Model of Development

Seeking Expressions of Interest

On 05 Jan, 2021 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW has recently received funding to expand its work in Papua New Guinea with a particular focus on the management of forest resources.

We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from well qualified and experienced practitioners and organisations interested in providing services in the following five areas:

International stakeholder engagement;
Research coordination;
Digital services;
Project management; and
Investigative reserach.

NBPOL owner blacklisted by United States

On 04 Jan, 2021 By ACTNOW

US adds Malaysia’s Sime Darby to palm import ban list

By Lauren Moffitt / Argus Media

US customs has barred entry to raw palm oil and derived products supplied by Malaysian producer Sime Darby Plantation and affiliated entities from yesterday, citing evidence of forced labour in its production process.

There Is No Room For Coal In The Pacific

On 16 Dec, 2020 By ACTNOW

Nogat Coal PNG

Today, The Pacific Climate Warriors in conjunction with the Nogat Coal Campaign, organised a protest at the AGM of Australian energy company Mayur Resources. The ASX-listed company is planning to develop a coal industry in Papua New Guinea (PNG) – including a coal-fired power station on the doorstep of Lae, the country’s second largest city. If Mayur’s plan succeeds, PNG would be the first Pacific country with a coal industry.

Reflections on Financial Inclusion: An informal sector case study

On 08 Dec, 2020 By Cathy Tukne

While the government boasts of K100 million placed with Bank of South Pacific to support small and medium scale enterprises (SME) this money is inaccessible to those working in the informal sector who need it the most.

As Naomi’s story illustrates, a lack of financial literacy, appropriate training, and financial inclusion means many entrepreneurs who work hard every day to make just a few Kinas remain completely excluded from the support they need.

Naomi’s Story

Civil Society Presentation on the Forestry Act Review

On 06 Nov, 2020 By ACTNOW

1. The Forestry Act 1991 is 30 years old and has been weakened by many amendments.

2. Very limited implementation: most operations are old concession types - Timber Rights Purchase (TRP) / Local Forest Area (LFA).

3. Under the Act our forest resource has been depleted; unsustainable harvests + extensive forest clearance.

4. Act is completely outdated as the national and international context has changed:

Log tax revenue up despite industry forecasts and global pandemic

On 23 Oct, 2020 By Cathy Tukne

In November 2019 the Marape government committed to increasing taxes on round log exports as a response to decades of tax evasion and tax avoidance by the logging industry.

Minister’s response to UN on Frieda mine 'undignified and evasive'

On 14 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

Poject Sepik Awareness on the Frieda Copper and Gold Mine, Upper Sepik River Village 2018

By Duncan Gabi / Project Sepik

Sunday Bulletin: From Extraction To Inclusion

On 11 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

From Extraction to Inclusion: Frequently Asked Questions

On 06 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) summarize some of the key findings and analysis in the report From Extraction to Inclusion, Changing the Path to Development in Papua New Guinea.

Hasn’t PNG seen solid economic growth the last few years—and doesn’t this mean that PNG’s approach to development is working?

New Report Calls for a Dramatic Change for Real Development in Papua New Guinea

On 06 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

With the release of a new report, ACT NOW!, Jubilee Australia, and the Oakland Institute, are calling for an urgent change of course from political leaders in Papua New Guinea. The report, From Extraction to Inclusion, analyses the country’s economic and development performance since its independence in 1975.

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