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Pomio landowners petition against SABL logging

On 06 Aug, 2016 By ACTNOW

Landowners in the Pomio district of East New Britain have petitioned the government [see pdf file below] calling on them not to authorise logging in a new concession area on their their land as part of the Sigite-Mukus Integrated Rural Development Project.

Vanuatu community advocates shocked by Port Moresby

On 30 Jun, 2016 By ACTNOW

Community advocates pose outside the door to the PNG Parliament Chamber

Four young community advocates from Vanuatu have been shocked by the conditions they have seen in Port Moresby and have vowed not to allow their own country to suffer a similar fate.

Juffa: Focus on our land, return to our roots

On 21 Apr, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: Post Courier

The drop in commodity prices is a great lesson for Papua New Guinea which has relied too much on the extractive industries, says Northern Governor Gary Juffa.

We Took Part In An Australian Aid Program. It Was More About Helping Your Country Than Ours

On 06 Nov, 2015 By ACTNOW

By Aminio David and Anita Tenkon, published in New Matilda

Advocates for traditional landowners in Vanuatu, Aminio David and Anita Tenkon were left disillusioned by an Australian aid program. Here, they explain why.

Preserving Traditional Cultural Systems in PNG

On 10 Jul, 2015 By ACTNOW

Community, Relationships and Exchange are the three most significant values in a cuturally diverse country such as Papua New Guinea. We keep them dear to our hearts after land and life. Our system is a tradition that lives off extended relationships that survive on exchange within community for our social, economic and spiritual wellbeing. We are a spiders web conjoined by PNG culture for a 'Gutpela Sindaun' for everyone.

GARY'S THOUGHTS AS A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE MOTION LOOMS

On 21 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: MY Land, My Country Blog

As a vote of no confidence against Oro Governor, Gary Juffa, looms, he writes about the successes and challenges he faces against the old guard.

Preserve your language, preserve your culture

On 24 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

For those of us who think about the connection between land and language – thought the following short piece would be of interest and also a kind of warning to us in Melanesia to starting caring more for all of our languages, which are also in decline in this modern era of schooling in English, etc . .

Source: EMMANUEL VAUGHAN-LEE

Who Speaks Wukchumni?

Offshore mining policy progressing

On 14 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source:The National

A draft policy for offshore mining is in place which will cater for seabed mining projects, Mining Secretary Shadrach Himata says.

He said the draft policy would be brought before parliament for adoption first.

“We do have a draft offshore mining policy. We hope to bring this to parliament for adoption by fourth quarter this year.

Himata added that the draft policy was not yet a public document.

Tomuriesa aims to deliver

On 28 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says he is developing a program with an aim to deliver services using funds from the Log Export Development Levy.

He says he has written a letter to every Member of Parliament outlining his plans on how the levies from logging companies should be spent on development.

Court orders leased land back to owners

On 26 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

The National Court has declared two special agriculture and business leases (SABL) covering 38,350 hectares of land in the Oro Province null and void and has ordered the Sate to cancel the title deeds.

The orders declaring the two leases null and void were through consent drawn up by the disputing parties and endorsed by the court.

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