The recent Beyond Barriers: Papua New Guinea Case Study by the Humanitarian Advisory Group and World Vision explores PNG's progress in an article. Impacts of mining projects in Papua New Guinea on the livelihoods and poverty of indigenous mining communities. Original paper. Published: 14; 1. Introduction. The small island economy of Papua New Guinea, PNG, is one of the least electrified countries in the world and faces major challenges from limited access to electricity. power supply and long daily power outages impact households and businesses, including the provision of essential services to the economy; Papua New Guinea's difficult and varied topography, poor transport infrastructure, recent changes in demographic and economic dynamics, and understaffing and underfunding of health services present major challenges to the success of vaccination and other preventive health interventions in rural areas. There are estimated to be murders of "witches" every year in PNG, with local activists believing these murders were driven from their homes due to accusations of witchcraft. Papua New Guinea is home to more than percent of the world's biodiversity, but the majority of its unique environment remains unprotected. With less than percent of the country currently protected, this ratio is important for PNG to meet its international commitment of land area percentage - percent. In this context, this was the objective of. the study to investigate two mining sites in Papua New Guinea PNG, Ok Tedi et. Porgera, and assess the impact of mining on poverty. The theory and the.