Forest Crime

Time to Jail Timber Crooks and to Nationalise Assets

On 17 May, 2021 By ACTNOW

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IRC adds more financial crimes to logging companies’ charge sheet

On 11 May, 2021 By ACTNOW

Papua New Guinea’s Internal Revenue Commission says the logging industry is “one of the most delinquent sectors insofar as tax compliance is concerned“.

The logging companies are guilty of “egregious” transfer pricing, “entrenched” tax evasion and “deceptive behaviour” says the IRC (see the full IRC statements below).

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SABL decisions beginning to really bite local communities

On 22 Apr, 2021 By ACTNOW

An arieal view of forest clearance for oil palm planting in West Pomio

By Paul Pavol

The people of West Pomio in East New Britain Province lost most of their land and forest under the controversial, government-backed, Special Agriculture Business Lease scheme. 

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No benefits from 50 years of logging in Madang

On 19 Apr, 2021 By ACTNOW

By Rex Sos

Heavy logging activity has been going on in Madang Province for the last 50 years.

Some 500,000 hectares of forest have been harvested and unique eco systems destroyed under the name of logging. 

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Log tax increase having positive impact

On 17 Feb, 2021 By ACTNOW

The increase in duty on round log exports, introduced in the 2020 budget, is having a positive effect according to analysis conducted by ACT NOW!

The higher export duty has both increased government revenue and driven down the level of logs exports inline with government policy.

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Pasin Bilong Katim Na Stilim Diwai

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Illegal Logging and Tax Evasion

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The SABL Land Grab: Papua New Guinea’s Ongoing Human Rights Scandal

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West Pomio Community Damage Assessment

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Framework for Assessing Compensation for the Wrongful Loss of Customary Land

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