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1. Conversion of SABL leases will compound the illegal land grab

   ... to appease the foreign owned logging industry and oil palm companies and ensure their illegal occupation of customary land ... This is far larger than is necessary for any agriculture project. The three genuine leases found by the CoI, which were for coffee ...

   ACTNOW - 26/02/2017 - 17:22 - 0 comments

2. Forest Clearing Authorities used as fronts for Illegal Logging

   ... cubic metres of round logs.  In the ten years of the project’s operation (2013-22), Malaysian-owned Global Elite Limited has sold ... of round logs, but has not established the promised palm oil or rubber plantations. To make matters worse, in 2013, the Commission ...

   Eddie Tanago - 06/09/2023 - 11:02

3. Land-lease overhaul needed: PNG Land Scandal Commissioner

   ... forest 500 hectares, and then to commence the agriculture project. If they think they require additional land then they will have to go ... taking some cash crop into consideration, things like the oil palm. Oil palm can be in full production actively 35-40 years and there are ...

   rait man - 14/02/2014 - 10:58 - 0 comments

4. Summary of the Final SABL Report as presented by Commissioner, Nicholas Mirou

   ... were fully funded by the proposed developers of the project as was the case with four SABLs located in New Ireland, four at Western ... to undertake commercial agriculture crops such as oil palm, cocoa or coconut, and rubber. Recommendations: ...

   Effrey - 23/09/2013 - 17:49 - 0 comments

5. Mandi Tumarau Road Development

   ... arising over the last 5 years through logging and oil palm operations in the area, this is one development that truly benefited ... thanked the local people for the support given in seeing the project off the ground adding his construction company will give its best to ...

   Elizabeth1 - 09/03/2015 - 17:00

6. Illegal Logging and Corruption suffocates Development

   ... depleted by the unsustainable logging, unregulated palm oil productions and other harmful extractive practices which are stripping ... documentation about the Solwara 1 deep seabed mining project in New Ireland Province. The authorities refused on the grounds that ...

   ACTNOW - 16/01/2024 - 08:42

7. Environmentalist: Abolish special agriculture business leases

   ... lease. "If one obtains a special economic lease for a cattle project, it must strictly be for that project and they should not go into crops, chicken and piggery, oil palm or other businesses," he said. "By enforcing strict adherence, ...

   rait man - 20/03/2014 - 19:06 - 0 comments

8. Bewani ILG Chairmen 'assaulted and forced to sign SABL agreements'

   ... the company’s demands. Our MP Beldan Namah initiated the project, and so was leading in all that.” That’s from Jack Luke, an Incorporated Land Group (ILG) Chairman from the Bewani Oil Palm Plantation in the West Sepik (Sandaun) Province. Jack claims he ...

   ACTNOW - 06/10/2017 - 17:35 - 0 comments

9. Case Study: REDD+ overshadowed by SABLs

   ... increasing rate of deforestation Agro forest projects and Oil palm projects continue to take huge amounts of forest land. This is putting ... PNG is one of the first countries to pilot the REDD + project but since its inception in 2009, it has done little to halt ...

   roderick - 01/12/2011 - 16:22 - 0 comments

10. Summary of the Final SABL Report as presented by Chief Commissioner, John Numapo

    ... The inquiry heard of bribes and inducements being offered by project developers and representatives of landowner companies to procure SABL ... reports. For instance, during the inquiry into Bewan Palm Oil Development Limited (Portion 160C) former DLPP Secretary Mr Pepi Kimas said ...

    Effrey - 23/09/2013 - 17:48 - 0 comments

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