Research reports, posters, policy briefs, books and brochures
Brochure reveals how commercial banks operating in Papua New Guinea have supported the destructive logging of tropical forests despite numerous reports exposing the legal, environmental and human rights abuses associated with the logging operations.
Published: December 2021
This brochure breaks down some of the myths used to justify the privatization of customary land and makes clear that efforts to privatize land are not about development but about profits for corporations, financial institutions and already wealthy people.
Published: July 2021
This Is Our Land is an educational resource published by the Oakland Institute that debunks myths used for privatizing land around the world, while providing facts on how customary tenure systems are critical to protecting livelihoods and ensuring sustainable development for the people and the planet.
Published: March 2021
This four-sided brochure gives a summary of the findings in our major report, From Extraction to Inclusion. It explains why the large-scale extraction of natural resources has failed to deliver promised development outcomes and how the government should instead focus on protecting customary land and invest in local farmers in order to put people at the centre of PNG's development and improve their lives and livelihoods.
Published: October 2020
The Circle / Triangle Story describes how outsiders have destroyed Melanesian communities and stolen their land. The story was originally developed by the Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance as a play used in community education.
Published: May 2018
Simple brochure that unlocks some of the lies told about Customary Land Registration
Published: September 2017
A double sided brochure explaining what an ICAC is and why it is needed
Published: August 2016
Double sided brochure explaining the SABL Commission of Inquiry history, hearings and findings
Published: June 2016
A discussion paper on the merits of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. The World Bank is funding Papua New Guinea's membership.
Published: May 2016
Brochure on the 2010 Commission of Inquiry into the misuse of funds in the Department of Finance.
Published: February 2016