environmental damage

Customary Landowners interested in timber processing on SABL debated land

On 13 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

With all the hype happening around SABL, are we sure land owners are driven to timber processing projects? Could this be another SABL scheme on SABL debated land? It is important we know what we are inexpensively signing before everyone pays the hefty price of recouping one mans mistake.

logging & oil palm operations in Tring village of Turubu in East Sepik Province: destructive and illegal

On 11 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Jimmy Kalebe

The latest logging and oil palm operations in Tring village of Turubu in East Sepik Province were claimed by landowners as destructive, unbeneficial and illegal.

The claims come after proper procedures were not followed, no real benefits shared among landowners and consent was not sought through the immediate landowners before trespassing into customary land by the logging company.

O’NEIL’S ‘NO RESPONSE’ TO THE ELCPNG ON ESM

On 10 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

The Prime Minister Peter O’Neil has not responded to the appeal made by more than 2 million Lutherans nationwide, to not go ahead with the said Experimental Seabed Mining (ESM) to happen in Papua New Guinea.

Picture: Lutheran followers gather in protest against the Experimental Seabed Mining

ALIEN ACTIVITY IN NEW IRELAND WATERS

On 09 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

Lights of what seemed like a huge ship was sighted on the waters of New Ireland by some village people who said, they’re not sure if it’s a ship or a submarine because every time they send someone out to check on it, it disappears.

REAL SHARK TALE WAITING TO VANISH

On 06 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Photo Caption: Eliuda Toxok Shark Calling out at sea

Source: "Red Soil"

Why Momis is Beholden to BCL

On 03 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Special Correspondent in Bougainville

Extractive industries cause "serious human rights problems and environmental harm" in PNG

On 02 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Heavy logging continues in Turubu despite court victory

On 30 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

The foreign logging company deemed illegal by the National court is still heavily logging down kwila trees and leaving the land barren in Turubu, East Sepik Province. Despite being called out by the court to stop the illegal logging on portion 144C, these Asian thieves have resorted to other ways to continue stealing the kwila trees behind the back of the laws of this land.

Criticism on Jubilee Report only adds more credibility.

On 19 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Special Bougainville Correspondent

Nikanna Kaansi

5 million hectares is dead serious!

On 19 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

The Land Theft of more than 5 million hectares of Papua New Guinea is a huge deal overseas, but not in Papua New Guinea. It’s funny how foreigners walk into the country with that knowledge at the back of their minds but upon spending some time realize, no one’s serious, as seriousness should have gotten.

A young Papua New Guinea girl holding a poster: Land is Life.

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environmental damage

With all the hype happening around SABL, are we sure land owners are driven to timber processing projects? Could this be another SABL scheme on SABL debated land? It is important we know what we are inexpensively signing before everyone pays the hefty price of recouping one mans mistake.

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