By LORRAINE WOHI THE National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea (PNGNRI) in its recent spotlight report has highlighted the need for effectiveness in the Voluntary Customary Land Registration (VCLR) System that is currently in place in the country. The report contributes to the debates surrounding how to best avail customary land in the formal…
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Voluntary customary land registration system needs to be effective
There is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Voluntary Customary Land Registration (VCLR) system in Papua New Guinea (PNG), according to a PNG National Research Institute (PNG NRI) Spotlight article. The article, Understanding how the effectiveness of voluntary customary land registration system can be improved, by Research Fellow, Logea Nao, stated that the VCLR system…
The FCC Is Allowing 5G Towers on Indigenous Land Without Tribal Consent
By Sophie Stuber The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is approving the construction of 5G towers on what could be sacred Indigenous lands without tribal consent, VICE News has found. Muscogee (Creek) Nation works on projects in 12 states across the midwest and southern U.S., and is expected to inspect proposals for every 5G tower that goes…
Report details appalling abuse over PNG land leases
A new report on Papua New Guinea’s Special Agricultural and Business Leases, or SABLs, has detailed appalling human rights abuses suffered by indigenous landowners. Called the SABL Land Grab: Papua New Guinea’s Ongoing Human Rights Scandal the report highlights the devastating impacts of what has been a front for mostly illegal land grabs. PNG group Act Now!…
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