Archive

Madang Peoples Forum calls on PNG Minister, Byron Chan to shelve seabed mining

June 11, 2013 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Papua New Guinea Mine Watch 12 June 2013 Madang People’s Forum (MPF) is calling on the Mining Minister Byron Chan to follow Vanuatu’s lead and shelve experimental seabed mining in Papua New Guinea. Spokesman Mr Alfred Kaket said, this project must be stopped until our government has all the information it needs regarding this project. [...]

Protect Oceans. Protect Marine Life. Protect Livelihoods. No Experimental Seabed Mining.

June 9, 2013 | Posted by admin in In the News, Videos| 0 comments

It has been a few months since our last newsletter and as you can see we have moved to a new format that we hope is easier-to-read and share. Feedback is welcome. Although we haven’t been in touch via our newsletter for a while rest assured the campaign has been getting down to the [...]

The Pacific Conference of Churches calls for a moratorium on seabed mining

May 30, 2013 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Island Business 29 May 2013 SUVA, Fiji — The Pacific Conference of Churches has renewed its call for a stop to all sea bed mining research in line with a resolution by regional church leaders in Honiara last month. PCC General Secretary Reverend Francois Pihaatae made the call after regional governments began to design laws [...]

Tin becomes a high-tech mineral, seabeds exploited

May 30, 2013 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

As the first world obsession continues to grow for high-tech gadgets like smart phones and computers, tin has suddenly shot from just being the ordinary tin can to a high-tech mineral. But resistance is growing as the environment and local communities are placed at great risk with seabed mining of tin. A recent report released [...]

Kiwis Against Seabed Mining – Loud and Strong!

November 26, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Another brilliant campaign video from our friends at Kiwis Against Seabed Mining. Making their voices heard loud and strong against the destruction of their seabeds. Also a video update from activist surfer, David Rastovich (S4C) supporting the campaign to stop seabed mining in the west coast of the north island of New Zealand. PART 3 [...]

Reports Regarding Deep Sea Mining Campaign in Papua New Guinea Released

November 24, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Subsea World News 20 November 2012 During the past months several reports regarding the deep sea mining campaign in Papua New Guinea were released, Swakopmund Matters informed. The campaign coordinator for the Australian-based organization “Deep Sea Mining”, Dr. Helen Rosenbaum, has authored a significant report on marine mining in Papua New Guinea’s coastal waters entitled [...]

Solwara 1 ecology impact bugs Papua New Guinean Government

November 24, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

The National, Papua New Guinea 20 November 2012 Prime Minister Peter O’Neill says his government wants to be fully satisfied on core issues such as environmental impact before it participates in the Solwara 1 deep-sea mining project. Nautilus Minerals, the developer of the project planned for PNG’s Bismarck Sea, last week decided to terminate construction [...]

Who is Papua New Guinea trying to fool, by playing with the likes of Nautilus?

November 3, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

The Masalai Blog By Erasmus Baraniak | 4 October 2012 As the reserves of Papua New Guinea’s oil and mineral resources available for exploitation decline every year, the focus must of necessity shift to other natural resources as an exercise in prudence. While the prolific gas resources of the country have caught the imagination of our [...]

Kiwis Against Seabed Mining: Group warns on sand mining

October 30, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Taranaki Daily News LAIRD HARPER | 30 October 2012 A group opposed to ironsand mining off Taranaki’s coast is set to launch a wave of protests. From tonight, Kiwis Against Seabed Mining (Kasm) president Phil McCabe will host a series of meetings in Taranaki about what the group has dubbed “the oceanic equivalent of open-cast [...]

Coalition against Solwara 1 project throws support behind Oro Governor’s initiative to seek legal clarification on Nautilus Minerals activities

October 17, 2012 | Posted by admin in In the News| 0 comments

Benjamin Howard | Post Courier 2 October 2012 The community coalition against the proposed Solwara 1 project in the Bismarck Sea has thrown its support behind Oro Governor, Gary Juffa’s initiatives to seek legal clarification on the activities of Nautilus Minerals in this area. Prominent community development advocate and social commentator, Patrick Kaiku revealed last [...]