Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea accepted the UNESCO World Heritage Convention on July 28, 1997. It has one inscribed site of cultural significance: the Kuk Early Agricultural Site, an archaeological landscape showcasing ancient wetland farming systems and independent agricultural origins.

Its Tentative List is exclusively mixed-value, featuring diverse properties—from karst landscapes and marine biodiversity hotspots to river basins and wartime trails.

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    Kuk
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    Inscribed: 2008
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