Resources curse PNG communities’ future
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 18/06/2018 - 13:16
Author: Michael Main. Source: East Asia Forum
Model of Development
Moni istap long graon long PNG: Bisnismeri itok
Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 01/06/2018 - 18:50
Frangipani and Galip Nut-PNG (Photo:Dorothy Luana)
Source: Caroline Tiriman, ABC Radio
Wanpla farmer na bisnismeri long Papua New Guinea itok, moni istap long graon na ol pipal imas iusim graon blong ol long mekim moni.
Dorothy Luana husat i gat wanpla Galip farm long Kokopo District long East New Britain provins i mekim despla toktok bihaen long emi wok long mekim gutpla bisnis wantem galip long Port Moresby.
Edith Babul: A Plantation That Started With Ten Indian Guava Seeds
Submitted by ACTNOW on Wed, 23/05/2018 - 17:56
By Scott Waide | #Inspirational #Papua New Guineans
Twenty years ago, Edith Babul’s, young son, collected the seeds of a rather exotic Indian Guava fruit he found smashed on a road.
LNG project that promised economic boom leaves PNG in ‘worse state’: report
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 21/05/2018 - 10:42
Source: Isabel Esterman / Mongabay.
MP wins court order against logging and oil palm
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 15/05/2018 - 15:34
Hon. Jelta Wong MP via FaceBook
Court Order against Bruno Niu Wirka, Lamus Incorporated Land Group & Tzen Niugini Limited successful; restrained from conducting any eviction, destruction of property, Oil Palm planting whatsoever in Portion 910C Millinch Pondo, Fourmil Rabaul ENB.
Tzen Nuigini Limited remove all its machines and employees from the above stated portion / Millinch
LNG project is hurting PNG economy - new report
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 30/04/2018 - 06:56
Source: Jubilee Australia
A new report on the economy of Papua New Guinea shows that despite predictions of a widespread economic boost from the ExxonMobil PNG LNG project, on most economic indicators the economy has actually gone backwards relative to predictions.
Bring back the agriculture extension services
Submitted by ACTNOW on Tue, 24/04/2018 - 08:25
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
Submitted by ACTNOW on Mon, 23/04/2018 - 12:35
Author: Justin Ondopa
UNDP and World Bank must stay away from land policies in Papua New Guinea.
Celebrating and defending customary land on NBC
Submitted by ACTNOW on Fri, 20/04/2018 - 06:49
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.