Customary Land
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.
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
Prime Minister must extend ban on new logging permits
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 21/09/2021 - 05:57
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.
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.