experimental seabed mining

Come celebrate 40years at the Goroka Show, EHP

On 10 Sep, 2015 By ACTNOW

The Goroka Show is on again this weekend, 11th to 13th September 2015, at the National Sports Institute (NSI), and this year celebrating 40years of Papua New Guinea Independence.

ACTNOW! will be putting up a stall giving away show bags, information on the Special Agricultural Business Leases (SABL), Experimental Seabed Mining, the Model of Development and more.

New scientific report again urges precautionary approach to experimental seabed mining

On 14 Jul, 2015 By ACTNOW

IMAGE: RELICANTHUS SP. -- A NEW SPECIES FROM A NEW ORDER OF CNIDARIA COLLECTED AT 4,100 METERS IN THE CLARION-CLIPPERTON FRACTURE ZONE (CCZ) THAT LIVES ON SPONGE STALKS. CREDIT: CRAIG SMITH AND DIVA AMON, ABYSSLINE PROJECT

Managing mining of the deep seabed

Contracts are being granted, but protections are lagging

Mining Heads Into The Deep Sea, Raising Environmental Concerns

On 09 Jul, 2015 By ACTNOW

Source: Huffington Post

Mining in the deep sea for minerals is uncharted territory, but one company is well on its way to making it a reality. Now, the company is trying to convince skeptical audiences it's a good idea.

Mining Minister Byron Chan to save the world

On 30 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

Byron Chan is working blindly by not paying attention to a petition presented to him and the New Zealand Government decisions that spell out all the risks of experimental seabed mining. He seems totally oblivious to the potential environmental harm that (his people) New Irelanders could suffer from.

Chan is abusing his 'leadership position' by totaly ignoring the opposition AGAINST experimental seabed mining even though evidence of environmental harm is ringing all around him.

via PNG Mine Watch

PNG given more time to squander taxpayers money on experimental seabed mining

On 15 Jun, 2015 By ACTNOW

PNG has already squandered $117 million valuable taxpayers money on Solwara 1, Canadian mining company Nautilus is still hoping for more...

Source: PNG Mine Watch

Nautilus and State Nominee Agree to Extend Option Exercise Date

Nautilus | Market Watch

NGO Submission to the International Seabed Authority on experimental seabed mining

On 22 May, 2015 By ACTNOW

British to cash in on experimental seabed mining in PNG

On 26 Mar, 2015 By Elizabeth1

It might contravene the human rights of local people; it might risk destroying unique eco-systems. traditional customs and indigenous livelihoods; it might breach the international Precautionary Principle; but none of that concerns Rolls-Royce and its greedy shareholders...

Leaders use their disgust of misuse of funds and corruption to empower change in their communities

On 25 Mar, 2015 By ACTNOW

More than eighty members from the local group Tropical Gem in Madang attended a ‘story session’ capacitating the depth of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Development History Model dating back 50, 000 years ago.

Imposed model of development, natural resource management and corruption

On 25 Feb, 2015 By Tim

Photo: Some of the Pacific youth advocates attending the Forum who were inspired by the work of Act Now!

ACT NOW! was in Fiji this week to make a presentation at the UNDP-organised Pacific Youth Forum on Corruption in Nadi. The presentation linked our imposed model of development to the corruption in the resource sector.

NZ Decision on Seabed Mining should set a Standard for Pacific Countries

On 25 Feb, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: EMTV

Following the denial of the second sea bed mining proposal in New Zealand by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month, the mining industry has called on the government to reconsider, rather ‘soften’ their new legislation on the matter.

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