Model of Development

Electrification Partnership a great opportunity

On 27 May, 2019 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! has welcomed the announcement of the PNG Electrification Partnership with its aim of connecting 70% of the country to affordable, reliable and clean electricity by 2030.

The Partnership is between the government of PNG and Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States.

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Cancel all seabed mining licences: Locals

On 24 Apr, 2019 By ACTNOW

Source: Loop Business, April 24, 2019

The risks and uncertainties of experimental seabed mining are too great to allow this industry to ever proceed in Papua New Guinea.

This was the view shared by seabed mining advocates, together with locals of West Coast Namatanai and representatives of Duke of York Islands, East New Britain Province, during an open forum in Namatanai.

Land Summit warning viewed over 13,000 times

On 26 Mar, 2019 By ACTNOW

A short video warning customary landowners about the government’s intention to use the National Land Summit to spark a new land grab has been viewed more than 13,000 times in less than a fortnight.

Produced by ACT NOW!, the video explains how the Land Summit will lead to commercial banks and foreign companies being given more access to customary land. This is in response to the government being forced to stop the issuing of new SABL leases.

A development researcher has found that land mobilisation and Public-Private Partnership policies renders legitimate traditional land and resource owners mere spectators.