Customary Land

Why family owned businesses must be supported by Govt

On 10 Jul, 2019 By ACTNOW

Source: Scott Waide / My Land My Country

Our economic investment model as it relates to job creation is wrong. We have had it wrong for nearly half a century. We followed a colonial model of job creation where an enterprise is established, jobs are created and people get a paid job.

New Report: A Critique of Incorporated Land Groups

On 27 Jun, 2019 By ACTNOW

Customary land tenure is an inherent feature Papua New Guinea society and culture and its protection is enshrined in the nation’s legal framework. It is also highly contentious. Powerful economic interests ensure customary land tenure is always at the forefront of national and local debates about development and wellbeing.

A Critique of Incorporated Land Groups

Govt’s Land Grab Agenda Exposed

On 03 Jun, 2019 By ACTNOW

The recently completed National Land Summit is just the latest manoeuvre by government to try and take control of customary land away from communities. That fact is exposed in both the 2019 Budget Statement and the recently published Summit Outcomes [attached below].

The Circle Triangle Story

Don't Register Your Customary Land

SABL Response to UN Due In Seven Days

On 04 Apr, 2019 By ACTNOW

Source: FRANKLIN KOLMA / Post Courier

THE PNG government now has one week left to give a response to the United Nation’s third letter of concern on the issue of ill-treated SABL – special agriculture business lease.

Land Summit warning viewed over 13,000 times

On 26 Mar, 2019 By ACTNOW

A short video warning customary landowners about the government’s intention to use the National Land Summit to spark a new land grab has been viewed more than 13,000 times in less than a fortnight.

Produced by ACT NOW!, the video explains how the Land Summit will lead to commercial banks and foreign companies being given more access to customary land. This is in response to the government being forced to stop the issuing of new SABL leases.

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