Achieving environmentally sustainable economic growth in PNG: environmental economics tools & approaches : workshop for decision-makers and researchers Monday 27 April - Friday 1 May 2009

Abstract

This workshop for Papua New Guinea’s policymakers and researchers was attended by people from the national government agencies, private sector representatives, academic and research institutions and NGOs. The workshop was organized by the Department of Environment and Conservation, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Economy and Environment Program for South East Asia (EEPSEA). It was designed to improve the awareness and understanding of the role of economic tools and techniques in addressing key policy issues relating to the environment, natural resources and economic development in PNG.