YUS Conservation Area
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YUS Conservation Area is a protected area on the Huon Peninsula, Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. It was established in 2009[1] as Papua New Guinea's first conservation area, and named after the Yopno, Uruwa and Som rivers that flow through it.[2] The 760 km2 area of tropical forests is stretching from coral reefs off the northern coast to the 4,000-metre peaks of the western Saruwaged Mountains. It is a critical habitat for the endangered endemic Matschie's tree-kangaroo.[3]
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YUS Conservation Area | |
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Location | Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
Nearest city | Lae |
Coordinates | 5°53′54″S 146°48′15″E |
Area | 760 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Established | 2009 |
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While the land remains under local customary ownership, villagers from 35 villages have formally committed to prohibit all hunting, logging and mining within the land that has been pledged to the conservation area.[3]