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PNG Highlands-Lowlands
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 0.2%
The PNG Highlands-Lowlands Stronghold includes one of the world’s top seven regions for the highest plant diversity and an area supporting the highest mammal and amphibian species richness and endemism in Papua New Guinea. The area is crossed by the Bismarck Range which contains the nation’s highest peak within Mount Wilhelm National Park. This montane forest (referred to as the Bismarck Forest Corridor) forms a contiguous intact forest corridor of global significance (~204,000 ha) which extends from the alpine zone of PNG’s highest peak (4,509 m) into mid-elevation lowland forest (~700 m). The forest is home to a number of IUCN Red-Listed and little-known species, including the central range tree kangaroo (Vulnerable), Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo (Endangered), eastern long-beaked echidna (Vulnerable), and New Guinea pademelon (Vulnerable).
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.