SABL

Papua New Guinea Tribes Under Threat from Conflict Palm Oil

On 13 Nov, 2013 By Tim

By Laurel Sutherlin / Rainforest Action Network

The Indigenous communities of Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea are engaged in a high stakes battle to defend their land and culture from the threat of Conflict Palm Oil expansion and they have a quick and easy request for help right now.

Government response on SABL grab is weak and inadequate

On 07 Nov, 2013 By Tim

Community advocacy group ACT NOW! says the Prime Minister's response to the huge illegal SABL grab is weak and inadequate.

The government has announced a ministerial committee to review the recommendations and findings of a Commission of Inquiry into Special Agriculture and Business Leases but has done nothing to cancel the fraudulent leases or stop the illegal logging in leases areas.

The government says the review will be executed by the Department of Lands, National Forest Authority and Department of Agriculture.

PNG govt appoints committee to review SABL recommendations

On 06 Nov, 2013 By Tim

Radio New Zealand

Papua New Guinea’s government has appointed a ministerial committee to review the recommendations and findings by the Commission of Inquiry into the Special Agriculture and Business Leases.

The Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, speaking on Radio FM100, said the committee has been given two months to complete a review.

He said Government agencies such as the Department of Lands and Physical Planning, Forestry, and the Department of Agriculture and Livestock will execute the review.

On Our Land: A Story of Land Grabbing in PNG

On 30 Oct, 2013 By Tim

On Our Land: New documentary film about the SABL land grab

On 30 Oct, 2013 By Tim

Turubu landowners want justice to be done over the land title issue

On 30 Oct, 2013 By Tim

By JIMMY KALEBE

FRUSTRATION has build up for landowners in Turubu LLG whose land has been the subject of Special Agriculture Business Lease (SABL) in East Sepik Province.

Photo: Landowners gathering in Mundawin village for the meeting to put pressure on relevant authorities to give back their land title on portion 144c in Turubu LLG in East Sepik on Monday. Pihoto: JIMMY KALEBE.

PM stop the corruption: Save our land and livelihoods

On 24 Oct, 2013 By Tim

What triggered off the rapid issuance of SABLs in PNG?

On 21 Oct, 2013 By Tim

By Nalau Bingeding*

Turubu landowners call on Prime Minister to cancel SABL leases

On 18 Oct, 2013 By Tim

By Jimmy Kalebe

AFTER a successful move by many landowners, civil societies and individuals in the country, Prime Minister O’Neill has received the SABL report.

Following that a concern landowner in Turubu LLG Fr Willie Suai has made a call to the Prime Minister to honor the report and cancelled all leases granted under the SABL which were found to be null and void.

PNG watchdog fears controversial SABL leases will not be wiped

On 14 Oct, 2013 By Tim

Source: Radio New Zealand

Transparency International in Papua New Guinea fears the outcome of inquiries into the controversial Special Agricultural Business Leases will be ignored.

There has been wide criticism of the abuses of the SABL system and last month in parliament prime minister Peter O’Neill tabled a report from a commission of inquiry which detailed widespread corruption and mismanagement.

The report found the vast majority of the leases failed to secure consent of landowners.

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