Model of Development

Bring back the agriculture extension services

On 24 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

Organic sun dried chillies grown in Eastern Highlands Province

The argument that customary land has to be given away to enable 'development' has been shown yet again, to be 'giaman' (a lie).

The photos below, taken by journalist and blogger Scott Waide, show how small farmers are using their customary land to grow and sell spices, and farm bees for honey to support their families.

Land Policy encroachment by UNDP and World Bank

On 23 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

Author: Justin Ondopa

UNDP and World Bank must stay away from land policies in Papua New Guinea.

Celebrating and defending customary land on NBC

On 20 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

Campaign Coordinator Eddie Tanago was on Steven Mase’s NBC Radio talkback show yesterday [April 19, 2018] to speak about customary land, along with Logia Nao from the National Research Institute.

Campaign Launch: Photo Diary

On 18 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! launched its new camapign, titled 'Celebrating and Defending Customary Land', on April 17 in Port Moresby.

More than 30 people attended the launch event, including representatives from ten different media outlets and various civil society groups.

Camera crews set up their recording equipment

Campaign Launch: Celebrating and Defending Customary Land

On 17 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! is today launching a new multi-media campaign titled 'Celebrating and Defending Customary Land'.

Why?

Well customary land is the most valuable asset available to most Papua New Guineans but its role and importance is often misunderstood or misrepresented, particularly by outsiders.

Too few people realise customary land supports an economy estimated to be worth K40 billion a year, provides jobs and incomes for 3 million farmers and provides housing and a sense of community for more than 7 million people.

Campaign Launch: Celebrating and Defending Customary Land

On 17 Apr, 2018 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! is today launching a new multi-media campaign 'Celebrating and Defending Customary Land’.

Why? Well, customary land is the most valuable and important asset available to most Papua New Guineans but its critical role is often misunderstood or misrepresented, particularly by outsiders.

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Liquid Gold: Honey producers battling the odds

On 29 Mar, 2018 By ACTNOW

Image: Samuel Kuku, a beekeeper in the Eastern Highlands.

Source: Scott Waide / EMTV news

For more than 30 years, Tella Loie, worked in the public service as a honeybee specialist.

Will the 2018 APEC Summit Benefit PNG?

On 26 Mar, 2018 By ACTNOW

Commentary by By Aloysius Otmar on PNG Today

PM Peter O'Neill and Treasury Minister Charles Abel are saying PNG will benefit from the APEC 2018. Like many right thinking and concerned PNGeans, I doubt it very much. This event will only be a major gain for many politically-aligned individuals and not the country as a whole. Why do I need to boast about the APEC 2018 when;

How we can stop criminal cartels stealing our forests

On 18 Mar, 2018 By ACTNOW

Police action squad dealing to illegal loggers in Oro Province. Image: Gary Juffa/FB

OPINION: By Gary Juffa

In the ongoing saga of stopping illegal logging in Papua New Guinea’s Oro province, our facts reveal that the PNG Forest Authority is failing our people.

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