Customary Land

New Study Reveals Dangers Inherent in Land Registration

On 22 Jul, 2018 By ACTNOW

Photo: New oil palm planting and processing mill in Pomio District, ENBP

Customary land registration processes can easily be captured by local ‘big men’ and companies with disastrous consequences for local people. This is the conclusion drawn in a study on recent oil palm expansion in Papua New Guinea by academic Caroline Hambloch from the University of London.

West Pomio SABL Damages Assessment K2.4 billion

On 03 Jul, 2018 By ACTNOW

Communities affected by three Special Agriculture Business Leases in the West Pomio District of East New Britain Province have assessed the economic damage caused by logging and oil palm planting at more than K2.4 billion.

West Pomio SABL Damages Assessment K2.4 billion

On 03 Jul, 2018 By ACTNOW

Communities affected by three Special Agricuture Business Leases in the West Pomio District of East New Britain Province have assessed the economic damage caused by logging and oil palm planting at more than K2.4 billion.

The damages assessment has been compiled by seventeen communities that have lost 42,400 hectares of customary land under the Pomata, Ralopal and Nakiura leases.

West Pomio Community Damage Assessment

Moni istap long graon long PNG: Bisnismeri itok

On 01 Jun, 2018 By ACTNOW

Frangipani and Galip Nut-PNG (Photo:Dorothy Luana)

Source: Caroline Tiriman, ABC Radio

Wanpla farmer na bisnismeri long Papua New Guinea itok, moni istap long graon na ol pipal imas iusim graon blong ol long mekim moni.

Dorothy Luana husat i gat wanpla Galip farm long Kokopo District long East New Britain provins i mekim despla toktok bihaen long emi wok long mekim gutpla bisnis wantem galip long Port Moresby.

Edith Babul: A Plantation That Started With Ten Indian Guava Seeds

On 23 May, 2018 By ACTNOW

By Scott Waide | #Inspirational #Papua New Guineans

Twenty years ago, Edith Babul’s, young son, collected the seeds of a rather exotic Indian Guava fruit he found smashed on a road.

MP wins court order against logging and oil palm

On 15 May, 2018 By ACTNOW

Hon. Jelta Wong MP via FaceBook

Court Order against Bruno Niu Wirka, Lamus Incorporated Land Group & Tzen Niugini Limited successful; restrained from conducting any eviction, destruction of property, Oil Palm planting whatsoever in Portion 910C Millinch Pondo, Fourmil Rabaul ENB.

Tzen Nuigini Limited remove all its machines and employees from the above stated portion / Millinch

The Protection of the Customary Rights of the Sausso People

On 04 May, 2018 By ACTNOW

OUR LAND

Land was entrusted to us by our ancestors for our use and to be kept in trust for the use of countless millions yet to be born

OUR FUTURE

We will leave behind legacies. When your grandsons and the future generations think of us, they will always remember us not as idiots, but as legendary Sausso nien.

The Circle Triangle Story

Bring back the agriculture extension services

On 24 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

Organic sun dried chillies grown in Eastern Highlands Province

The argument that customary land has to be given away to enable 'development' has been shown yet again, to be 'giaman' (a lie).

The photos below, taken by journalist and blogger Scott Waide, show how small farmers are using their customary land to grow and sell spices, and farm bees for honey to support their families.

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