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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Author: Justin Ondopa
UNDP and World Bank must stay away from land policies in Papua New Guinea.