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Governor, landowners of PNG rainforests feel unrepresented at summit

On 13 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio Australia

Several Papua New Guineans who travelled to Australia for the Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit say little attention was paid to PNG or the Pacific.

The Summit is billed as a get-together of ministers from forest nations, donor countries, corporate leaders and NGOs with a focus on practical action to reduce forest loss.

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.

Call for Australia to act over illegal PNG logging

On 10 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Eddie Paine Tanago, ACTNOW and Paul Pavol, Land owner, Pomio

Source: Radio New Zealand

A Papua New Guinea NGO is accusing Australia of being the largest beneficiary of illegal logging and exploitation of PNG's rainforests.

Act Now's comments come as Australia prepares to host an Asia-Pacific Rainforest Summit in Sydney this week.

Free Trade threatens custom land in the Pacific

On 10 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: The Post Courier

Rimbunan Hijau must come clean on their role in Oro politics

On 04 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Exposed

Shamed By Concerned Citizens From Other Countries

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Blogs

A message for the PNG government: Keep calm and stop experimental seabad mining

On 03 Nov, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Massive Protests in Porgera over violation to MOA agreement with landowners

On 31 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Mine Watch

On October 28, 2014, hundreds of Porgerans marched onto Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine site to demand benefits that rightfully belong to the Porgera Special Mining Lease (SML) Landowners.

Why is PNGFA on SABLs ?

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

Letter of the Day

SABL stands for Special Purpose Agriculture Business Lease.

The acronym SABL speaks for itself.

Any educated person would reason, without having any prior knowledge of the concept, that such a lease has something to do with agriculture, and not forestry.

Statement on Oro by Leo Dion

On 30 Oct, 2014 By Elizabeth1

MEDIA STATEMENT

PURPORTED “VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE” AGAINST HON.GARRY JUFFA, MP GOVERNOR FOR ORO PROVINCE

As the Minister responsible for Provincial Governments and Local-level Government matters, I am concern about the events and a purported vote of no confidence against Hon. Garry Juffa MP, Governor for Oro Province by disgruntled faction of the Provincial Assembly Members.

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