Broken promises are what logging companies give to Papua New Guinea communities in exchange for logging rights. A Greenpeace team recently spent two weeks documenting life and conditions for local residents in three PNG logging concessions.
Following the three-day protest by Greenpeace activists aboard a logging ship in Papua New Guinea's Aiai River, a logging company in the region has finally promised to review the logging agreement for a site covering 1.7 million hectares.
In Papua New Guinea, on 3 September 2008, Greenpeace activists stopped a logging ship from loading timber bound for China. Their peaceful action highlights the serious contribution deforestation makes to climate change.
