REDD+ Governance & Finance Integrity in Papua New Guinea
EVENTS
3rd-8th November 2015
Annual Canoe & Kundu Festival
Venue: Alotau Town
Transparency International PNG will be having a stall at the Annual Canoe and Kundu Festival. Come and join in on the various activities we have lined up and be informed and educated on what you can do to address corruption in your province. Our Advocacy & Legal Advice Centre (ALAC) will also be giving out free legal advice to those who are witnesses and victims of corruption.
26th- 28th October 2015
East Sepik - Ambunti Visit
The project team will be visiting one of the REDD+ pilot sites in Papua New Guinea, "April Salumei". The team will be visiting Ambunti as well as, Maprik and Wewak. Purposely to verify complaints concerning April Salumei, the REDD+ pilot site. Appropriate legal advice will be rendered to concerned complaints as well as to those who have been witnesses and victims of corruption.
NEWS
Collaboration with ALAC at the Annual Canoe & Kundu Festival
3rd-8th November 2015
The festival held in the tourism township of Alotau, resonated canoes and kundu drums being a significant aspect of the lives of people of Milne Bay. It was an opportunity seized by both projects as an avnue for mass advocacy and dissemination of information. Informing and educating people on Land rights, Climate Change, REDD+ as well as, on other projects at TI and how corruption may thrive if we do nothing.
Migration, Environment, Climate Change: Capacity Building Training Workshop in PNG
26th - 28th October 2015
The RGFI Project was invited by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in coorporation with the Office of Climate Change and Development (OCCD) to participate in a capacity Building Workshop on migration, climate change and environment. The three (3) day workshop was conducted as a lead up to CoP21 in Paris later this year. A number of participants from various ministries, universities and civil society attended this hands-on workshop, which is aimed at building the capacity of experts and practitioners to integrate migration and environment into policy-making. Thus, enabling them to propose concrete national policy and programmatic recommendations.
East Sepik Province - Ambunti Visit
10th - 14th October 2015
The RGFI team visited Ambunti, Maprik and Wewak purposefully to verify complaints concerning the April Salumei REDD+ pilot project and carry out general awareness on TI's work. Several complaints were collected and appropriate legal advice was rendered to.
What is REDD+?
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is one of the solutions that governments and people around the world are using to deal with the problem of climate change.
Is REDD+ important to me?
Yes. REDD+ has the potential to contribute to reducing illegal deforestation and degradation, curb climate change impacts and enhance gender-sensitive sustainable development.
How is REDD+ linked to corruption?
It is very simple: weak governance and corruption undermines and is a hindrance to effective and successful REDD+ in PNG!!
Corruption will leave your land bare, forest resources depleted, and affect the livelihood of landowner communities that depend on forest resources.
So why does TIPNG have the RGIF project?
Because we at TIPNG RGFI are concerned about the people and natural resources of PNG. Our strategic priority is to:
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build the capacity of civil society and stakeholders on REDD+ governance;
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provide legal advice and support to victims and witnesses of corruption related to REDD+
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strengthen national and international policies relating to REDD+
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advocate the corruption risks that REDD+ can bring;
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Highlight the benefits intended for local communities, which if ignored can jeopardize livelihoods of those communities.
The primary concern is that if landowners are not aware of basic rights and responsibilities in relation to REDD+ they can be easily manipulated.
