280411 LANDS SUBMIMIT
By Tom Kathoa

A three days Land Summit is being planned for Arawa next month.

Participants at the summit would discuss all land issues in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.

Among them are lands occupied by the Churches and plantations to be discussed on the first day of the summit.

On mission and plantation lands, participants would look at how and why land was acquired by these two organizations, and the positive and negative effects of their existence and activities.

On Post Conflict participants would discussed what has changed, ownership of monetary value overriding customary value, loss of knowledge on traditional and formal education and the likes.

It will also look Bougainville at its present as it is today

Speakers would include, Moses Havini who would set the scene and ABG Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon Michael Oni who would welcome submit participants to the summit

The following days would cover issues such as pressure on customary and alienated land, pressure on customs, environment and natural resources, Land tenure and dispute resolutions.

Comments

[paul]

a land summit - sounds interesting, would have been difficult at times, i guess, and is vital to peace and prosperity. How did it all go? Is this a continuing process?