Forestry-Climate Change-Biodiversity (FCCB) nexus: "Our Forest, Our Future"

About this project

Climate Change, environment degradation and the loss of biodiversity are an interlinked and existential threat to PNG, Europe and the world. Unprecedented climate hazards such as frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, and etc, cause dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affect billions, especially those living in the most vulnerable situations.Because of PNG's high level of vulnerability, climate change action plays an important role in its policy agenda. It is included in PNG's Visions 2050 and its 2014 National Strategy for Responsible Sustainable Development (StaRs). In 2020, PNG submitted its Enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).PNG hosts one of the world's largest primary forest and 7% of the world¿s biodiversity, and are increasingly at risk through subsistence and commercial agriculture, and illegal logging. The sector faces major challenges in governance and law enforcement.FCCB is on top of EU's domestic and global agenda, notably the external component of the EU Green Deal as well as EU policies on forestry, climate change adaptation and mitigation, emission trading, carbon capture, use and storage, and biodiversity1, combined with global agreements, the Paris Agreement, the conclusions of COP 26 and the global biodiversity framework.Responding to EU's and PNG policy priorities, aligned with the EU-PNG MIP 2021-2027 (Priority Area 1) and tak…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 17Partnerships for the Goals

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Papua New Guinea

Sectors

Forestry developmentRural developmentEnergy generation, renewable sources - multiple technologiesBiodiversityWater resources conservation (including data collection)

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Main focusClimate mitigation · Main focusClimate adaptation · Main focusDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Places

PG - Papua New Guinea

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2022-ACT-61284.

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