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PNG's Timber Barons: # 3 The Rimbunan Hijau Group

On 30 Mar, 2023 By Eddie Tanago

Rimbunan Hijau (RH) Group (From"The New Timber Baron Report")

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Moratorium on new FCAs a step in the right direction

On 09 Mar, 2023 By ACTNOW

A moratorium on new Forest Clearance Authorities, recently announced by the PNG Forest Authority, has been welcomed by community advocacy organization ACT NOW, but the group says the measure does not go far enough.

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Moratorium on new FCAs a step in the right direction

On 09 Mar, 2023 By ACTNOW

A moratorium on new Forest Clearance Authorities, recently announced by the PNG Forest Authority, has been welcomed by community advocacy organization ACT NOW, but the group says the measure does not go far enough.

“We are pleased the National Forest Board has recognized that the FCA system is being widely abused and has ordered a halt on the issuing of new Authorities and an audit of all existing FCA projects”, says Campaign Manager Eddie Tanago.

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PNG's Timber Barons: #2 - The KK Connections Cluster

On 06 Mar, 2023 By ACTNOW

KK Connections Limited

  • Number of concessions (1993-2021): 15
  • Total Log export (2019-21): 991,615 m3
  • Market share of log export (2019-21): 10%

KK Connection Cluster (From"The New Timber Baron Report")

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PNG's Timber Barons: #1 - The WTK Cluster

On 27 Feb, 2023 By ACTNOW

WTK HOLDINGS

  • Number of Logging Concessions (1993-2021): 19
  • Total Log Exports (2019-2021): 1.3 million cubic meters
  • Market share of all log exports (2019-2021): 14%

WTK Cluster ( from "The New Timber Baron Report") 

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Multiple logging projects appear to be defying court ban

On 22 Feb, 2023 By ACTNOW

Map showing location of log exporting TRP projects 2019-21

More than thirty large-scale logging projects appear to be operating in defiance of a Court ban issued by the Deputy Chief Justice in June 2021. Together the logging operations accounted for 40% of Papua New Guinea’s total log exports in the twelve months from July 2021.

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New Four-Lane Road from Lae to Nadzab Airport

On 13 Dec, 2022 By ACTNOW

By Customary Land Advocate. 

A much-publicized four-lane road is being constructed by a Chinese company while customary landowners are not aware of what is going on. It is a perverted ploy by the State through its agencies and certain individuals to bring what seems to be a glamorous mode of development to Morobe Province at the expense of people’s customary land.

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Wafi-Golpu Special Mining Lease 10

On 08 Dec, 2022 By ACTNOW

By Land Advocate

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Wafi-Golpu Pipeline Corridor

On 01 Dec, 2022 By ACTNOW

By Customary Land Advocate

The Wafi-Golpu Pipeline corridor will run from the mine site in the mountains of Wampar Local Level Government (LLG) area right through to Lae City and then onto the coastline of Wagang village in Ahi LLG area and finally into the sea of the Huon Gulf. Along the way this pipeline will run through mostly customary lands of the peoples of Wampar and Ahi LLG areas, and only a small portion will run on state land.

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Critical Analysis of Carbon Trading

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