Mar 23, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
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...Mar 15, 2010 | EVENTS, GENERAL NEWS, MEDIA RELEASE, PAST CAMPAIGNS
Through its $54 million Pacific Land Program, the Australian aid agency, AusAID, continues to facilitate and support land tenure reforms that favour the commercialisation of land to attract foreign investment. Customary landowners – who constitute the vast...Mar 7, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
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...Mar 2, 2010 | IN THE NEWS
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...