Concerns over land reform policies in Melanesia

Presenter: Kate McPherson & Sam SekeSpeakers: Joel Simo, Director of the Land Desk at the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila; Steven Sukot, Campaigns Manager for the Bismarck Ramu Group, PNG; Gary Lee, Co-Director of Aid/WatchMCPHERSON: Traditional land owners...

PNG: Greenwashing the palm oil industry

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was set up by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to involve companies in creating more sustainable ways of producing palm oil. However environmental experts believe that not only is the RSPO ineffective, it has become a way to...

Our Land, Our Future: Melanesian Land Speaking Tour

Speakers:Joel Simo is the Director of the Land Desk at the Vanuatu Cultural Centre in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Joel has published numerous works on Land in Vanuatu and has extensive experience leading grassroots community education and organising at a national level. He...