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New Report Calls for a Dramatic Change from Extraction to Inclusion for Real Development in Papua New Guinea

Changing PNGā€™s development path, Sustainable economies, Illegal logging, Protect customary land

Release Date: 06 Oct 2020

Oakland/Port Moresby/Sidneyā€”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 countryā€™s economic and development performance since its independence in 1975.

Proposed changes to Bougainville mining laws are a 'blank cheque'

Mining, Growing Bougainvilleā€™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 countryā€™s unique customary land tenure system

Changing PNGā€™s development path, Land and forests, Illegal logging, Protect customary land

Release Date: 02 May 2019

Oakland/Sidney ā€“ 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 countryā€™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