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.
Community Forest Governance Programme (CFGP)
Tree Farming as a Business
Coffee Farming: New coffee planting program is integrated with Climate Change Mitigation
and Adaptation. 50,000 hectares coffee planting project, 160,000,000 trees to be planted. Coffee first fruits in year three after planting. Need strategic partners to invest $688 per ha.
Carbon removal by coffee-based agroforestry system. Indigenous people and communities
contributing to the global effort in global warming reduction through reforestation using native
tree species like: New Guinea red cedar, Candlenut, Scandal, wood, Red wood, etc.
Cocoa Growers' Association
Cocoa planting program 2025 -2030 : 100,000 hectares, 160,000,000 trees to be planted.
Cocoa trees bear first fruit in year two.
Need strategic partners to fund tree planting at US$650.00 per ha.
Carbon removal by cocoa-based agroforestry system. Indigenous people and communities
contributing to the global effort in global warming reduction.
Vision
Increasing collective action of indigenous people and communities for sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation
Mission
Create awareness, organize, and network CBOs and households for climate smart agriculture and forestry SMEs development for sustainable livelihoods, food security and equitable economic opportunities access
Core Values:
1. Honesty and hardworking, results oriented
2. Transparency
3. Accountability
4. Innovative, adaptive and market driven
5. Risk and sustainability management
People's Action For Rural Development Inc. 2006 - 2025
About Us
People's Action for Rural Development is a local NGO in Papua New Guinea, Indo-Pacific Region. We promote rural and nature based enterprises and support sustainable land and forest governance. We are projects developers and Project implementation management partners. We create awareness, mobilise community people for collective action governance institutional development. We focus on disadvantaged social groups to collectively identify livelihoods problems and find solutions. Our programmes are:
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1) Community Peoples Capacity Building for Good Governance (CPCBGG) since 2007.
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2) Sustainable Community Land & Forest Use Governance Programme (SCLFUMP) since 2008.
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3) Micro- Small Enterprises Development & Women's Microfinance Programme since 2008.
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4) Community Energy Access Programme (CEAP) 2023.
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National Green Entrepreneurs' Network (NGEN).
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Community Forest Governance Groups (CFGGs).
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Ccoffee and cocoa based agroforestry systems and formal trade.
Our core activities are: Community development projects and programmes developers, project/programmes management, organizational governance and management, agroforestry and forestation systems modelling and promotion, community peoples climate change mitigation and adaptation approaches for local food systems resiliences
Nursery process requires training of the project beneficiaries to learn knowledge and skills of nursery techniques and producing quality tree seedlings for planted forest development. Quality seedlings can produce better trees in the field.
Agroforestry and reforestation systems are long term investments, youth can particularly focus farming trees as a business. For example, a young boy can plant 3,000 Eucalyptus grandis and take care of them for 30 years. At the current market price of this particular tree species generates PGK500 to PGK1,000. It is like a savings plan.
PAfRD aims to promote carbon credits in this approach.
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Indigenous people in their clan social group participated in tree seedlings planting. Men, women, and youth cooperated to the planting. The landowner and his family members took ownership of the trees care after planting. Vegetables with intercropped between the rows of trees. These vegetables were intended to be harvested before the tree canopy is high enough to obstruct sunlight. Weeding control in the early life of the trees was achieved through this approach.
The E.grandis is a commercial timber tree species for higher altitude localities. PAfRD has continuously trialed growing the species. Youth who have understood to potential business opportunity for this tree species can contact PAfRD technical officers for organizing planning and implementation of this tree farming business. If you have up two hectares of degraded land for converting into a planted forest, contact us.
Micro-concrete roofing tiles can be made from locally available raw materials (sand, aggregates, cement, and fibres or wires. The technology was adapted from the Parry Associates of England. The photograph shows a land care network training centre in Kerowagi district, Simbu province.
PAfRD, in line with climate change introduced permanent roofing materials from locally available materials. The MCR tiles are durable up to 70 years as compared to the corrugated roofing sheet which rusts at 30 years.
PAfRD aims to promotes low climate change effects adaptable houses for low income earners in rural and urban areas. Women open market entrepreneurs are targeted in urban centres where land titles are issued to women.
Networking of green modeled farmers and Community Forest Governance Groups (CFGGs). Farmers and forest owners are important for economic development and growth of the country if their potentiality can be explored by SMEs policy promoters. PAfRD is promoting women and youth economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods.