Awareness, Organise, Network, Collective Action = Change
Founded in May 2006
European Union 2009-2012
Australian Centre for International Agricultural research (ACIAR) 2008-2013
Australian High Commission Australian Aid Programs 2010-2016
Papua New Guinea Government 2011 - 2016
United States government 2024 -2025
, Grow More Trees now, Help Us Live
Climate Mitigation and adaptation, reforestation, afforestation, agroforestry, systems, and Improved Forest Management
Agro-forestry systems, reforestation and afforestation are promoted to landowners and communities to increase participation in the global effort on carbon removal.
Mangrove forests reforestation projects are crucial marine sea foods sustainability.
Menduna mangrove restoration project in Tuna Bay, Taurama, east of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. is community effort for biodiversity and ecosystem protection. It is a Tuna fish breeding ground. There is
a mangrove forest of 27 hectares owned by the Meduna
clan community. The ecosystem system is protected by
the landowner.
The Papua New Guinea people live in tribal and clan lineage social groupings, speak our 850 different language, thus live in linguistic ethnic groups. They strongly organise, behave, and conduct economic activities in clan social groups. Subsistence agriculture is integrated with edible forest products collection, hunting and fishing. Household food availability and consumption is the main livelihood strategy. Local knowledge and skills in agriculture, forestry care, and fishing existed, but with technologically low capacity. Modern science and technology have brought rapid changes, the indigenous are adapting the changes and the stresses of these changes.
The indigenous people and communities have understood they are part the global community and planet Earth is home to humankind. They have committed their land, forests, and seas, to the scientific and technical community to consult them and develop climate mitigation and adaptation projects. They have formed "Community Forest Governance Groups (CFGGs)" through the Incorporated Land Groups (ILGs) for Improved Forest Management, reforestation, afforestation, and value chains-based agroforestry for carbon sequestration and GHG emissions reduction.
Papua New Guinea: Melanesian Society
Climate change is basically understood as a rise in temperature due to global warming caused by greenhouse gas effect in the ozone layer. The greenhouse effect is a natural process where atmospheric gases (water vapour, CO2, methane) trap heat, keeping Earth enough to support life. Global warming is the long-term, human-caused increase in Earth's average temperature, as a result of intensified greenhouse effect from fossil fuels burning and deforestation.
Indigenous feel the heat of the sun and respond to finding shady areas or stay in the sun to feel warm. We heard of heatwaves, bush fires in the midst of prolonged droughts, frequent heavy rainfalls and floods. Community people and households are adapting to the changes like yearly cropping calendar adjustments, fishing and hunting timing changes, farming methods changes, housing changes, and food processing and storages changes.