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Sumkar District says Stop the Illegal Logging and return Our Land

On 08 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Madang Landowners are calling on the National Government to be faithful to their word by cancelling all illegal SABL leases, stop all illegal logging AND return the land to its customary owners.

Over 5 million hectares of customary land in Papua New Guinea has been stolen from local people over a period of time. Using Special Agriculture and Business Leases (SABLs), foreign companies were unlawfully been given 99 year-rights to own the land mass.

25 SABLS TO BE REVOKED

On 03 Jul, 2014 By Anonymous (not verified)

Source: EMTV

The Lands Department will be cancelling 25 SABLs as recommended by the Commission of Inquiry.

Secretary for the department Romily Kila Pat says notices will be placed in the two major papers come Monday.

At this stage, the department is currently updating addresses for cancellation. The Lands Department has comfortably moved into its’ new premises called ‘Eda Tano’ or ‘our land.’

Rempi people show off their opposition to SABL land grab

On 03 Jul, 2014 By rait man

Hitat is a local community based organisation in the Rempi area in the Madang province. The group met this week to show off their SABL messages for the government and logging companies...

Communal Ownership of Land is the Peoples’ only safety-net

On 02 Jul, 2014 By Anonymous (not verified)

Source: MILDA/ PACNEWS

Concerns as PNG prepares to return land to traditional owners

On 01 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio Australia

There's concern that logging of forests will continue (Credit: Audience submitted)

Community groups have welcomed the Papua New Guinea Government's announcement it will abolish special agricultural business leases.

The leases paved the way for millions of hectares of customarily-owned land to be taken over by large corporations for so-called agricultural projects.

United Nationa Report puts SABL land grab and illegal logging in a global context

On 28 Jun, 2014 By rait man

A new report from the United Nations highlights the global cost of the illegal exploitation of natural resources and its role in preventing sustainable development for the world's poorest people.

Titled 'The Environmental Crime Crisis' the report estimates the illegal trade on natural resources is worth between US$70 and US$213 billion a year.

Logging on SABL to stop soon?

On 27 Jun, 2014 By Tim

Joy Kisselpar | PNG Loop

Logging activities on all 44 land obtained under Special Agriculture Business Lease will cease as soon as the National Forestry Authority receives confirmation from Lands department that the SABLs have been effectively revoked.

Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says at this stage 25 SABLs have been returned and revoked however NFA is yet to receive confirmation.

The full NEC decision on the SABL land grab

On 27 Jun, 2014 By rait man

Papua New Guinea Government

National Executive Council

Decision No: 184/2014

Subject: MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON SABL

On 12th June 2014, Council:

1. noted the contents of Policy Submission No. 157/2014;

PNG landowners will get their their land back this week says lands dep

On 25 Jun, 2014 By rait man

Hundreds of thousands of traditional landowners in Papua New Guinea will get their land back this week.

Source: Radio Australia

A Commission of Inquiry into Special Agricultural and Business Leases, or SABLs, found widespread corruption and mismanagement in the government departments tasked with protecting landowners.

The land scandal saw millions of hectares of land leased without the permission of customary owners and the 99-year leases made no provision for rent.

SABL land grab: O'Neill puts the fox in charge of the hen house

On 25 Jun, 2014 By rait man

Source: PNGexposed blog

Lands Department Secretary Romily Kila Pat has has his dirty thieving hands all over the SABL land grab scandal – as we detail below.

But this is the man Prime Minister Peter O’Neill is entrusting with the job of revoking the illegal leases!

This is a complete joke and it shows just how shallow the Prime Minister’s commitment is to dealing with the SABL land grab.

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