Governor rails against ‘bioterrorists,’ ‘carbon cowboys’ destroying PNG’s forests
Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 08/12/2021 - 13:31
Source: Mongabay / Rachel Donald (7 December 2021)
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How commercial banks have supported PNG’s destructive logging boom
Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 01/12/2021 - 11:07
Commercial banks operating in Papua New Guinea have given at least K300 million (AU$144 million) in available credit, since 2000, to the country’s five largest exporters of tropical logs, according to a new report, The Money Behind the Chainsaws, from Act Now! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre.
Civil Society Petitions Parliament to Stop Illegal Logging
Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 26/11/2021 - 12:58
The following petition was presented on the floor of Parliament by the Hon. Gary Juffa, Governor for Oro Province on November 24, 2021
TO THE HONOURABLE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED
The humble petition of the civil societies of Papua New Guinea, respectively showeth;
Student Association Gets Awareness Support from ACT NOW!
Submitted by ACTNOW on Thu, 25/11/2021 - 12:21
(Photo courtesy: UPNG Abau Student Association)
It is a great pleasure as an organization to be part of the incredible initiative by the Abau Student Association group from the University of Papua New Guinea this year on their Advocacy Year-End Awareness Trip.
Letting the Raven Fly: The failure to convict those charged with corruption offences.
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 23/11/2021 - 10:52Research into prosecutions for corruption in Papua New Guinea reveals that despite the enormous extent of the misappropriation of public funds only a tiny number of officials are ever charged and almost none end up being convicted or imprisoned.
This failure is likely one reason PNG shows no signs of overcoming its unenviable reputation as one of the most corrupt nations in the world and why allegations of corruption involving political leaders, the powerful and the wealthy remain rife.
True Zero Emission needed: Groups
Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 05/11/2021 - 15:58
Loop PNG
The Nogat Coal Alliance and the Evangelical Luthern Church of PNG are calling on Mayur Resource to halt its coal plans for PNG.
Maserati Complaint Lodged With Ombudsman Commission
Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 03/11/2021 - 12:46ACT NOW has lodged a formal complaint with the Ombudsman Commission calling for an investigation into the government's purchase of 40 luxury Maserati motor cars for the 2018 APEC Summit.
Almost three-years after the Summit ended, the cars are sitting idle in a Port Moresby warehouse.
Illegality and human rights abuses in PNG’s logging industry
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 19/10/2021 - 13:37
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Human rights abuses and bribery taint palm oil produced in Papua New Guinea
Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 08/10/2021 - 15:41
Global Witness
A two-year investigation shines a light on palm oil in Papua New Guinea, the notorious industry’s newest frontier. It reveals a litany of human rights abuses and the wide-scale destruction of tens of thousands of hectares of climate-critical rainforest, linked to major financial institutions including BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager.
Logging and Forest Loss in Papua New Guinea
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 28/09/2021 - 08:33
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The forests of Papua New Guinea perform a range of vital functions, supporting communities, ecosystems and the planet as a whole. Despite this, they remain under threat from unsustainable and often illegal logging by foreign logging companies.
The value of Papua New Guinea’s forests