Rimbunan Hijau

Court orders halt to RH logging operations in controversial Pomio SABL areas

On 19 Nov, 2014 By rait man

The National Court has issued a restraining order stopping any forest logging operations by Rimbunan Hijau in two controversial Special Agriculture and Business Lease areas in the Pomio district of East New Britain.

The orders have been obtained by landowners from Portions 196C and 197C who claim the SABLs were obtained by fraud and forgery and without their consent and without following the proper processes under the Lands Act.

People and forests of Papua New Guinea under threat: the government’s failed response to the largest land grab in modern history

On 12 Nov, 2014 By rait man

Despite public statements to the contrary, the PNG government is failing to take meaningful action to address the SABL crisis that is harming its people and environment…

Source: Global Witness via PNGExposed

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Multi-agency report confirms police working for Rimbunan Hijau brutalize communities in SABL areas

On 10 Nov, 2014 By rait man

Source: PNG Exposed

An Independent Fact Finding Mission undertaken by a joint team of government officials and civil society organisations, has confirmed allegations of ‘continuous brutality and human rights violations’ by police personnel operating on behalf of Rimbunan Hijau inside two Special Agriculture and Business Lease areas in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea must not renew license to deforest due to legal irregularities, social and environmental harm

On 04 Sep, 2014 By rait man

Source: Global Witness

Long time resident not happy with forced eviction by Rimbunan Hijau

On 30 Apr, 2014 By rait man

Source: PNG Exposed

Lina Gawi, from Geborobi village in the East Sepik Province, settled in Bumbu when her daughter was seven years of age. Now she is a mother of 5 adult children, She was not very happy when the bulldozer belonging to RH bulldozed the area which they called home for the past 40 years,

Rimbunan Hijau evicts Bumbu residents in Lae

On 25 Apr, 2014 By rait man

Photo: Bumbu eviction site

From PNG Exposed

Thirty houses in the Bumbu settlement in Lae were forcibly removed and the families evicted 2 months ago with all the trees bulldozed. The residents are now living in tents, waiting for a better response from the company involved and the government.

Rimbunan Hijau, the SABL puppeteer

On 23 Jan, 2014 By rait man

From PNGExposed

You wont be reading this in The National (The Daily Log), here is one of the key findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the SABL land grab:

Rimbunan Hijau on West Pomio SABL

On 05 Dec, 2013 By Tim

"Project to be nation builder"

From Rimbunan Hijau (The National)

THE Gilford Palm Oil project in the Sigite-Mukus area of West Pomio is described by developer Rimbunan Hijau (RH) as a nation-building project that will contribute significantly to the people and country.

In a statement from RH, the 30-year cycle project is said to cost K750 million – one of the company’s biggest investments in PNG.

Youths protest logging in SABL area

On 23 Nov, 2013 By Tim

Youths arrested for stopping logging on conservation area

By Grace Tiden, Post Courier

Twelve youths from Bairaman in the Ralopal Concession area under the Sigete/Mukus Special Agriculture and Business Lease (SABL) Project Site in East New Britain have been arrested and charged for allegedly threatening logging company workers.

The 12 men have appeared for mention at the Kokopo District and were supposed to appear again yesterday for hearing to commence but the case was deferred to a later date.

Australian academic accused of playing the race card to defend Malaysian loggers

On 02 May, 2012 By rait man

Professor Andrew Lattas responds to criticism from Australian National University academic and industrial logging advocate, Tim Curtin, of his expose of the land theft and violence experienced by communities in PNG at the hands of foreign logging companies....

Professor Andrew Lattas*

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