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Butterfly farming in Papua New Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Angus F. Hutton
Angus F. Hutton
Affiliation:
Garaina Farms, Scrubby Creek Road, Gympie, Queensland 4570, Australia.
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Abstract

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Papua New Guinea takes insect conservation seriously, and for 10 years now has involved hundreds of villagers in an innovative butterfly farming scheme, which benefits both people and wildlife. Angus Hutton, who was National Co-ordinator for the project at its inception, describes this successful integration of conservation with development.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 158 - 162
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1985

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