Regional dynamics and conservation in Papua New Guinea: the Lakekamu River Basin Project.(Special Issue: Logging the Southwestern Pacific: Perspectives from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.) From: The Contemporary Pacific | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: Kirsch, Stuart | COPYRIGHT 1997 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Integrated conservation and development programs may provide a method of developing the economy in the Lakekuma River Basin Project of Papua New Guinea without destroying the forest and mineral resources. Programs need to address the interests of four different cultural groups that live in the area. Such programs could be used as models for other areas in Micronesia.

Can integrated conservation and development programs, which combine commercial ventures with conservation initiatives, he...

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