environmental damage

Court orders extension to ban on Rimbunan Hijau logging in Pomio

On 09 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

The National Court sitting in Kimbe has ordered an extension to the ban on any forest related activities by logging giant Rimbunan Hijau in its contested SABL lease areas in the Pomio District of East New Britain.

The extension was ordered at a hearing on Monday. The original orders were granted on November 16 - as reported below. The matter will return to court later this month.

Source: PNG Exposed

Illegal Logging Wreaking Havoc on Impoverished Rural Communities

On 02 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Group Slams Conference

On 02 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The Post Courier

THE Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has branded PNG’s 13th Mining and Petroleum Conference happening in Sydney this week as an exercise in encouraging investment in destruction.

O'Niell pushing for increased dependency an UnConstitutional and failed development model

On 01 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Large-scale mining and gas projects completley defeat the five National Goals in our Constitution and after 30-years have utterly failed to improve the lives of ordinary people in PNG. Yet our Prime Minister and government are determined to

blindly continue along the same failed economic path, enriching forreign corporations and themselves while we suffer the environmental and social costs

Island Women: WE Don't Want Seabed Mining Ever

On 01 Dec, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Little Green Palai

Just the thought of mining the seafloor in Melanesia is not sitting well with two women from Melanesia.

From Vanuatu, the new president of the Vanuatu National Council of Women, Mrs. Leias Cullwick is still firm on the Vanuatu women’s call to stop exploration and mining on the seafloor in Vanuatu.

BHP's legacy of environmental ruin remains for South Fly

On 29 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Sadly a deformed infant and mother in the Middle Fly area of Western province. BHP Billiton owned and operated the Ok Tedi mine which directly discharged toxic mine waste into the Fly River system

Source: Radio New Zealand

Landowners in the South Fly region of Papua New Guinea's Western province are unsatisfied with the compensation given for environmental devastation caused by the Ok Tedi mine.

Industrial mining,investment and impact in Morobe

On 29 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

One group lives with the impacts of mining forever, the other takes the money, avoids responsibility and moves on

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Landowners unhappy with OK Tedi

On 27 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Traditional landowners in the Fly River area of Papua New Guinea's Western Province are reportedly upset that compensation payments from the Ok Tedi mine have been reduced by around half this year.

The landowners are paid money as compensation for the environmental destruction caused by the mine.

Marine Protected Areas in South Africa - Ocean grabbing by another name

On 24 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Women of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, protesting today. Photo: World Forum of Fisher Peoples - WFFP

Source: The Ecologist

Rimbunan Hijau ignoring court order to stop logging operations

On 24 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: A logging ship collects logs from the RH operation in Pomio

Source: PNG Exposed

Controversial Malaysian logging company, Rimbunan Hijau, has failed to abide by a court order to stop all logging operations in two lease areas in the Pomio district of East New Britain.

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One group lives with the impacts of mining forever, the other takes the money, avoids responsibility and moves on

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