Papua New Guinea

East Sepik Carvers not happy with SABL Land Theft

On 23 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Picture: A cultural carving from East Sepik, Papua New Guinea

Source: "Red Soil"

Carvers of the East Sepik Province are greatly very saddened and disgusted to learn of the PNG Government’s facilitation of the theft of 5 million hectares of land, under the Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABL) scam.

PNG govt. ordered to stop interfering in SDP

On 23 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Radio New Zealand

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has ordered Papua New Guinea's government to stop interfering in the management of PNG Sustainable Development Program.

The dispute arose in late 2013 when the Peter O'Neill-led government moved to assume complete control of the 63 percent share of the lucrative Ok Tedi mine that SDP had held until then.

Solomon Islands PM embraces crooked Chinese company based in PNG

On 22 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Picture: Prime Minister Sogavara and China Habour GM in Honiara

Source: PNG MIne Watch

A crooked Chinese company based in PNG is reaching out to the Solomon Islands government in search of new contracts. The General Manager of China Harbour Engineering Company recently met with the Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare - see news report below.

Damning Oro forest report released

On 21 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: Post Courier

A government report on logging operations in the Yema Local Forest Area (LFA) in Ioma sub-district, Northern Province, has highlighted shortcomings in the implementation of forestry, environment, water resources and logging practices.

Although preliminary, the report said there were indisputable and undeniable evidence of inconsistency and negligence in the management of the Yema forest project.

Torokina oil palm disputed by Bougainville landowners

On 19 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: PNG Exposed

On the 15th of January the Post-Courier reported it is full steam ahead for the controversial Torokina Oil Palm plantation on Bougainville. But now evidence has emerged that the necessary landowner permissions have not been obtained and local people are not happy.

5 million hectares is dead serious!

On 19 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: "Red Soil"

The Land Theft of more than 5 million hectares of Papua New Guinea is a huge deal overseas, but not in Papua New Guinea. It’s funny how foreigners walk into the country with that knowledge at the back of their minds but upon spending some time realize, no one’s serious, as seriousness should have gotten.

A young Papua New Guinea girl holding a poster: Land is Life.

Carbon Black: A conspiracy thriller about REDD in Papua New Guinea

On 17 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: The ecologist

What Jesus would do about ESM

On 14 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Source: 'Red-Soil'

Momis bows down to Rio Tinto

On 14 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Look at the media release below, posted on 12 January 2015 on Bougainville News, and the speech given on 20th May 2014 by Bougainville President, John Momis..

Source: Bougainville Freedom Movement

NGO Group Calls On PNG Government Not To Turn Blind Eye On West Papua

On 14 Jan, 2015 By Elizabeth1

Picture: West Papuans are often faced with inhuman treatment from Indonesian authorities. Photo courtesy of West Papua Campaign

Source: Papua New Guinea Today

The Papua New Guinea NGO Group, People’s Power Movement (PPM) is concerned as to why the PNG Government is turning a blind eye to issues affecting our fellow Melanesian brothers and sisters in West Papua.

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Source: Post Courier

A government report on logging operations in the Yema Local Forest Area (LFA) in Ioma sub-district, Northern Province, has highlighted shortcomings in the implementation of forestry, environment, water resources and logging practices.

Although preliminary, the report said there were indisputable and undeniable evidence of inconsistency and negligence in the management of the Yema forest project.

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