Police action squad dealing to illegal loggers in Oro Province. Image: Gary Juffa/FB
OPINION: By Gary Juffa
In the ongoing saga of stopping illegal logging in Papua New Guinea’s Oro province, our facts reveal that the PNG Forest Authority is failing our people.
Source: Martyn Namarong / Namarong Report
The International Justice and Human Rights (IJHR) Clinic at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia has released a manual that explores the novel idea of prosecuting land grabbing as a crime against humanity.
Photo: MCC dumps waste from the Ramu mine into Basamuk Bay
Ditch Ocean Dumping coalition calls on Citigroup to divest from mines tied to the practice
IMAGE: Map showing new logging roads and tree cover loss in 2017
SOURCE: Global Witness
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.
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.
Source: Scott Waide, My Land, My Country
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, right, meets PM Peter O'Neill Source: OHCHR
UN High Commissioner highlights key issues including corruption, the SABL land grab and human rights abuses in the extractive industries. Read his full statement here.
SOURCE : Stefan Armbruster, SBS
By Lester Seri - Collingwood Bay landowner and Environment Advocate
Our Minister for Mining has made known his support for experimental seabed mining, but he has not given any rational justification for his endorsement of Nautilus Minerals and Solwara 1, especially when there is so much uncertainty and questions being asked about Papua New Guinea being used as a guinea pig.
A PNG potato farmer. Source: EMTEK Multi-Media
Source: Sarah Byrne, Business Advantage PNG
With the focus on major resources projects, Papua New Guinea is missing the opportunity to develop a thriving agri-tourism sector, Papua New Guinea Women in Agricultural Development Foundation (PNGWiADF) President, Maria Linibi tells Business Advantage PNG.