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Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms Public Right to Information in Solwara 1 Case
Dismissal of CEPA’s application reinforces constitutional right for public oversight of resource developments. CELCOR Senior Litigation Lawyer Ms.Vicky Amoko and University of Goroka Environmental Science trainees Mr. Jeret Paias and Barel Kombuk at Supreme Court House PORT MORESBY, 10 September 2026 — The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has dismissed an application by the Conservation
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Gasfield Clans Withdraw Consent for Papua LNG Project
The Gray Dorcopsis is one of 27 threatened terrestrial species in the Papua LNG project area. Photo: Micha Baum (CC-BY-SA) A recent report published by BankTrack and several environmental groups highlights a major development in the Papua LNG project. According to the article, 11 clans in the PRL15 gasfield lease area have officially withdrawn their
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Companies eye untapped gas in the ‘Saudi Arabia of the Pacific’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/the-papua-lng-project-near-australia-pacific-saudi-arabia/107028200 Credits: By PNG correspondent Marian Faa and Theckla Gunga in Port Moresby Global oil and gas giants are rushing to green-light a massive LNG project on Australia’s doorstep as war in the Middle East forces countries to look for alternative energy supplies. The Elk-Antelope gas field in Papua New Guinea’s Gulf Province contains the energy equivalent of more
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Protecting Our Seas: Why Seabed Mining Threatens PNG’s Marine Life and Coastal Livelihoods
As corporate interests continue to eye deep-sea mineral extraction in the Pacific, severe environmental and health risks remain unaddressed. A recent report featured in The National underscores critical scientific warnings regarding the mobilization of heavy metals and radioactively charged alpha emitters from seabed disturbance—posing irreversible threats to marine biodiversity, coastal fisheries, and local food security
NGOs submit first formal Equator Principles complaint against MUFG and potential financiers of the Papua LNG project
Port Moresby/Melbourne/Tokyo/Paris/London. Wednesday 10 December – Today, six organizations have submitted the first formal complaint to the Equator Principles detailing urgent concerns about the potential climate, biodiversity and human rights impacts of the proposed Papua LNG project in Papua New Guinea, led by TotalEnergies with co-venturers ExxonMobil, Santos and ENEOS. The complainants – which include