This article breaks down some of the myths used to justify the privatisation of customary land and makes clear that efforts to privatise land are not about development but about profits for corporations, financial institutions and already wealthy people.
By Jubilee Australia
Loop PNG
The Popondetta District Court has issued court orders on companies operating in the Musa Foru area, from carrying out any logging activity.
Governor for Oro Gary Ju a has applauded the move, saying Musa Century Limited and Musa Valley Management have been prevented from logging activities including the shipment of logs from the area for a period of 90 days, until issues pertaining to the concerns of the landowners are addressed.
Map showing the location of the Kamlapar Carbon Credit Project
Landowners in New Ireland claim a US based company is illegally selling carbon credits on the international market that it has obtained by fraud. The landowners have written to the government and the international company that is verifying the carbon credits to try and stop the sale.
A logging truck transports tropical wood from the Sarawak rainforest [Fiona McAlpine / The Borneo Project]
Peter Metcalf / AL JAZEERA
