New Report Calls for a Dramatic Change from Extraction to Inclusion for Real Development in Papua New Guinea
Changing PNG’s development path,
Sustainable economies,
Illegal logging,
Protect customary land
Release Date: 06 Oct 2020
Oakland/Port Moresby/Sidney—With the release of a new report today, ACT NOW!, Jubilee Australia, and the Oakland Institute, call 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.
Proposed changes to Bougainville mining laws are a 'blank cheque'
Mining,
Growing Bougainville’s future,
Protect customary land
Release Date: 10 Jun 2020
A research paper released today by Jubilee Australia Research Centre assessing changes proposed to Bougainville's mining laws has found that the amendments undermine the principle of landowner consent, and could lead to significant impacts on the rights of the people of Bougainville and their environment.
Land Summit in Papua New Guinea: a dangerous attack on the country’s unique customary land tenure system
Changing PNG’s development path,
Land and forests,
Illegal logging,
Protect customary land
Release Date: 02 May 2019
Oakland/Sidney – Jubilee Australia and the Oakland Institute denounce the National Land Summit, organized by the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government, as a dangerous attack on the country’s unique customary land tenure system. In a briefing paper released today, Land Summit or Land Grab?, the two organizations detail how the summit organized on May 1-3 2019 is an attempt by the PNG