Customary Land
ACT NOW reaching remote villages via USB sticks
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 31/08/2021 - 10:54
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
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 17/08/2021 - 07:26
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
Submitted by ACTNOW on Thu, 22/07/2021 - 07:53
By Kingtau Mambon | UPNG Economics Tutor
New booklet: Nine Reasons to Say NO to Contract Farming with Palm Oil Companies
Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 21/07/2021 - 10:00The 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
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 20/07/2021 - 07:20
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.
Court Halts Logging In Musa
Submitted by ACTNOW on Sun, 04/07/2021 - 15:51
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.
Carbon credit project 'illegal' say landowners
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 28/06/2021 - 08:18
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.