Customary Land

Human rights abuses and bribery taint palm oil produced in Papua New Guinea

On 08 Oct, 2021 By ACTNOW

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

On 28 Sep, 2021 By ACTNOW

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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

Prime Minister must extend ban on new logging permits

On 21 Sep, 2021 By ACTNOW

By Eddie Tanago, ACT NOW!

The Prime Minister must extend the government's ban on new logging permits to cover all types of logging consent in order for it to be effective.

The PM last week directed the PNG Forest Authority to stop issuing new permits and permit extensions so the government can meet its deadline of 2025 for an end to the export of unprocessed raw logs.

Logging and Forest Loss in Papua New Guinea

Illegality and Human Rights Abuses in PNG's Logging Industry

ACT NOW reaching remote villages via USB sticks

On 31 Aug, 2021 By ACTNOW

A simple Flash Drive can be an effective education and awareness tool

Sia village in the Sohe District of Oro Province is a difficult place to reach from the outside.

With no road linking the community to the outside world, the only options are three hour dingy ride along the coast from the Provincial capital, Popondetta, and up the Mamba river, or a three to four day walk.

Logging and land alienation deliver only negative development

On 17 Aug, 2021 By ACTNOW

A logging truck drives past an unfinished kit house on New Hanover. Photo: Jason Roberts

In 2015, anthropogist Jason Roberts spent months living with the people of New Hanover, documenting their lives and the impacts of large-scale logging and land alientation.

PNG round log export ban: Plagued by poor political will

On 22 Jul, 2021 By ACTNOW

By Kingtau Mambon | UPNG Economics Tutor

New booklet: Nine Reasons to Say NO to Contract Farming with Palm Oil Companies

On 21 Jul, 2021 By ACTNOW

The World Rainforest Movement

Why do peasant farmers lose out when they produce for the palm oil industry? A publication based on experiences from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

This Is Our Land: Why Reject the Privatisation of Customary Land

On 20 Jul, 2021 By ACTNOW

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.

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