By Carolyn Cowan The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures.

Mountain ecosystems may be more resilient to climate ... especially for range shift gaps and lowland attrition. As such, the ecological consequences of climate warming in mountain regions are ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago.

Of the more ‘natural’ ecosystems, mountain ... There are thought to be around 53,000 hectares of lowland raised bogs in the UK and just over 22,000 hectares of lowland fen.

Washington, DC — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday agreed that the Bank will manage the implementation of the Sahel Integrated Lowland Ecosystem Management (SILEM ...

A volcanic island geographically isolated by impenetrable lowland jungle and choppy waters ... west chain of mountains with a cooler, drier ecosystem. PNG is plagued by tropical disease - hosting ...