Big Damage - Papua New Guinea

70% of PNG logging illegal

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The World Bank estimates that 70% of logging in Papua New Guinea is illegal. Behind this lies a story of exploitation for the local people. This moving report investigates the true cost of timber.

"We are just like we were before, in darkness...", one local says. Promises of clean water and education for signatures on documents the locals couldn't read haven't come. Malaria is rife with camps disposing of oil in the river, the community's lifeline. "We know the damage that the company is doing", but as the government ignores their calls for help, they are forced to rely on the company exploiting them to survive.

September 2011

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Logging
• Papua
• New
• Guinea
• Illegal
• World
• Bank
• Exploitation
• Survival
• Desperation
• Malaria
• Camps
• Journeyman
• Pictures

[ecologist96]

@plastof That seems appropriate to you? So you think EVERY white person is an ignorant asshole who treats other races like crap? Statements like this make you no better than the slave driving bastards of the 18-19th centuries or Hitler, who thought that Jewish people were the plague of humanity. Every race has ignorant assholes, so by your logic, everyone is the plague of humanity. I am not saying white people are better, I am not saying anyone is better, I just want all of us to live peacefully

[JWnFL]

this is what happens when animals are put into positions of power. These People are good People with Pure Souls.. and becuase they are kind and un-educated they are easily abused by the trash that has been allowed to occupy positions of power. Send in the Marines and Kill the Bankers and Corporations who Pollute these people. Meet Evil with Force.

[AugustosMaximus]

More savage then the savages..

[crackface5]

The world is so demonic, friends. 

[pryncessable]

@babreakdown Okay thanks for informing me, I admire their creativity to build houses and other items from scratch. Amazing people. I hope they get justice, it's so sad to see people come in and take advantage of them, unfair! Have a great day!

[babreakdown]

@pryncessable There are hundreds of distinct languages (and even more dialects) in PNG. What you are hearing here is Pidgin English. It is used across the country so that everyone can communicate with each other. All speakers will have their own language as well. eg. Kuanua, Moto and hundreds of others.

[MusixEdita]

I think the blame for this deforestation and the people suffering should rest on the Government of Papua New Guinea. There are selfish decisions made in Port Moresby by the greedy politicians totally turning a blind eye on the very people who depend on the forest for survival.

[arnuskin1]

i think all of the educated people should care about our forests.

so everyone should help a little. doing little investments to WWF community or GREENPEACE

if all of us would give 5 dollars and when 1 million people give 5 dollars, it would be 5 million dollars.

[ecologist96]

@jillthedoorgirl I do hope that is the case.

[jillthedoorgirl]

@Valtyful true the govs are to blame~shame on world to take full advantage ~they do not have to go there and destroy!!!!!!!!

[jillthedoorgirl]

@iopehema thank you for your dedication to the indigenous issue~which is now happening worldwide~much sorrow~

[jillthedoorgirl]

@ecologist96 the prob;em is that whites are the main invaders and do kill these people~so consider under this pressure~you would react the same way for your children~they become forced to think this way while otherwise theyre thoughts are of a peaceful nature~a oneness with nature and man~