Model of Development

FCA abuses contradict PM’s forest conservation message at COP30

On 07 Nov, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

By Eddie Tanago

Whilst the PM is attending COP 30 in Brazil to plead for international finance to protect the worlds forests and biodiversity, back home is a different story.

Deforestation under the controversial Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) by mainly Malaysian logging companies hasn’t been addressed.

Papua New Guinea is home to one of the world's largest rainforests, but it is being destroyed by illegal logging turning the country into the world's largest exporter of tropical timber.

Our Land, Our Wealth: Cocoa's Golden Jubilee Lesson for Papua New Guinea

On 25 Sep, 2025 By Cathy Tukne

Development plans not achieving National Goals, says Former Treasurer

On 26 Aug, 2025 By Cathy Tukne

By Gino KOPA (UPNG Journalism Student), Post Courier

Development plans have consistently fallen short of achieving Papua New Guinea’s National Goals, says Former Treasurer Bart Philemon. Reflecting on over 50 years of progress, he highlights the gap between aspiration and practical outcomes.

Defending Customary Land and Sustainable Livelihoods: A Call to Reject Seabed Mining in Papua New Guinea

On 11 Jun, 2025 By Cathy Tukne

Panguna mine in Bougainville (2022) PC: Island Business Pacific News

Cathy Tukne | Information Coordinator

Customary Land Promotes Self Reliance

On 09 Jun, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

Eddie Tanago | Campaign Manager

A recent news story about communities in Morobe using their profits from cocoa farming to pay for solar powered street lights for their villages is very encouraging and positive. Such initiatives drive economic independence, a sense of community and self reliance.

From Extraction to Inclusion: A Bold Call for Real Development in Papua New Guinea

On 26 May, 2025 By Cathy Tukne

Cathy Tukne | Information Coordinator

Papua New Guinea (PNG) stands at a crossroads. For decades, its development narrative has been dominated by resource extraction gold, copper, oil, gas, timber, and palm oil, promising prosperity but delivering inequality. While foreign corporations profit, most Papua New Guineans remain marginalized, their environments scarred, and their futures uncertain.

Malaysian Logging and Colonialism in Sandaun and PNG

On 22 May, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

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SLAPP: New Threat to Media and Freedom in PNG

On 05 May, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

By Eddie Tanago

World Press Freedom Day is observed every year to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to uphold and maintain freedom of expression.

Papua New Guinea is one tough environment to be a journalist or an advocate for good governance and human rights. PNG is riddled with corruption that has grown tentacles into every sphere of life and trying to expose it can mean facing death threats and expensive lawsuits.

The real prospect of creating million jobs through cooperatives

On 16 Apr, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

Source: Post Courier 15th April, 2025

By Scott Waide

In the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a quiet revolution is brewing—one that could reshape the future of coffee production and rural economic development.

LAUNCHED: New music video promotes importance of customary land

On 13 Mar, 2025 By Eddie Tanago

ACT NOW! in collaboration with Starbox Production has launched a new music and video as part of the wider campaign to protect and promote customary land in Papua New Guinea.

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