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Land Issue for parliament

On 13 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

Parliament sits at 10:00 am today starting off the second week of sessions for the three weeks assigned in the May Sitting, and one important thing is the Land Grabbing Issue that hit the PNG and International news headlines in recent weeks.

More Community consultation vital in PNG logging

On 12 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The sustainable forestry organisation FORCERT in Papua New Guinea says developers and government players should consult more in communities where they set up logging projects.

A Technical Advisor to FORCERT, Peter Dam, says that due to rampant logging, only a few small parts of forest remain intact on the whole of New Britain.

This and other parts of PNG have been heavily clear-felled by logging projects, including those under the guise of Special Agricultural Business Leases.

Time for action to stop land grabs in Papua New Guinea

On 12 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Peiley Lau

Network Support Calls to stop land grabs

On 08 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) is backing non-government organisations in demanding for the World Bank to end its support for land and resources grabbing in Pacific communities, under the pretext of making customary land more productive.

PANG said the terrible outcomes of such business environments include the illegal land grab taking place in the country, with over five million hectares of customary land taken from local people without their consent for commercial use.

Locals want to revoke land lease

On 30 Apr, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

LANDOWNERS in Turubu, East Sepik, are calling on the Government to revoke the Special Agriculture and Business Lease on their land.

Spokesman Gabriel Molok said there had not been any oil palm development in the area in the six years since the lease was granted.

Molok said the people had not seen any tangible development but only damage caused by logging.

He said the lease covering Turubu known as Portion 144C was granted to Sepik Oil Palm Plantation Limited in September 2008 for oil palm development.

Westpac PNG Among Australian Banks accused of land grabs and illegal logging

On 29 Apr, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio Australia

Leading Australian banks are financing companies accused of land grabbing, child labour and illegal logging, according to an Oxfam report released today.

Australian banks can't turn a blind eye to money trail

On 28 Apr, 2014 By Tim

Helen Szoke CEO Oxfam Australia writing in the Sydney Morning Herald

Australia's big four banks have a duty of care to the community, whether in Australia or overseas.

Illustration: Jim Pavlidis

Locals claim logging polluting waterways

On 28 Apr, 2014 By Tim

By BENNY GETENG, Post Courier

MORE than 1000 people in New Ireland Province might be affected as their only water source is being polluted by logging operations in the area, they claim.

Citizens urged to protect customary land

On 12 Apr, 2014 By rait man

From EMTV

Papua New Guineans have been urged not to sell their land freely. This was a topic of concern raised on land mediation in Buka.

It was discussed that “the selling customary land is the selling of birth right, which in turn creates future problems.”

PNG gets moving on scourge of corruption

On 02 Dec, 2013 By Tim

Comment from ACT NOW!: Lets not forget O'Neill has NOT acted to revoke the illegal SABL leases. That remains a big blot on his anti-corruption credentials!!

By Rowan Callick in The Australian

PAPUA New Guinea's Supreme Court has overturned a three-year injunction preventing the publication of an 812-page commission of inquiry into false compensation scams that cost the country more than $300 million.

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