UN Committee urges Papua New Guinea to act on unlawful land leases and logging abuses

With less than 12 months remaining before the 2027 National Elections, Papua New Guinea is facing a catastrophic breakdown in institutional integrity.

Two new reports add to mounting evidence the PNG Forest Authority is failing to properly manage and regulate the logging industry

New investigation by ACT NOW! and Jubilee Australia reveals logging has continued unabated in the Wasu Forest Clearing Authority (FCA), despite serious concerns raised two years ago about the legality of the operation.

New evidence shows ecologically and culturally significant tropical forest in Papua New Guinea is being unlawfully logged under what appears to be a Forest Clearing Authority

Government’s ambitious plan to establish four regional centres for timber processing and value-adding will fail unless it first puts an end to widespread illegal logging

ACT NOW! has filed a second legal action against the PNG Forest Authority

ACT NOW is calling on the Forest Minster and National Forest Board to explain why controversial FCA logging permits have not been cancelled

The Papua New Guinea government has failed to answer questions from the United Nations over the misuse of Forest Clearing Authority (FCA) logging licences and controversial SABL land leases.

ACT NOW! has published a new Risk Alert examining the compliance risk environment surrounding the KK Connections corporate group, one of PNG’s largest forestry operators.