Papua New Guinea

PNG: Govt to outlaw 'scam' land leases
- The National
- 28 May 2014
Special agriculture business leases are nothing but a “scam” used by logging companies and will be outlawed immediately, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says.
Villagers secure victory over Malaysian land grabbers in Papua New Guinea
- PNGexposed
- 21 May 2014
The people of Collingwood Bay have won back their land from Malaysian oil palm company KLK after a hard fought battle in which they received support from many groups and individuals both in PNG and overseas.
PNG land grabs set to be reversed: researchers
- ABC
- 15 May 2014
There are signs that land grabs in Papua New Guinea may start to decline, after a report from Oxfam exposed the extent of the involvement of Australia's big four banks.
New billboard outside Papua New Guinea Parliament sends clear message: Revoke all unlawful SABLs
- ActNow
- 13 May 2014
A new billboard with a clear message for the Papau New Guinea Prime Minister has been erected in central Waigani.
Oxfam accuse des grandes banques australiennes
- La Croix
- 29 April 2014
Elle accuse ces établissements de financer des sociétés impliquées dans des spoliations foncières, des exploitations forestières illégales et le travail des enfants.
Flawed land leases in PNG will be revoked, says PM
- ABC
- 24 April 2014
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says all Special Agricultural and Business Leases, or SABLs, are under review and that those abused for forestry will be revoked.
Foreign logging companies still firmly in control in PNG
- PNG Exposed
- 03 Mar 2014
Loggers have used Special Agriculture and Business Leases to take control of over 5 million hectares of forest – more than 10% of Papua New Guinea’s total landmass.
PNG's land scandal inquiry names an Australian-led company
- ABC
- 12 February 2014
A Commission of Inquiry in Papua New Guinea has recommended an Australian-led company involved in obtaining leases over more than two million hectares of traditional land be investigated for criminal misconduct and conspiracy.
PNG Govt yet to act on SABL inquiry recommendations
- Radio New Zealand
- 06 February 2014
"If the lease has been found to be fraudulently issued, then it needs to be cancelled, that's the whole issue, that's the bottom line," says Effrey Dademo of Act Now.
Pacific land grab among worlds worst says expert
- ABC
- 06 February 2014
International expert on land-grabbing Fred Pearce says the Pacific has some of the world's worst examples of the practice.
Stealing the great rainforests of PNG
- Global Mail
- 05 February 2014
Only the Amazon and Congo basins rival Papua New Guinea for pristine tropical wilderness. But 5 million hectares of its jungle is under threat from foreign land grabs and back-door logging.
Le pillage des forêts de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée s’accélère
- Le Temps
- 20 December 2013
S’abritant souvent derrière des projets de développement agricole sans avoir d’expérience réelle en la matière, des entreprises étrangères ont déboisé de vastes surfaces, enregistrant sur la vente de ce bois un gain bien supérieur aux compensations versées aux communautés propriétaires des terres.