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Lack of District Plans Undermining Quality of Local Services

On 04 Jul, 2024 By ACTNOW

A lack of proper planning at the District level is a critical failure that is undermining the delivery of quality health and education services across Papua New Guinea.

DDA Watch Website explained in Tok Pisin

On 26 Jun, 2024 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW! is excited to announced it’s partnership with Wantok niuspepa.

The only “Tokpisin” newspaper in the country will be featuring stories based on the District Development Authority Watch or DDA Watch website for the next 6 months.

The first issue featuring DDA Watch website was published on Thursday the 30th of May 2024. Copies of the Wantok Newspaper are circulated nationwide through the Catholic Church and it’s partners.

Another classic FCA abuse: The Woodlark Island logging scandal

On 12 Jun, 2024 By ACTNOW

Three recent case studies published by ACT NOW, Ten Years Without A Crop, A New Forest Grab, and Where is the Beef? illustrate how logging companies use false or inflated claims of agriculture planting to obtain Forest Clearing Authorities which are then used as c

REPORT: PNG Forestry laws insufficient to combat forest crime

On 15 May, 2024 By ACTNOW

Image: Greenpeace

The Forestry Act and other parts of the forestry law framework in Papua New Guinea are insufficient to combat widespread illegal logging and forest crime.

Therefore, greater emphasis needs to be placed on using criminal law sanctions, both in PNG and internationally, to tackle the illegal destruction of forest resources and the economic, social and environmental harm it causes.

Govt must act on continued abuse of Forest Clearance Authorities

On 08 May, 2024 By ACTNOW

The government must act to stop the ongoing abuse of agricultural clearing permits which are being used as a cover for large-scale selective logging.

Forest Clearing Authorities are being routinely misused to facilitate large-scale illegal and unsustainable logging. They are supposed to be used to authorise the clearing of small discrete areas of forest for agriculture planting but this concession type is now responsible for the largest share of PNG’s log exports, according to government statistics.

Government urged to act on continued misuse of Forest Clearing Authorities

On 08 May, 2024 By ACTNOW

Community advocacy group ACT NOW! says the government must act to stop the ongoing abuse of agricultural clearing permits which are being used as a cover for large-scale selective logging.

Where's the Beef? The Wasu ‘Cattle Farm’ Project

Malaysian logger fails in "SLAPP" legal attack on PNG civil society

On 25 Apr, 2024 By ACTNOW

The Malaysian owned Giant Kingdom group of companies, which is logging Papua New Guinea’s besieged tropical forests, has failed in an unprecedented bid to silence public comment on the money laundering risks associated with its chequered activities.

Malaysian Logger Fails in "SLAPP" Legal Attack on Papua New Guinea Civil Society

On 25 Apr, 2024 By ACTNOW

At a time when international standard setting bodies are calling on civil society to help combat the money laundering risks associated with illegal logging, the Giant Kingdom group has engaged in lawfare to stop civic voices in PNG from documenting these risks.