The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program, or TKCP, is partnering with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology to advance research and conservation efforts in the YUS Conservation Area of Morobe Province.

The partnership aims to strengthen cooperation between TKCP-PNG and PNGUoT’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research and Rainforest Habitat, with both organisations agreeing to develop a field-based cooperation plan with support from local landowners and communities.

The agreement will focus on six key research areas: terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, YUS culture and society, sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing, conservation management and threats, and human resource development.

The partnership is expected to deliver direct benefits to communities by strengthening local skills and knowledge through training, workshops, and opportunities to participate in research activities.

It is also expected to support sustainable livelihood initiatives, encourage greater community involvement in conservation, and provide communities and landowners with access to scientific knowledge and research findings that can help inform local environmental management and development.

The sharing of knowledge, data and resources between the two organisations will also help build local research capacity and create opportunities for students, researchers, and community members to exchange expertise.

PNGUoT Professor Patrick Michael says the university is refocusing its research, innovation and development agenda to help transform a broader society.

He says the Memorandum of Understanding with TKCP-PNG forms part of the university’s strategy for the next 50 years of development.

TKCP Executive Director Modi Pontio says the organisation’s work places local communities at the centre of sustainable conservation and management efforts.

Mr. Pontio says the partnership will strengthen environmental and rainforest habitat research while building local capacity and encouraging greater community participation.

He says research outcomes will also be shared with academic, government and community stakeholders to ensure the findings can contribute to conservation planning and socio-economic development in the YUS Conservation Area.

The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program works to protect biodiversity, support local communities and promote sustainable livelihoods across the YUS Conservation Area, while PNGUoT has a long-standing role in education, research, innovation and development in Papua New Guinea.The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program, or TKCP, is partnering with the Papua New Guinea University of Technology to advance research and conservation efforts in the YUS Conservation Area of Morobe Province.

The partnership aims to strengthen cooperation between TKCP-PNG and PNGUoT’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Research and Rainforest Habitat, with both organisations agreeing to develop a field-based cooperation plan with support from local landowners and communities.

The agreement will focus on six key research areas: terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, coastal and marine ecosystems, YUS culture and society, sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing, conservation management and threats, and human resource development.

The partnership is expected to deliver direct benefits to communities by strengthening local skills and knowledge through training, workshops, and opportunities to participate in research activities.

It is also expected to support sustainable livelihood initiatives, encourage greater community involvement in conservation, and provide communities and landowners with access to scientific knowledge and research findings that can help inform local environmental management and development.

The sharing of knowledge, data and resources between the two organisations will also help build local research capacity and create opportunities for students, researchers, and community members to exchange expertise.

PNGUoT Professor Patrick Michael says the university is refocusing its research, innovation and development agenda to help transform a broader society.

He says the Memorandum of Understanding with TKCP-PNG forms part of the university’s strategy for the next 50 years of development.

TKCP Executive Director Modi Pontio says the organisation’s work places local communities at the centre of sustainable conservation and management efforts.

Mr. Pontio says the partnership will strengthen environmental and rainforest habitat research while building local capacity and encouraging greater community participation.

He says research outcomes will also be shared with academic, government and community stakeholders to ensure the findings can contribute to conservation planning and socio-economic development in the YUS Conservation Area.

The Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program works to protect biodiversity, support local communities and promote sustainable livelihoods across the YUS Conservation Area, while PNGUoT has a long-standing role in education, research, innovation and development in Papua New Guinea.