Special Agriculture Business Lease

SABL petition anniversary marks PNG's greatest ever scandal

On 21 Feb, 2018 By ACTNOW

February 21st is the first anniversary of the presentation of a 10,000 signature petition to the Department of Lands demanding the cancellation of the SABL leases. 2018, also marks five-years since the SABL Commission of Inquiry exposed the full extent of the illegal land grab, which affects more than 10% of the whole country.

Message from Tavolo villagers: “We did not sign SABL”

On 20 Feb, 2018 By ACTNOW

Pepetua Marangona, Tavolo village, Pomio

Source: Scott Waide, My Land, My Country

Tavolo village in Pomio, East New Britain, is a place not many in Waigani know about.

SABL land grab dividing families

On 04 Oct, 2017 By ACTNOW

Anna Kwembi from Elis village of Bewani in the West Sepik Province is not fond of the experiences and changes the Malaysian logging company, operating under a Special Agriculture Business Lease, has brought to her area, and its impacts on her and her family. Like many others ActNow! has come across while investigating the Bewani area, Anna is struggling to keep the logging company out of her family’s land area, but she’s struggling alone.

Government accused of lying over SABL land grab

On 31 Aug, 2017 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! has accused the government of lying to the nation over the SABL land grab and says people across the country will be angry and disappointed.

Is Papua New Guinea heading for disaster?

On 29 Apr, 2011 By tok stret

By Patrick Seleng

The opposition has sought the Supreme court's interpretation on the number of sitting days after the speaker gagged the Parliament. About 1 year ago I wrote that the opposition's attempt to take this matter to Supreme court was a waste of time and money as Somare has outsmarted and outwitted Mekere and his opposition team. Up to now, there is no mention of this in the mainstream media, infact, this matter is given the hugest hiding.

New advertisement - Stop the land theft!

On 28 Apr, 2011 By Effrey

Landowners give Hickey 14 days to provide answers on land grab

On 21 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 3 Comments

The people from seven villages in the Bogia district of Madang have given their MP John Hickey 14 days to provide answers on how their land has been given away without their knowledge and consent.

No justification for land grabbing in Papua New Guinea or any developing country

On 20 Apr, 2011 By rait man

Papua New Guinea has recently lost over 5 million hectares of land to dubious agriculture projects, a scenario that is being repeated right across the developing world.

April 17, the International Day of Peasant Struggles, was therefore an auspicious moment for prominent farmers, fisherfolk, human rights and research organisations from around the world to sharply criticised the World Bank, three UN agencies and western governments for promoting agricultural investments that are resulting in land grabbing on a massive scale.

Scientists urge Papua New Guinea to declare moratorium on massive forest clearing

On 20 Apr, 2011 By rait man

By Jeremy Hance

Papua New Guinea land reform is a sham

On 16 Apr, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

Post Courier editorial

Is the present Government involved in a conspiracy to take over all customary land in Papua New Guinea? 

We ask this question because we are alarmed at the manner and rate at which the Special Agricultural and Business Leases (SABLs) are granted to date. According to our records, 5,114,911.85 hectares of customary land have been leased, much of the leases granted in the last two years. 

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