development

Say NO to seabed mining

On 13 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

Land issues cause SABL cancellations

On 08 Aug, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

The reason behind the dispute during the special agriculture business lease (SABL) site in Pomio district has been attributed to land ownership issues.

Norbert Pames from Portion 196C (Pomata Investments Limited) in the Sigite/Mukus integrated project area in West Pomio indicated this when commending the national Government on its decision to cancel SABL projects.

Sumkar District says Stop the Illegal Logging and return Our Land

On 08 Jul, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Madang Landowners are calling on the National Government to be faithful to their word by cancelling all illegal SABL leases, stop all illegal logging AND return the land to its customary owners.

Over 5 million hectares of customary land in Papua New Guinea has been stolen from local people over a period of time. Using Special Agriculture and Business Leases (SABLs), foreign companies were unlawfully been given 99 year-rights to own the land mass.

Oceana calls for an end to deep sea mining

On 12 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Minewatch

Oceana* is calling on EU citizens to help push for the suspension of the European Commission’s plans to develop deep-sea mining operations.

The potential risks of deep-sea mining have been highlighted by environmental NGOs. Photo: Oceana

Controversial SABL goes on in remote areas

On 11 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

PNG police defend Paga Hill resettlement

On 05 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The Papua New Guinea police have denied residents were forcibly evicted from a popular squatter settlement in Port Moresby.

Earlier this week 300 residents were moved from Upper Paga Hill to alternate land at Six Mile in Port Moresby, and police had praised the Paga Hill Development Company, which provided transport and removal services.

Juffa praised over land leases

On 05 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Mengen Sulka people in the East Pomio district has applauded Northern Governor Gary Juffa’s stand to support landowners that resulted in the cancellation of two Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) in the Waigani National Court.

Academic calls for Pacific leaders to ease on development

On 02 Jun, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture source: Radio Australia online

Dr. Lati Lati, a Samoan academic lecturer in politics at the University of Otago, says there is a concerted effort in the Pacific to free up land for investment.

He elaborates that those efforts are encouraged by organizations like the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

Nautilus starts building second underwater building

On 29 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Mining Weekly

Employees of Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) work on a subsea mining machine being built for Nautilus Minerals at Wallsend, northern England April 14, 2014.

Prospective Canadian deep-sea miner Nautilus Minerals on Wednesday announced that it had started building its second seafloor production tool (SPT), the collecting machine (CM), at third-party manufacturer Soil Machine Dynamics’ (SMD) facility at Newcastle upon Tyne, in the UK.

Tomuriesa aims to deliver

On 28 May, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Loop

Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa says he is developing a program with an aim to deliver services using funds from the Log Export Development Levy.

He says he has written a letter to every Member of Parliament outlining his plans on how the levies from logging companies should be spent on development.

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