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Unitech Forestry Students Receive Professional Work Experience Certificates

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PNG Forest Authority Acting Managing Director, John Mosoro presented Professional Work Experience Certificates yesterday (January 7) to 15 students from the University of Technology  studying the Bachelor of Science in Forestry Degree program.

Eight young men and seven women took part in a 24 -day training program under various directors at the Forest Authority Headquarters in late November and December last year (2025).

Mr Mosoro congratulated and encouraged the students to utilize what they have learnt.

PNG Forestry Executives and Unitech Forestry Students
PNGFA Acting MD, John Mosoro (Centre).

He explained to the students before presenting the certificates that forestry plays a key role in PNG’s development and must not be isolated from other sustainable resource sectors.

” I want you to have a different mind-set towards the forestry sector, forestry is not just about timber and log exports, it is about our people and welfare and how they can benefit from their resources.

Forestry must not be isolated in PNGs development, it is integrated into the Medium Term Development Strategy Plan and Vision 2050.

” Forestry and PNGFA play a key role in the development of PNG. We assist and give licenses to landowners to develop their resources and gain economic and other benefits as well as open up road links to rural parts of PNG under the Connect PNG programme, ” Mr Mosoro said.

He assured the students that PNGFA will recruit the best by merit. They will be sent out to the field under different directors initially to gain hands on experience and build up their careers in forestry and other sectors.

“I want to groom up and coming young minds. I want the best in forestry and will employ by merits, ” Mr Mosoro said.

One of the student trainees Miss Mona Lisa Ten said it was a privilege and wonderful to gain professional work experience at PNGFA.

” At Unitech we learn out of text books. We do not get hands on experience. This 24-days with the PNGFA directors was an insightful and eye opening experience. It was a wonderful experience, I would be happy to be employed by PNGFA and start out on the field, ” Miss Ten said.

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NGO: PNG Forest Authority should Focus on irradicating illegal logging rather than trying to silence its critics

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Campaign Manager for Act Now Eddie Tanago is now more then ever, adamant to hold the PNG Forest Authority accountable for Papua New Guineans who have lost their land rights due to logging.

These were the sentiments he shared after the Waigani Committal Court struck out his Cyber Crime Charge.

A criminal charge of Identity Theft against Tanago was struck out by Magistrate Mr. Paul Puri Nii, as there were insufficient evidence to proceed to the National Court.

A prominent civil society advocate, Tanago was arrested and charged by police in December 2024 following a complaint made by the Managing Director of the PNG Forest Authority.

This was after ACT NOW had hosted a public seminar highlighting the abuse of Forest Clearing Authorities by foreign-owned logging companies who use the licences as a cover for large-scale illegal logging.

The charge against Tanago alleged that he had committed identity theft by reposting on social media an advertisement for an FM100 talk-back show where the Managing Director was due to appear and which included his photograph.

Eddie Tanago says he is delighted that the court has dismissed the charge against him and thanked his family and all those who have supported his fight for justice.

Tanago says that he was always convinced that justice would be done and that the charge against him would be dismissed.

He has also expressed his gratitude to his lawyer, Carlos Tsora from Posman Kua Asi Lawyers.

Tanago says that the criminal charge against him has only reinforced his determination to speak out against corruption, widespread illegal logging and the abuse of FCA licences.

He also says the criminal charge against him was a further example of the growing use of SLAPP lawsuits in PNG.

SLAPP lawsuits, or Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, are a misuse of the legal system by people in positions of power who want to silence their critics through intimidation and unwarranted but costly legal proceedings.

While common in some overseas countries, SLAPPS have until recently been rare in PNG.

In 2024, ACT NOW was the victim of two civil SLAPP lawsuits brought by Malaysian logging companies trying to prevent circulation of reports about their logging activities. Neither of those lawsuits was successful.

Tanago says the dismissal of the case against him is another win for freedom of speech and democracy in Papua New Guinea.

Tanago is urging the PNGFA to take effective action to prevent illegal logging under FCA licences rather than trying to intimidate and silence public debate on a national issue of critical importance.

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