The Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights, Inc. (CELCOR) is a not-for-profit public interest environmental law and advocacy organisation established in February 2000. CELCOR works to address the growing need for legal support to affected and highly marginalised people who mainly reside in rural areas of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
CELCOR has been in operation for the last 15 years, supporting rural communities in legal education and awareness, building capacity to mediate and resolve land use conflict, to make informed decisions regarding resource developments on their customary owned lands.
To see PNG communities living in harmony with the environment and culture in a just, holistic and sustainable way.
To promote and defend environmental and customary rights in PNG through law and advocacy, which in turn would ensure sustainable resource management for the benefit of present and future generations.
The specific program areas of CELCOR’s operations include:
1. Direct Legal Assistance (DLA)
To provide legal assistance and support to customary resource owners, NGOs, and community groups in defence of community based property rights and the environment.
2. Community Legal Education (CLE)
To conduct human rights, environmental law and ecological awareness workshops, para-legal training’s, environmental monitoring and assessment that aim to develop teams of community members capable of responding to the needs of human rights and environmental defence.
3. Campaign, Advocacy and Networking (CAN)
To foster better and responsible environmental laws and policies in the local, provincial and national levels to promote and sustain lines of cooperation with local, national and international organisations and government agencies.
Friends of the Earth Papua New Guinea / Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc (CELCOR)
Address: Section 225, Allotment 05
Kunai Street Hohola
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Phone: +675 3234509
Fax: +675 311 2106
Web: celcorblog.wordpress.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pngCELCOR
Contact: Friends of the Earth Papua New Guinea / Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc (CELCOR)
The Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR) have penned a joint letter to the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea asking the Government to cancel all Nautilus Minerals deep sea mining licences and to ban seabed mining in PNG. Dear Hon. Prime...
