REPORT ON ENCROACHMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION BY PACIFIC ELITE INVESTMENT LIMITED UNDER THE MOMASE LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE PROJECT
Eugene Mondu – Turubu Eco Forestry Development Program Inc.
1. Background
By Eddie Tanago
Whilst the PM is attending COP 30 in Brazil to plead for international finance to protect the worlds forests and biodiversity, back home is a different story.
Deforestation under the controversial Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) by mainly Malaysian logging companies hasn’t been addressed.
Papua New Guinea is home to one of the world's largest rainforests, but it is being destroyed by illegal logging turning the country into the world's largest exporter of tropical timber.
Photo source: Sunday Bulletin
As the Prime Minister heads to the COP30 meeting in Brazil where he will once again urge the international community to pay for the preservation of Papua New Guine’s vital rainforests, back home their is confusion over how much of PNG’s forest is being destroyed by the logging industry.
Wantok Niuspepa | 30 October 2025
Nupela keis stadi bilong ACT NOW! wantaim Jubilee Australia Research Centre i painimaut sampela hevi i kamap long loging operesen aninit long Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) long Wanigela, Oro Provins.
Dispela ripot i gat infomesen i soim olsem loging operesen i gohet yet maski sapos ol asples i egensim, na i soim olsem ol i no yusim FCA long wok egrikalsa, na i bin gat wari tu sapos ol i bihainim lo o nogat.
Malaysian timber tycoons should stop destroying Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s forests. 97% of controversial timber licences found to be linked to Malaysian business people, says Pamela Avusi, Coordinator for PNG Environmental Alliance.
A groundbreaking new investigative report: “Malaysia's Timber Colony: Exposing Malaysia’s Grip Over Papua New Guinea’s Forests”, reveals the disturbing role of Malaysian-linked companies in local deforestation. According to its findings, 97% of PNG’s Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs) are controlled by Malaysian-linked companies.
By Eddie Tanago
The National Forest Board’s failure to stop the illegal FCA forest grab is undermining the Prime Minister’s commitment to protecting Papua New Guinea’s tropical forests.
Speaking at the United Nations in New York the Prime Minister has reminded the world of the fragile state of the environment and the need for everyone to act as stewards not destroyers of God’s creation.
By Gino KOPA (UPNG Journalism Student), Post Courier
Development plans have consistently fallen short of achieving Papua New Guinea’s National Goals, says Former Treasurer Bart Philemon. Reflecting on over 50 years of progress, he highlights the gap between aspiration and practical outcomes.
Congratulations to ACT NOW Campaign Manager Eddie Tanago who has today been announced as a Divine Word University Alumni Awardee for 2025.
Honoured as a 'titan of civil society' for his work defending land rights and fighting for justice, the University says Eddie’s advocacy has resonated across PNG and the entire world.