Customary Land Campaign Updates

Seeking Expressions of Interest

On 05 Jan, 2021 By ACTNOW

ACT NOW has recently received funding to expand its work in Papua New Guinea with a particular focus on the management of forest resources.

We are therefore seeking expressions of interest from well qualified and experienced practitioners and organisations interested in providing services in the following five areas:

International stakeholder engagement;
Research coordination;
Digital services;
Project management; and
Investigative reserach.

Civil Society Presentation on the Forestry Act Review

On 06 Nov, 2020 By ACTNOW

1. The Forestry Act 1991 is 30 years old and has been weakened by many amendments.

2. Very limited implementation: most operations are old concession types - Timber Rights Purchase (TRP) / Local Forest Area (LFA).

3. Under the Act our forest resource has been depleted; unsustainable harvests + extensive forest clearance.

4. Act is completely outdated as the national and international context has changed:

Log tax revenue up despite industry forecasts and global pandemic

On 23 Oct, 2020 By Cathy Tukne

In November 2019 the Marape government committed to increasing taxes on round log exports as a response to decades of tax evasion and tax avoidance by the logging industry.

From Extraction to Inclusion: Frequently Asked Questions

On 06 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) summarize some of the key findings and analysis in the report From Extraction to Inclusion, Changing the Path to Development in Papua New Guinea.

Hasn’t PNG seen solid economic growth the last few years—and doesn’t this mean that PNG’s approach to development is working?

New Report Calls for a Dramatic Change for Real Development in Papua New Guinea

On 06 Oct, 2020 By ACTNOW

With the release of a new report, ACT NOW!, Jubilee Australia, and the Oakland Institute, are calling for an urgent change of course from political leaders in Papua New Guinea. The report, From Extraction to Inclusion, analyses the country’s economic and development performance since its independence in 1975.

Time to Root Out the Rot in PNG Logging

On 28 Aug, 2020 By ACTNOW

Editorial: Post Courier August 25th 2020

Last week we applauded the government efforts through a joint effort that uncovered illegal workers and unregistered equipment in a logging operation in PNG’s Northern Province.

In fact, our exact phrase was to urge the PNG Government to “deal decisively with foreigners who do not respect our laws”.

New Report Warns of an Unprecedented Wave of Land Privatization

On 15 Jul, 2020 By ACTNOW

In a Post-COVID World Govt Must Drop Plans For Bankable Customary Land

On 02 Jul, 2020 By ACTNOW

Date: 2 July 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic still expanding across the globe, ACT NOW is urging the PNG government to drop its plans to put customary land into the hands of commercial banks.

The COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated once again that customary land is a vital and irreplaceable resource for our families and communities.

COVID-19 Reinforces the Value of Customary Land in PNG

On 27 Mar, 2020 By ACTNOW

Market prices in Port Moresby have shot up in recent days, K50 for a medium sized water-melon and K1 for an unripe lemon

Eddie Tanago - 27 March 2020

What are the lessons? Seeing the COVID-19 crisis through a PNG lens

On 24 Mar, 2020 By ACTNOW

The COVID-19 pandemic further emphasises the message that our customary land is our social safety net, our security, our life, our sustenance and our provider and must be protected at all costs.

Source: Scott Waide - My Land, My Country - 24 March 2020

So it’s a global pandemic with 15,000+ dead already, 350,000 infected and nearly 105,000 recovered.

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