mining

Pacific NGOs call on their govts to follow NT lead and ban experimental seabed mining

On 09 Mar, 2012 By Effrey

The Northern Territory Government of Australia has announced a temporary ban on seabed mining in its coastal waters until 2015. ACT NOW! and the Pacific Network on Globalisation are calling on all Pacific Island Governments to follow the leadership of the NT Government and announce a similar ban in the Pacific.

Gary Juffa condemns Papua New Guinea for giving away its natural resources

On 23 Jan, 2012 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong*

FORMER Papua New Guinea Customs Commissioner Gary Juffa has condemned the recent announcement that Papua New Guinea would return to talks related to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty (SPTT). Mr Juffa described its as one of the many worse deals Papua New Guinea’s ruling elite continue to enter into on behalf of the country.

SI landholders join PNG, Fiji and Indonesia in protesting against foreign owned mining

On 13 Jan, 2012 By rait man

The Solomon Star is reporting that landholders in the Solomon Islands have mounted a protest against the environmental damage caused by the Gold Ridge mine near Honiara. The mine is owned by Australian company Allied Gold, which is also the operator of the controversial Simberi mine in Papua New Guinea which was forced to close by a tailings leak late last year.

Manifestations of violence in PNG

On 08 Jan, 2012 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong*

If someone asked you what violence is, you’d automatically have images of people fighting, husbands beating wives, dogs chasing cats, etc... What if I told you that if you find this article frustrating, boring, insulting, distasteful, shallow, biased, etc...? Then I’ve been violent towards you.

Busting the West's perverted concept of wealth

On 10 Dec, 2011 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong

A FRIEND OF MINE recently told me about a trip to Mt Hagen. You know there aren’t any mines nor is there any oil or gas exploitation in the Western Highlands Province. But he reckons he saw more 10-seaters in Hagen than they have in Tabubil.

This is where we are Papua New Guinea

On 30 Nov, 2011 By rait man

By Gary Juffa*

Our simple folk ask for little - a road, a bridge perhaps, a school and a hospital. They fend for themselves as they have done for the last 50,000 years.

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.

Transparency International 'part of the corruption problem'

On 18 Nov, 2011 By rait man

From the PNG Exposed blog

Transparency International, which claims to be global watchdog on corruption, is in fact part of the corruption problem. TI misdirects attention away from many of the causes, beneficiaries and potential solutions to the theft of public monies.

TI labels countries like Papua New Guinea (currently ranked 154 out of 178 countries) as among the most corrupt while countries like Australia (currently ranked 8th) are lauded as among the least corrupt.

But scratch beneath the surface and what do we find?

We urgently need your signature on the Environment Act email action

On 15 Sep, 2011 By Effrey With 1 Comments

If you haven't joined the new email action on the terrible 2010 amendments to the Environment Act, please follow the link and ACT NOW!

www.actnowpng.org/action

There has been already been a good response and we have raced past 200 signatures - which is a great start, and a BIG thank you if you have already signed - but we still need another 300 signatures to reach our target.

In defense of customary land in Papua New Guinea

On 15 Aug, 2011 By rait man

By Martyn Namorong

The phrase “landowner issues” is a misnomer and gives the wrong impression that Papua New Guineas traditional land owners are somehow a deterrent to progress. Next week I travel to the Lower Ramu region to see for myself the land of a rainforest tribe of New Guinea being taken from them without proper consent.

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