For First Nations people around the world, land is life. It is not just a source of livelihood; it tells their story and holds their cultural identity. And yet, in our region, this very stewardship of land and forests is under threat from several different directions.

Customary land – which is land that is communally owned and managed by communities who have tended it for thousands of years – is at risk due to private development.

The third-largest contiguous rainforest in the world, the New Guinea rainforest, is under threat because of illegal logging. In urban areas, informal settlers are being turfed off their land by unscrupulous developers.

Jubilee Australia has committed to connecting this back to corporate actors and government policies here in Australia. We work across the region to protect and uphold customary land, help identify the factors driving illegal logging, and support communities who have suffered forced eviction and displacement.

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Environment and human rights groups call on Parliament to strengthen Australia’s illegal logging laws

Forest Clearing Authorities used as a front for illegal logging: new report

PNG and Australian lenders providing millions to companies involved in destructive rainforest logging

Nearly 70% of PNG’s log exports can be traced to just ten Malaysian-linked corporate groupings

New research reveals how commercial banks have supported PNG’s destructive logging boom

Community struggling to access water and basic needs years after eviction

Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in the Pacific

Land Summit in Papua New Guinea: a dangerous attack on the country’s unique customary land tenure system