Customary Land

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.

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

Court Halts Logging In Musa

On 04 Jul, 2021 By ACTNOW

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

On 28 Jun, 2021 By ACTNOW

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.

Four Ways Logging Companies Defraud PNG

On 02 Jun, 2021 By ACTNOW

Time to Jail Timber Crooks and to Nationalise Assets

On 17 May, 2021 By ACTNOW

IRC adds more financial crimes to logging companies’ charge sheet

On 11 May, 2021 By ACTNOW

Papua New Guinea’s Internal Revenue Commission says the logging industry is “one of the most delinquent sectors insofar as tax compliance is concerned“.

The logging companies are guilty of “egregious” transfer pricing, “entrenched” tax evasion and “deceptive behaviour” says the IRC (see the full IRC statements below).

TV advert celebrates importance of customary land

On 04 May, 2021 By ACTNOW

The value and importance of customary land in supporting the lives and livelihoods of most Papua New Guinean’s is being celebrated in a new television advertising campaign launched by ACT NOW!

SABL decisions beginning to really bite local communities

On 22 Apr, 2021 By ACTNOW

An arieal view of forest clearance for oil palm planting in West Pomio

By Paul Pavol

The people of West Pomio in East New Britain Province lost most of their land and forest under the controversial, government-backed, Special Agriculture Business Lease scheme.

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