RESEARCH NEEDS IN AGRICULTURE AND OTHER LAND USES IN RESPONSE TO THE GREEN ECONOMY: A REVIEW

The United Nations Environment Programme defines a green economy as low-carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive. The objective is to improve human well-being and social equity while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcity. The green economy is sustainable development without degrading the environment, developing around climate change, saving resources and management, circular economy, environmental and ecosystems protection, and natural disaster management and recovery. This paper aims to introduce discussions and brainstorm a way forward on how the Papua New Guinea University of Technology (PNGUoT) can use the expertise and resource centers and the technologies that are available to promote sustainable land and resource use and sustainable development; committing carbon emissions and pollution reduction, energy and resource use efficiency, and prevention of loss of biodiversity and ecological services. The specific roles of the PNGUoT in committing and contributing to sustainable development in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries are pointed out to improve rural livelihood. Several user-friendly sustainability concepts that are easy to promote by researchers are established as the way forward into the future.