Papua New Guinea is one of last strongholds for leatherbacks in the western Pacific. The other is neighboring Indonesia. The Pacific leatherback's population has declined more than 90% in the past 20 years due to industrial fishing on the high seas and the harvesting of nesting adults and eggs on beaches.

By partnering with coastal communities, we are working to protect and restore the declining leatherback turtle population and habitat by helping to establish Marine Conservation Deeds in important nesting beaches and marine waters.