Papua New Guinea Resource Governance Coalition

15/09/2026

As we celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 51st Independence, PNGRGC reflects on the Fourth National Goal and Directive Principle:

𝟰. 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧.
We declare our fourth goal to be for Papua New Guinea’s natural resources and environment to be conserved and used for the collective benefit of us all, and be replenished for the benefit of future generations.

𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥—

(1) wise use to be made of our natural resources and the environment in and on the land or seabed, in the sea, under the land, and in the air, in the interests of our development and in trust for future generations; and

(2) the conservation and replenishment, for the benefit of ourselves and posterity, of the environment and its sacred, scenic, and historical qualities; and

(3) all necessary steps to be taken to give adequate protection to our valued birds, animals, fish, insects, plants and trees.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗡𝗚’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

If you are interested in exploring the five National Goals and Directive Principles further, they can be found in the PNG Constitution:
https://www.ombudsman.gov.pg/legislation/png-constitution/

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟱𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮.

18/08/2026

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗡𝗚’𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀.

That was the message from the PNG Resource Governance Coalition (PNGRGC) 2025 Annual General Meeting, where member organisations unanimously re-elected the PNGRGC Council for the 2026–2027 term.

Held on 30 June 2026, the AGM brought together PNGRGC members from across Papua New Guinea to review the Coalition’s work, governance and financial reports, and set its strategic direction for the year ahead.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝘀:
✅President: Transparency International PNG
✅Vice President: Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc
✅Secretary: Consultative Implementation & Monitoring Council
✅Treasurer: Institute of National Affairs

For PNGRGC, this is more than a governance decision. It reinforces the Coalition’s collective mandate to ensure civil society has a meaningful voice in how Papua New Guinea’s natural resources are governed.

Through its representation on the PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (PNGEITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG), PNGRGC works alongside government and industry to push for greater transparency, public disclosure and stronger accountability in the extractive sector.

But effective public oversight cannot rest on one organisation or one sector of civil society.

It requires a collective voice.

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗡𝗚, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁.

Our natural resources belong to the people of Papua New Guinea. Their governance requires informed public participation, strong accountability and a civil society that is prepared to speak up.

15/07/2026

15/07/2026

13/07/2026

𝗔 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗚𝗖 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

We're looking forward to engaging with stakeholders from across the resource sector and sharing how transparency and citizen participation strengthen resource governance. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 #𝟳𝟮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟯–𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗖 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝘀

12/07/2026

📌𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮'𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱.

That's why PNGRGC is proud to exhibit at PNG Resources Week 2026 and the 𝗣𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 at APEC Haus from 13–18 July.

Through our role in the PNG Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ( ), we work with civil society to promote transparency, accountability, and meaningful community participation in the extractive sector.

Visit our booth to learn how transparency strengthens resource governance and helps ensure PNG's natural resources deliver lasting benefits for all Papua New Guineans.

📍 APEC Haus, Port Moresby
📅 13–18 July 2026

24/06/2026

📢 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 (𝗔𝗚𝗠)

The PNG Resource Governance Coalition (PNGRGC) invites all members to attend the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

🗓 Tuesday, 30 June 2026
🕘 10:00am - 12:00pm
📍 The Catholic Bishops Conference (CBC) of Papua New Guinea, Gordons

For enquiries, contact [email protected]

10/06/2026

📌𝗣𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗚𝗖 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗤𝟮 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵

On 5 June 2026, PNGRGC Council Members gathered for the Coalition's Q2 Council Meeting to review progress, discuss key resource governance priorities, and strengthen collaboration across the network.

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Transparency International PNG
Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc
Consultative Implementation & Monitoring Council
Institute of National Affairs

A major milestone from the meeting was the soft launch of the PNGRGC website, a new platform providing access to research, reports, policy resources, and information to support transparency and informed public engagement in Papua New Guinea's resource sector.

🌐 Visit: https://pngrgc.org.pg/

Together, we continue to champion accountability, transparency, and sustainable resource governance for the benefit of all Papua New Guineans.