ACT NOW! is calling on the PNG Forest Authority to publish the complete log export data for 2024 and 2025.

UNCERD is calling for answers from the government over its cancellation of SABL leases and the illegal use of Forest Clearing Authorities

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister has told the world that his nation will end its export of tropical round logs by the end of 2025, but implementation of that promise rests with the PNG Forest Authority which critics say does not have a good track record for controlling the logging industry.

As the Prime Minister heads to the COP30 meeting in Brazil where he will once again urge the international community to pay for the preservation of Papua New Guine’s vital rainforests, back home their is confusion over how much of PNG’s forest is being destroyed by the logging industry.

The National Forest Board’s failure to stop the illegal FCA forest grab is undermining the Prime Minister’s commitment to protecting Papua New Guinea’s tropical forests, says community advocacy group Act Now! Speaking at the United Nations in New York the Prime Minister has reminded the world of

ACT NOW! PNG has released its second annual District Development Authority Watch Report, covering the period July 2024 to June 2025. The findings reveal entrenched failures in transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement across Papua New Guinea’s 96 District Development Authorities (DDAs)

A new case study by ACT NOW! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre has revealed serious concerns about ongoing logging operations under a Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) in Wanigela, Oro Province. The report details how the logging has been allowed to proceed despite strong local opposition, evid

The Prime Minister’s promise to stop issuing new forestry licences will do nothing to stop illegal logging destroying Papua New Guinea’s tropical forests, says community advocacy organisation ACT NOW. Addressing the recent meeting of the Green Climate Fund in Port Moresby, the Prime Minister is r

Community advocacy organisation ACT NOW is calling on the Prime Minister and regulatory agencies to take urgent action to address the huge discrepancies in log export values revealed in a recent report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

ACT NOW! and Jubilee Australia Research Centre are urging a United Nations Committee to act on human rights violations in PNG arising from illegal logging. The organisations have filed a formal request to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to consider taking action at its n