Archive for December 6th, 2009

ALERT! PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Grand Chief “Carbon Cowboy” Off Soon in New Private Jet to Sell Landowners’ Rainforest Carbon

By Ecological Internet's Rainforest Portal and ClimateArk TAKE ACTION! Sir Michael Somare -- Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Prime Minister -- jets soon to Copenhagen pledging to protect the country’s rainforests in exchange for REDD carbon money. Yet back home he has left a long list of shameful and corrupt rainforest/climate policies. As Copenhagen and REDD talks start, Somare pals Rimbunan Hijau of Malaysia continue logging in Ramu, Madang, despite a court order demanding they stop. Corruption, human rights abuses, and ecological devastation have no place in REDD or Papua New Guinea. TAKE ACTION HERE NOW: http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=png_redd_logging PICTURES OF RIMBUNAN HIJAU’S DESTRUCTION IN RAMU, MADANG: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=158287&id=84943913664