West Sepik

Aitape Lumi villages send message of opposition to SABL land grab to PM

On 29 Sep, 2015 By ACTNOW

Vilages in the Aitape Lumi District of West Sepik are sending a message to the Prime Minister they want the SABL land grab reversed and the leases cancelled.

Brief on Frieda and on issues of ownership and control and the pre-emptive rights of the State in resource projects

On 29 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

"… be mindful of the growing disillusionment by the majority of our people and our Land owners in particular about the way we have dealt with the exploitation of our non renewable resources which continues to treat our people as mere spectators in this sector… "

Picture: PNG Mine Watch

Source: PNG Blogs

Sandaun wants license

On 12 Sep, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The National

The West Sepik provincial government is seeking a licence from the Government to export logs.

Acting Governor Paul Negai told Forest Minister Douglas Tomuriesa and PNG Forest Authority managing director Kanawi Pouru during their visit to the province on Monday that West Sepik wanted to export its own logs.

Information on Vanimo SABL hearings not available

On 23 Dec, 2011 By rait man

No information pertaining to the Inquiry into Special Purpose Agriculture and Business Leases (SPABL) in Vanimo have been made available to the media since its proceedings last month, reports the Post Courier

It has been revealed that two boxes, containing the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recordings made during the hearing had in fact been diverted by Air Niugini from Vanimo to Wewak’s Boram Airport where it was off loaded and remained in the Cargo office for two weeks.

Sepik SABL rights traded for millions on the international market

On 08 Dec, 2011 By rait man

Timber rights in the Nuku Maimai SABL (Portion 26C) in West Sepik have been traded for hundreds of millions of dollars on the international market as the newswire story below reveals

Pacific Plywood Acquires Harvest Rights for 65,800 Hectares of Forest in Papua New Guinea