Interactions between local/indigenous communities and the natural environment in Far North Queensland and Southern New Guinea

Abstract

This document has been compiled with inputs from a number of scholars at the Australian National University (ANU) who have specific experience and expertise on this subject and an ongoing research interest in this region. It is intended to complement Dorte Hansen’s ‘Report on Biological Resources Shared between Australia and New Guinea’, by outlining the current state of scientific knowledge on interactions between local and indigenous communities and the natural environment within this the parts of this ecoregion which fall within the jursidictions of Australia and PNG. A subsequent version will include a review of the literature on the part which falls within the jursidiction of Indonesia. Show more