Forest Crime

Lack of reliable log export data will undermine PM at COP30

On 04 Nov, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

Photo source: Sunday Bulletin

As the Prime Minister heads to the COP30 meeting in Brazil where he will once again urge the international community to pay for the preservation of Papua New Guine’s vital rainforests, back home their is confusion over how much of PNG’s forest is being destroyed by the logging industry.

Lack of reliable log export data will undermine PM at COP30

On 04 Nov, 2025 By ACTNOW

Almost all the trees cut from PNG forests are sent overseas as unprocessed round logs, but statistics on the volume of logs exported in 2024 vary from 1.8 right up to 7 million cubic metres, says community advocacy organisation ACT NOW!

Nupela ripot i kam aut: Watpo katim tropikal bikbus long planim diwai?

On 03 Nov, 2025 By ACTNOW

Wantok Niuspepa | 30 October 2025

Nupela keis stadi bilong ACT NOW! wantaim Jubilee Australia Research Centre i painimaut sampela hevi i kamap long loging operesen aninit long Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) long Wanigela, Oro Provins.

Dispela ripot i gat infomesen i soim olsem loging operesen i gohet yet maski sapos ol asples i egensim, na i soim olsem ol i no yusim FCA long wok egrikalsa, na i bin gat wari tu sapos ol i bihainim lo o nogat.

PNG forest activists take protest to Malaysia

On 21 Oct, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

Malaysian timber tycoons should stop destroying Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s forests. 97% of controversial timber licences found to be linked to Malaysian business people, says Pamela Avusi, Coordinator for PNG Environmental Alliance.

New report reveals Malaysian exploitation of Papua New Guinea's forests

On 14 Oct, 2025 By ACTNOW

A groundbreaking new investigative report: “Malaysia's Timber Colony: Exposing Malaysia’s Grip Over Papua New Guinea’s Forests”, reveals the disturbing role of Malaysian-linked companies in local deforestation. According to its findings, 97% of PNG’s Forest Clearing Authorities (FCAs) are controlled by Malaysian-linked companies.

Malaysia's Timber Colony: Exposing Malaysia's Grip Over Papua New Guinea's Forests

The FCA Logging Scandal - Chinese version

National Forest Board delaying action on illegal FCA logging

On 01 Oct, 2025 By ACTNOW

The National Forest Board’s failure to stop the illegal FCA forest grab is undermining the Prime Minister’s commitment to protecting Papua New Guinea’s tropical forests, says community advocacy group Act Now!

Speaking at the United Nations in New York the Prime Minister has reminded the world of the fragile state of the environment and the need for everyone to act as stewards not destroyers of God’s creation.

Forest Board delaying action on illegal FCA logging

On 01 Oct, 2025 By ACTNOW

By Eddie Tanago

The National Forest Board’s failure to stop the illegal FCA forest grab is undermining the Prime Minister’s commitment to protecting Papua New Guinea’s tropical forests.

Wanigela FCA Study exposes concerns

On 06 Aug, 2025 By ACTNOW

A new case study by ACT NOW! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre has revealed serious concerns about ongoing logging operations under a Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) in Wanigela, Oro Province.

The report details how the logging has been allowed to proceed despite strong local opposition, evidence the FCA is not being used for forest clearance and agriculture, and concerns over legal compliance.

The case study examines Northern Forest Products Limited, the license owner, operating under an FCA first granted in 2017.

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