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Further evidence of abuse of Forest Clearing Authorities as cover for illegal logging

On 09 Nov, 2023 By ACTNOW

The unlawful use of Forest Clearing Authorities as a cover for illegal large-scale logging operations by foreign-owned companies has been further exposed in a new report published today by ACT NOW!

NEW Report: THE NEW TIMBER BARONS:The companies logging the rainforest of Papua New Guinea

On 06 Oct, 2022 By ACTNOW

Nearly 70% of Papua New Guinea’s round log exports between 2019 and 2021 were concentrated in the hands of just ten groups of companies, all with strong links to Malaysia, according to new research by Act Now! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre.

THE NEW TIMBER BARONS: The Companies Logging the Forest of Papua New Guinea

On 06 Oct, 2022 By ACTNOW

New Minister Must Address Legality and Sustainability

On 07 Sep, 2022 By ACTNOW

There are a lot of important issues for the new Forest Minister, Salio Waipo, to address, especially rampant illegal and unsustainable logging.

Government Has Failed Over Cancellation of Illegal SABL Leases

On 26 Jan, 2022 By ACTNOW

Nine years after a Commission of Inquiry exposed the huge illegal SABL land grab, government efforts to cancel the leases have completely failed.

Last week Lands Minister, John Rosso, told Parliament that of seventy SABL leases recommended to be be cancelled only twenty have so far been rescinded.

Just twenty leases cancelled over a nine year period is frankly pathetic.

Govt Has Failed Over Cancellation Of Illegal SABL Leases

On 26 Jan, 2022 By ACTNOW

Nine years after a Commission of Inquiry exposed the huge illegal SABL land grab, government efforts to cancel the leases have completely failed, says ACT NOW.

Last week Lands Minister, John Rosso, told Parliament that of seventy SABL leases recommended to be be cancelled only twenty have so far been rescinded.

“Just twenty leases cancelled over a nine year period is frankly pathetic”, says ACT NOW Campaign Manager, Eddie Tanago.

Governor rails against ‘bioterrorists,’ ‘carbon cowboys’ destroying PNG’s forests

On 08 Dec, 2021 By ACTNOW

Source: Mongabay / Rachel Donald (7 December 2021)

How commercial banks have supported PNG’s destructive logging boom

On 01 Dec, 2021 By ACTNOW

Commercial banks operating in Papua New Guinea have given at least K300 million (AU$144 million) in available credit, since 2000, to the country’s five largest exporters of tropical logs, according to a new report, The Money Behind the Chainsaws, from Act Now! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre.

New research reveals how commercial banks have supported PNG’s destructive logging boom

On 01 Dec, 2021 By ACTNOW

Commercial banks operating in Papua New Guinea have given at least K300 million (AU$144 million) in available credit, since 2000, to the country’s five largest exporters of tropical logs, a new report by Act Now! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre has revealed.

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