ENB Says No to Seabed Mining!!!

On 12 Oct, 2012 By Klaireh

One O’clock in the afternoon in any coastal area of PNG is humid and hot! Most people want to be sitting under the shade of mango tree – preferably with some nice ripe mangos and the pawpaw variety would be nicer even.

Pawpaw mangos in PNG are famously called 'Rabaul mangos' and the subject of today is Rabaul…well specifically Kokopo.

PUBLIC NOTICE!!!

On 11 Oct, 2012 By Klaireh

PUBLIC NOTICE:

The East New Britain Sosel Eksen Komiti (ENBSEK) and concerned citizens of East New Britain have organised and are staging a march against Seabed Mining.

Where: From the Kalabond Field to the Kokopo Market

When: Thursday 11th October 2012

Why: This is to express their concerns and to petition their Provincial and National MPs to take a stand against the progress of what is obviously a potentially destructive experiment.

More violence in East New Britain SABL

On 12 Apr, 2012 By rait man

By Grace Tiden

TEN Pomio landowners were arrested by police few days ago for blocking a stream that flows through their customary land.

Report details unacceptable impacts from experimental seabed mining in Papua New Guinea

On 25 Nov, 2011 By rait man

The Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and MiningWatch Canada and have released a new report called “Out of Our Depth”. It details serious environmental and social impacts expected as a result of unprecedented mining of the ocean floor in PNG.

PNG's great land grab sparks fightback by traditional owners

On 14 Oct, 2011 By rait man With 1 Comments

By Jo Chandler

Developers hover as 5 million hectares, and national pride, are signed away in 99-year leases that have raised fears of corruption, reports The Age.

A LAND grab of 5 million hectares of Papua New Guinea, 11 per cent of its territory, has taken place quietly and apparently bloodlessly since 2003, half of it being signed over in the past two years.

Police attack villagers protesting land grab

On 09 Oct, 2011 By rait man

Reports from Rovang village in the Pomio area of East New Britain say that young men protesting against logging have been beaten by police with fan belts and tree branches, according to the PNG Exposed blog.

It is alleged that an aircraft from Tropic Air, operated by notorious Malaysian logging company Rimbunan Hijau, flew the police into Palmalmal from Kokopo. Kokopo police said they were not aware of this.

Dion wants ENB excluded from SABL inquiry

On 01 Sep, 2011 By rait man

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