Source: Post Courier

THREE environment activist groups have condemned the state decision to fund the controversial seabed mining project in New Ireland Province.

Bismarck Ramu Group, Act Now and Pacific Network on Globilisation (PANG) raised concerns of the government neglect to fully consult the west coast landowners of the unknown environmental impact that will result in construction phase of the project.

Source: The National

PRIME Minister Peter O’Neill says a ministerial committee to implement the recommendations from the inquiry into Special Agriculture Business Leases (SABLs) will meet next week.

This follows concerns by Enosh Janduo, the president of the Sausse local level government (LLG) in Yangoru-Saussia district,  East Sepik, during a visit to Yangoru on Wednesday.

Janduo told O’Neill that the people were victims of the SABL where there had been a lot of land grabbing.

Source: Agricultures Network

Improvements in vegetable production, transport and marketing are important to the well being of small holder farmers in Papua New Guinea, and opportunities for strengthening the industry and enhancing performance can be achieved by use of value chain analysis.

Source: EMTV

Northern Governor, Gary Juffa, has raised concerns over Nautilus Seabed Mining Project, which he dubbed illegal.

Governor Juffa said Deep Sea Mining has been banned in Australia and in Namibia, and already 20, 000 people in PNG have petitioned Mining Minister, Byron Chan, in October last year. Mr Chan said to respond in two weeks, but it has taken him one whole year.

Source: Radio Australia

The comments come in the wake of the release, earlier this week, of a report by Oxfam which found all of Australia's big four banks are involved in financing relationships with companies with links to unethical practices over land in developing countries.

Source: PNG Exposed

Lina Gawi, from Geborobi village in the East Sepik Province, settled in Bumbu when her daughter was seven years of age. Now she is a mother of 5 adult children, She was not very happy when the bulldozer belonging to RH bulldozed the area which they called home for the past 40 years,

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Implementing policies from the PNG National Budget: Evidence from PEPE Project

Source: The National

LANDOWNERS in Turubu, East Sepik, are calling on the Government to revoke the Special Agriculture and Business Lease on their land.

Spokesman Gabriel Molok said there had not been any oil palm development in the area in the six years since the lease was granted.

Molok said the people had not seen any tangible development but only damage caused by logging.

He said the lease covering Turubu known as Portion 144C was granted to Sepik Oil Palm Plantation Limited in September 2008 for oil palm development.