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Seabed Mining hyped, but serious concerns remain

On 14 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Today

A cost-benefit analysis released by the Secretariat of Pacific Communities (SPC) and the European Union on potential deep sea mining (DSM) projects in three Pacific countries found that the projects can be viable.

But other research suggests there remain serious concerns about the new, untested DSM industry.

PNG Forest Minister urged to allow audit

On 10 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: Radio NZ

The Papua New Guinea Forest Minister has been urged by a transparency and environmental NGO to allow an audit of financial reporting by the logging industry.

Despite a new report by the Oakland Institute tracking massive tax evasion by foreign companies involved in PNG forestry, the minister Douglas Torumiesa has defended the loggers.

Mr Tomuriesa attacked the report's findings as being inaccurate because the companies do pay log export taxes.

IRC yet to confirm logging taxes in PNG

On 09 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: Post Courier online

Minister for Forest, Douglas Tomuriesa and Goodwill Amos with the Oakland Report during a press conference.

THE Internal Revenue Commission is yet to confirm whether many foreign logging companies are in the country are avoiding to pay taxes in Papua New Guinea.

Losing Papua New Guinea's rainforest

On 09 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: ABC News

An area of Papua New Guinea's internationally significant rainforests in excess of the size of Australia's entire Wet Tropics Heritage Area in north Queensland has been cleared or logged in the 10 years to 2014, a new report has found.

Demand Basic Services from the Government not the Company!

On 03 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Providing rural roads is a government responsibility

As Papua New Guinea (PNG) approaches the next National Election (2017) it is important for everyone to be reminded that it is the responsibility of the government to provide all the basic services we need. It is not the role of private companies to be providing classrooms, health clinics and roads.

EU and SPC peddling dangerous misinformation

On 01 Mar, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Mine Watch

The European Union and SPC have published a new report [see below] claiming the money to be made from experimental seabed mining in PNG far outweighs the costs. Unfortunately the expensive report:

More hopeless excuses from the government on SABL

On 26 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Exposed Blog

We have been waiting two-and-a-half years for the government to cancel the unlawful SABL leases and stop the illegal logging, but they are still making excuses and doing nothing!

Latest to try and explain away the delays is Logging Minister, Douglas Tomuriesa [see story below]. He says 30 months is not a long time to take to implement the findings of the Commission of Inquiry and the government has not been dragging its heels!

Unlawful SABL being used in money scam

On 05 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Source: PNG Exposed

A Malaysian owned business registered in the United States is trying to raise $500,000 via the internet using the promise of profits to be made in logging an illegally issued SABL in Central Province.

MAS Project Management claims it has 'acquired' the 42,150 hectares of land known as Portion 29C which it will use for logging under an agreement with Baina Agro Forestry Limited.

Converting the SABL leases will compound the injustice

On 04 Feb, 2016 By ACTNOW

Landowners protesting against the Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL). Picture courtesy of M. Namarong

The government of Papua New Guinea is threatening to endorse a huge and unlawful land grab by converting illegally acquired leases into registered land.

K130 million belonging to logging communities is missing

On 09 Nov, 2015 By ACTNOW

Communities across the country that have given up their forests for logging are missing out on promised infrastructure development because K130 million held by the government has disappeared…

Source: Post Courier

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Communities across the country that have given up their forests for logging are missing out on promised infrastructure development because K130 million held by the government has disappeared…

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