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Call for Australia to act over illegal PNG logging

On 10 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Eddie Paine Tanago, ACTNOW and Paul Pavol, Land owner, Pomio

Source: Radio New Zealand

A Papua New Guinea NGO is accusing Australia of being the largest beneficiary of illegal logging and exploitation of PNG's rainforests.

Act Now's comments come as Australia prepares to host an Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Sydney this week.

Shamed By Concerned Citizens From Other Countries

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Blogs

A message for the PNG government: Keep calm and stop experimental seabad mining

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Massive Protests in Porgera over violation to MOA agreement with landowners

On 31 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

On October 28, 2014, hundreds of Porgerans marched onto Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine site to demand benefits that rightfully belong to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) Landowners.

Why is PNGFA on SABLs ?

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Letter of the Day

SABL stands for Special Purpose Agriculture Business Lease.

The acronym SABL speaks for itself.

Any educated person would reason, without having any prior knowledge of the concept, that such a lease has something to do with agriculture, and not forestry.

UN acknowledges PNG model of development failing

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Gary Juffa: Group Funded By Asian Logging Entities

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Oro Govenor,Gary Juffa

Source: EMTV

Court revokes SABL leases

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

The National court has declared two agriculture and business leases of SABLs covering over 38, 000 hectres of land in Northen Province null and void, and further ordered the State to cancel thier titles.

Female MP speaks out against illegal logging

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

MP representing women of central Bougainville in the ABG is advocating against illegal logging activities in Kereaka, in the Kunua District of west coast Bougainville.

Joan Jerome revealed yesterday that she had received information from sources about illegal activities in Kereaka and is not happy about that.

MRA finds another way to assist foreign companies to get rich while destroying our communities and environment

On 28 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

MRA isn't just totally ignoring the National Goals and Directive Principles which are the bedrock of our Constitution - it is actively undermining them...

MRA: Coal mining has potential in PNG

Source: Mine Watch PNG via Post Courier

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