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Activists intimidated as logging company reacts violently to peaceful approach

Feature story | 31 May, 2006 at 2:00

True to form, Asia's biggest logging company, Rimbunan Hijau (RH), intimidated and detained six of our activists who attempted to present them with a ‘Golden Chainsaw’ award for forest destruction.

Millions of hectares of customary land stolen for logging

Blog entry by Paul Winn | 30 July, 2012 2 comments

A massive land grab has occurred in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the impact on communities across the country has been devastating, a new Greenpeace Australia Pacific report has revealed. PNG is a nation rich in forests, which have...

Taking action to protect forests in Papua New Guinea

Blog entry by Sam Moko | 24 October, 2011 2 comments

A major scandal involving the destruction of forests and the abuse of human rights is rapidly unfolding in my country. Right now, I am on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza, at the heart of it. This morning, activists painted "stop the...

Massive land grab of Papua New Guinea’s remaining forests results in violence against...

Blog entry by Sam Moko, Forest Campaigner in Papua New Guinea | 14 October, 2011 6 comments

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the few places on earth where indigenous people still control their land, with just three percent of the country controlled by the government or private enterprise. Customary ownership is partly...

Activists stopped the ship

Image | 3 September, 2008 at 3:00

Activists stopped the ship, bound for China, from loading illegally logged timber from the Paradise Forest. They also painted "Stop illegal logging" on the side of the ship".

Activists from the Esperanza

Image | 3 September, 2008 at 3:00

Activists from the Esperanza, assisted by local land owners, halt the loading of illegally logged trees onto the 'Harbour Gemini' ship from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.

The Paradise Forests stretch from South East

Image | 28 February, 2006 at 1:00

The Paradise Forests stretch from South East Asia, across the islands of Indonesia and on towards Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.

Lulu John and Aeabi Sakas in the rainforest

Image | 1 August, 2003 at 3:00

Lulu John and Aeabi Sakas in the rainforest. They and their clan face an uncertain future as logging threatens to destroy their land. Elie, Middle Fly Distrct, Western Province, PNG

The China Forest Rescue Station is housed

Image | 5 April, 2006 at 8:02

The China Forest Rescue Station is housed in a traditional Chinese courtyard in Beijing

Landowner Sakas Aonomo

Image | 1 August, 2003 at 3:00

Landowner Sakas Aonomo, his wife Tusue Sakas and daughter, Warume Sakas, walking through Log Camp 56, Wawai Guavi Block 3, Middle Fly, Western Province, PNG.

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