Unrecognised Wealth of Customary Land
Submitted by Cathy Tukne on Fri, 10/06/2022 - 11:13Papua New Guinea’s Constitution is unique as it gives the people rights to be custodians over their land, 95% of which is still under customary control. For thousands of years, over 800 cultures have allowed our land to sustain every generation till the idea of registering customary land was introduced from outside our shores and clouded the real value and importance of that land.