Groups Raise Concerns To PNG Government About The Proposed Frieda River Mine Risk
“We are optimistic about the success of our campaign to Ban the Frieda Mine given that representatives of the United Nations have raised their concerns with the Government of Papua New Guinea.”
PNG Government yet to Respond to Letters from UN Special Rapporteurs on Frieda Mine
Project Sepik, a community based organization conducting awareness on the proposed Frieda mine in East and West Sepik, says the National Government is yet to respond to 10 UN Special rapporteurs of concerns on the mine.
UN Special Rapporteurs concerned over Frieda mine
Ten UN Special Rapporteurs, along with the UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, have written to the PNG Government to raise their concerns about the proposed Frieda River mine and the risk of failure of its proposed tailings dam.
Save the Sepik on Social Media
Save the Sepik campaign needs your support to get the message out to protect the mighty Sepik River and for a ban on the Frieda River mine.
Letter from Ten UN Special Rapporteurs
Ten UN Special Rapporteurs, along with the UN Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, have written to the PNG Government to raise their concerns about the proposed Frieda River mine and the risk of failure of its proposed tailings dam.
Message from Project Sepik
“We need to bring this message out to the world: That, this is not only Papua New Guinea’s river and rainforests, but Papua New Guineans are custodians of something that must belong to the world.”
Papua New Guinea chiefs call for halt to plan for country’s largest ever mine
The Guardian | Locals say the Sepik river region must be protected from ‘exploitation and destruction from outsiders’
Chiefs of PNG’s Sepik spirit houses call for Frieda River mine to be banned
Radio interview with Emmanuel Peni, Project Sepik about the historic Supreme Sukundimi Declaration against the Frieda River mine
MEDIA RELEASE: Ban the Frieda River Mine!
Customary clan leaders of Haus Tambarans in Papua New Guinea have issued an historic Declaration to the PNG government. The Supreme Sukundimi Declaration calls for a complete ban on the proposed Frieda River mine, which would be the largest mine in PNG history.
The muddied waters of mining in Papua New Guinea
Mining Technology | Just north of Australia, the island split into Papua and Papua New Guinea is famously underexplored, though over the years inroads have been made and tantalising glimmers of hidden mineral wealth have been quickly followed by some of the world’s biggest miners. Scarlett Evans look at the state of mining in the area, and just what the future holds.
EXPERT REPORT: PUBLIC CONSULTATION
OTHER SUBMISSIONS: Public consultation submission by Dr John Burton to the Frieda River Limited – Sepik Development Project Environmental Impact Statement with special reference to Indigenous Peoples and FPIC, ASM, resettlement and livelihood restoration, and mining agreement-related risks
SUBMISSION: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT EXPERT REPORTS
On 31 March 2020, local Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Project Sepik submitted ten independent expert reports on the Sepik Development Infrastructure Project, which includes the Frieda River mine, to Papua New Guinea’s Conservation and Environmental Protection Authority (CEPA). View and download the 10 Independent expert reports submitted by Project Sepik on the Sepik Development Infrastructure Project Environmental Impact State including the Frieda River Mine