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.
LATEST NEWS
PNG and Australian lenders providing millions to companies involved in destructive rainforest logging
Categories:
Latest News,
Land and forests
Release Date: 10 May 2023
Nearly 70% of PNG’s log exports can be traced to just ten Malaysian-linked corporate groupings
Categories:
Land and forests,
Illegal logging
Release Date: 06 Oct 2022
New research reveals how commercial banks have supported PNG’s destructive logging boom
Categories:
Latest News,
Land and forests,
Illegal logging
Release Date: 01 Dec 2021
Community struggling to access water and basic needs years after eviction
Categories:
Changing PNG’s development path,
Land and forests,
Paga Hill
Release Date: 09 Nov 2021
Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders in the Pacific
Categories:
Mining,
Climate Justice,
Land and forests
Release Date: 01 Feb 2021