Customary Landownership

LO company appeals for respect

On 06 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Locals in the Bewani/Wutung LLG area of West Sepik Province are appealing or respect from a foreign company that was contracted to utilize their land.

The Bewani Palm Oil Development, a landowner company representing the 124 ILGs, claim that a Malaysian contractor, whose sublease was terminated last October, has not compiled with landowners' orders to move out.

Why Momis is Beholden to BCL

On 03 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

Agriculture is our backbone, PM O’Neill

On 02 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Extractive industries cause "serious human rights problems and environmental harm" in PNG

On 02 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

PNG imas stop long salim ol round logs

On 31 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

More and more support and outcry for the Papua New Guinea Government to stop the illegal logging of local trees that is pumping profits to foreign companies....

Source: ABC Radio Australia

Heavy logging continues in Turubu despite court victory

On 30 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

The foreign logging company deemed illegal by the National court is still heavily logging down kwila trees and leaving the land barren in Turubu, East Sepik Province. Despite being called out by the court to stop the illegal logging on portion 144C, these Asian thieves have resorted to other ways to continue stealing the kwila trees behind the back of the laws of this land.

Demand Freedom for West Papua

On 26 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

East Sepik Carvers not happy with SABL Land Theft

On 23 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Picture: A cultural carving from East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

Source: "Red Soil"

Carvers of the East Sepik Province are greatly very saddened and disgusted to learn of the PNG Government’s facilitation of the theft of 5 million hectares of land, under the Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) scam.

PNG govt. ordered to stop interfering in SDP

On 23 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Papua New Guinea's government to stop interfering in the management of PNG Sustainable Development Program.

The dispute arose in late 2013 when the Peter O'Neill-led government moved to assume complete control of the 63 percent share of the lucrative Ok Tedi mine that SDP had held until then.

Damning Oro forest report released

On 21 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

A government report on logging operations in the Yema Local Forest Area (LFA) in Ioma sub-district, Northern Province, has highlighted shortcomings in the implementation of forestry, environment, water resources and logging practices.

Although preliminary, the report said there were indisputable and undeniable evidence of inconsistency and negligence in the management of the Yema forest project.

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