In Papua New Guinea, where Indigenous peoples hold customary ownership over most land, Malaysian-linked logging companies dominate forest-clearance permits. Forests are frequently cleared without free, prior, and informed consent, undermining Indigenous land governance, livelihoods, and cultural relationships to forest territories while driving large-scale environmental harm.
Stop the logging in Papua New Guinea! (Petition)
Malaysian companies dominate PNG forest-clearance permits: report
The continuing struggle by Papua New Guinea landowners to save their forests
New report reveals Malaysian exploitation of Papua New Guinea’s forests
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