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Coral Beach with mangroves at Oyveioa Village Trobriand Is. Photo by I.Isikel

Opposing Experimental Seabed Mining

Opposition to Experimental Seabed Mining continues in Papua New Guinea. I am sharing the views against experimental seabed mining by my fellow country men and women including two parliamentarians. Opposition to Experimental Seabed Mining from various groups and communities in Papua New Guinea continue unabated. Recently (The National 13th June 2014. p.33) groups of people from Oro and Sumkar put out an advertisement rejecting Experimental Seabed Mining in Papua New Guinea. This was endorsed by their members of parliament Ken Fairweather (Member for Sumkar-Karkar) and Gary Juffa (Governor for Oro). The text of their opposition is reproduced hereon. People of Oro and Sumkar reject Experimental Seabed Mining Experimental seabed mining is environmentally and socially irresponsible, economically unjustified and probably illegal. Experimental seabed mining cannot be allowed in Papua New Guinea. The people of Oro Province and the Sumkar electorate support the people of Papua New G...