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Adios, McKinsey: Papua New Guinea gives consultants the heave-ho

Posted by jamie — 14 December 2011 at 2:58pm - Comments
Child in Papua New Guinea protesting about land grabbing
All rights reserved. Credit: Paul Hilton/Greenpeace
Local people, not global consultants, should have a say in how their forests are protected

It seems the bad influence of McKinsey has diminished somewhat recently. The consultancy firm has been kicked out of Papua New Guinea (PNG), where it had been advising the government on how best to protect its rainforests and reduce emissions from deforestation. It seems the new (if controversial) administration has decided to cease doing business with McKinsey.

Article tagged as: deforestation, McKinsey, papua new guinea, PNG, rainforest foundation, REDD, redd+

Bad advice at climate talks could increase deforestation and emissions

Posted by sebastianbock — 2 December 2011 at 11:08am - Comments

The big question that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and rainforests.

Article tagged as: carbon emissions, climate talks, cop 17, deforestation, durban, forests, McKinsey, PNG, rainforests, REDD

Greenpeace podcast: another nuclear consultation was fixed

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In this edition of our podcast we bring you far-flung forest news from Indonesia, where Jamie reports from the Esperanza on the 'Forests for Climate' tour, plus another Amazon update from James. But first, closer to home, nuclear campaigner Nathan Argent gives Greenpeace's reaction to the news that the government tried to fix another public consultation on new nuclear power, and ponders the implications for UK energy policy.

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Article tagged as: amazon, audio, climate change, esperanza, forests, nuclear power, PNG, podcasts

Manokwari, here we come

Posted by jamie — 17 October 2008 at 4:14pm - Comments

Manokwari dancers on the bridge of the Esperanza

A dance troupe from Manokwari take a tour of the Esperanza's bridge © Greenpeace/Rante

After nine days at sea, the Esperanza pulled into Manokwari harbour this morning - that's Manokwari in the Indonesian province of West Papua, not any other Manokwari you might be thinking of. Crowds of people were already on the dock and despite the overcast skies, we received one of the colourful and exotic welcomes I'm becoming accustomed to on this trip, with traditional dancing and singing to greet us when we disembarked.

Article tagged as: esperanza, forests, indonesia, PNG

Partners in Crime

Last edited 4 July 2006 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
7 April, 2006

The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests

Summary

How the UK timber trade is helping to destroy the magnificent rainforests of Papua New Guinea, via the Chinese timber mills and Malaysian timber companies.

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Article tagged as: china, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber, malaysia, PNG, reports, UK

Montague Meyer: 'Stop destroying my forest home'

Last edited 30 March 2006 at 9:00am
30 March, 2006

Customary PNG landowner asks the timber trade to source 'good' wood

Today, Brian Baring, of the Gingilang clan on the north coast of Papua New Guinea (PNG), delivered a giant letter to Alchemy Partners, asking them to stop daughter company Montague L Meyer from trashing PNG's rainforests for plywood. Logging in PNG is some of the worst on the planet, with virtually all industrial logging being illegal.

Article tagged as: illegal, indonesia, logging, paradise forests, PNG, press releases, timber trade

Greenpeace launches rescue station to protect rainforest 'Paradise'

Last edited 28 February 2006 at 9:00am
28 February, 2006

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, February 28, 2006
Greenpeace today launched a major initiative to help protect Asia Pacific's last remaining ancient rainforests - the so-called 'Paradise Forests' [1] - by unveiling its Global Forest Rescue Station in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.

Article tagged as: illegal logging, indonesia, paradise forests, PNG, press releases, rainbow warrior

Greenpeace occupies timber ship in Belgium

Last edited 19 March 2004 at 9:00am
19 March, 2004

Greenpeace today demanded that the Belgian Government seize a huge cargo ship in the port of Antwerp loaded with timber from Indonesia's rainforests where logging is threatening the survival of orang-utans and tigers. Greenpeace boarded the ship at 15:00 hrs this afternoon in an attempt to stop it delivering its cargo to the Belgian port of Antwerp. Greenpeace researchers have been tracking the cargo ship since it was loaded with rainforest timber in Indonesia in early February.

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