.18 km ( 0.46 sq mi ) 4197
Mt Wilhelm National Reserve / National Park Chimbu Province 8.09 km ( 3.12 sq mi ) 71364
Paga Hill National Park Scenic Reserve National Capital District 196.4 km ( 75.8 sq mi ) Located at Paga Hill Estate , Port Moresby 19716
Variarata National Park National Capital District 10.28 km ( 3.97 sq mi ) 839
Talele Island National Park East New Britain Province 0.31 km ( 0.12 sq mi ) Islands in Lassul Bay 20057
National parks
National Parks of Papua New Guinea are distinguished by pristine , untouched environment . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
Papua New Guinea is home to several protected areas, which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The total area of Papua New Guinea protected territories is , which amounts to approximately 3.07 % of the countrys territory. The total number of protected areas as 2018 is 71. The effort by the PNG government to protect biodiversity has resulted in 44 existing terrestrial protected areas using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) categories. These protected areas account for 1.6% of the total land area. A study of biodiversity identified a further 398 areas as candidates for conservation. This would increase the total protected areas to 16.8% of the total country area. Included in the PNG protected area list, but not formally recognized by International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is the terrestrial Wildlife Management Area (WMA). WMA is an Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICAD), which seeks to conserve biological diversity by involving landowners. The idea behind the project is that income generating activities, from the biological diversity would encourage people living in these areas to conserve, because such projects would link the value of these resources to living standard and also access to markets. The progress of WMAs is yet to be evaluated. Papua New Guinea's first conservation area, the YUS Conservation Area, was established in 2009 on the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province.